Our Belief

International Relations is the preserve of the diplomat, the 'pragmatist' who understands the nature of international affairs and how it affects the national interest. Strategic Studies is the preserve of the soldier who understands the nature of modern weaponry and how it can be used to intimidate challengers to the nation–state.

Our Objective

Is to challenge established presumptions on national security and the human condition in the diplomatic and military spheres. By seeking the deeper truth we liberate our minds, stay clear from dogma and give ourselves the chance to make the right decisions for conscience, country and the international community.

Our Motto

"If it is not right do not do it;
if it is not true do not say it"

– Marcus Aurelius –

Latest Articles

Border Management and Security in Africa

The challenges facing African states to manage their borders are compounded by globalization that is tearing down traditional borders through advancment in technology and transformation of international relations.

Republished with the kind permission of Dr. Wafula Okumu, Senior Capacity Building Officer AU Border Programme, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This article was originally published by Concordis International

Salient Features of the 18th African Union Summit

The North African revolutions are what the mathematicians call ‘markers of change’ for the rest of the continent and elsewhere... For African leaders, the most important message is that lifetime presidency is over and constitutional terms of power are long enough to make the necessary good impact on a given society if used properly.

In Response to - 'The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade'

To claim, as Feinstein does, that the arms trade subverts and weakens democracy is to ignore the reality that many ruling elites have no intention of surrendering an opportunity to gain wealth and power. The arms trade is too good an earner for the minority who run our supposedly democratic Western system.

By David J. Olney, Assoc. Lecturer, School of History & Politics, University of Adelaide