Traditional military advantages have come up short against new strategy, hardware, AI and ‘missile math’ that is reshaping combat. David Kilcullen, The Australian, 11th April 2026 Six weeks into the...
Nowhere to go in widening Gulf war that could spark global crisis
It’s by far the largest air campaign mounted by Israel and one of the largest by the US. The longer the war lasts, the greater the risk that it escalates. For those in Iran at least, there’s no...
Making sense of Venezuela with David Kilcullen
What Venezuela reveals about US strategy and global risks The Thematic Edge opens 2026 with its first guest, David Kilcullen, retired Australian Army colonel, intellectual architect of both the...
Israel-Iran war reveals rising age of unconventional conflict
David Kilcullen in The Australian, 21st June 2025 As Israel and Iran slide deeper into war, Russia-Ukraine negotiations appear stalled, and the outlines of a broader US-Iran-Russia-China...
Trump’s Gift to the World: a Wake-Up Call to Geopolitical Reality
DAVID KILCULLEN – Article as appeared in 'The Australian' March 7, 2025 Last week a Chinese naval task group led by a Renhai-class guided missile cruiser, one of the most powerful surface...
The bloody reality of fighting an embedded enemy
Just like the fierce nine-month battle to remove Islamic State terrorists from Mosul, there was no way for Israel to remove Hamas from power without mounting a full-scale ground invasion. You can...
How Will the IDF Handle Urban Combat?
Fighting Hamas in Gaza Will Be Difficult and Costly BY DAVID KILCULLEN, October 23, 2023 Click the link to read Full Article
A year on, covert resistance against the Taliban steps up
David Kilcullen, The Australian, 27th August 2022 In the year since the fall of Kabul, domestic issues have memory-holed Afghanistan for most Americans. Understandably, Washington has little desire...








