Despite what the Albanese government tells the public, AUKUS is nothing more than a fig-leaf for regional dominance.
Clinton Fernandes
CLINTON FERNANDES is Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales. A former intelligence officer in the Australian Army, Clinton specializes in strategic studies with a focus on international relations and strategy, especially on issues concerning the national interests of Australia.
IRAN NOT A ‘ROGUE STATE’: INTELLIGENCE CHIEFS
Australia’s top intelligence agency has long seen the reality the public is not allowed to know: Iran’s military doctrine is “defensive”, and its nuclear program is a “deterrent” against an Israeli or US attack.
SECRECY AND EMPIRE
Under the guise of protecting the national interest, Australia’s security establishment acts in secret to uphold the global US-led imperial order.