📣 What does national security mean to you? We are launching the Community Consultations initiative to hear directly from Australian communities on what national security should look like in today’s world. Find out how you can get involved⤵️ nsc.anu.edu.au/cc @rorymedcalf.bsky.social

Transatlantic tensions, Russian aggression reshaping NATO’s security outlook. @tbenner.bsky.social @brunotertrais.bsky.social join @rorymedcalf.bsky.social to explore the evolving landscape of European security in the context of global challenges. Don’t miss tinyurl.com/2ebzs836 @gppi.bsky.social

Great to discuss the mess we are in with @brunotertrais.bsky.social and @rorymedcalf.bsky.social on the ANU National Security College National Security Podcast. Listen here nsc.anu.edu.au/podcast/tran...

National security news | April 2025 🎙️Podcast on the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review 🌏 NSC in Tasmania 🧠 Upcoming program on ethics in national security 💡 Latest opinions and insights by NSC experts ...and more. Read here ⤵️ tinyurl.com/nsc-news-apr... @rorymedcalf.bsky.social

🎙️In the latest #NatSecPod How should #Australia respond to shifting US-China dynamics in the Indo-Pacific? Chris Buckley and Susan Dietz unpack the evolving US-China dynamics. Listen⤵️ tinyurl.com/yc8nxkdx @rorymedcalf.bsky.social @davidmandrews.bsky.social @nytimes.com

How can Australia build an intelligence workforce with a diverse range of skills, interests and backgrounds, and that is reflective of our society? More with Chris Taylor, @miahhe.bsky.social and @rorymedcalf.bsky.social on this week's podcast. Listen ⤵️ tinyurl.com/4tfwc6kh

🎙️In the latest #NatSecPod... How should Australia balance its intelligence independence with alliance integration? @miahhe.bsky.social and Chris Taylor join @rorymedcalf.bsky.social to talk about the role of intelligence in an uncertain world. Listen ⤵️ tinyurl.com/4tfwc6kh

In a recent interview with ABC Radio, @rorymedcalf.bsky.social shared insights on the militant attack in Kashmir – and its implications for global diplomacy, regional security, and the future of the region. Listen here👇 tinyurl.com/yfv5b5za

Is Australia prepared? Dr Miah Hammond-Errey and Chris Taylor join Prof @rorymedcalf.bsky.social Medcalf to unpack the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review – from intelligence and policy to tech and uncertainty. @nscanu.bsky.social

🎙️New pod 📢 Do the recent #Trump tariffs and withdrawal of aid demand a more active role for #Australia and other middle powers? @davidmandrews.bsky.social is joined by @mconleytyler.bsky.social and Mira Sulistiyanto to discuss this and more. Listen👇 tinyurl.com/4dbnvsb8 @devintellab.bsky.social

It’s a relief to see reports that the Indonesian Government has insisted there is no prospect of Russian military aircraft operating from Indonesian bases, hosing down media reports and concerns in the Australian election campaign

Some aims emerging out of the chaos. "Chief among the expected [Trump] demands is for countries such as Vietnam and Mexico to no longer serve as intermediate stops for Chinese firms and products seeking to evade U.S. tariffs" www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

History shows us that tariffs radically alter international trade in ways that take many years to respond to—and usually result in a vast cascade of unforeseen consequences, writes Scott Reynolds Nelson.

French President Macron condemned Russia’s strike on Sumy that killed 34, including two children Russia alone chooses to continue the war with blatant disregard for human lives, international law, and the diplomatic efforts of President Trump, he added euromaidanpress.com/2025/04/13/w...

On the Kherson-Kramatorsk train, a 57-year-old Ukrainian soldier cradles a cat in his arms and falls asleep. He’s carrying it to a family in Kyiv. For a brief moment, there is no war - just warmth, quiet, and the steady hum of the train. Photo: Khrystyna Bondarenko

Delighted to be finally posting on Bluesky - looking forward to genuine exchange of insight on the confronting challenges ahead for global order

Strong words from the PM. “First it was defence and national security. Now it is the global economy and trade. Old assumptions can no longer be taken for granted. The world as we knew it has gone” www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

This was….five months ago

Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.

‘…“Oh, look at Cambodia!” he sang, as he struck it with a 49% levy. Taken together, the policies represent the most aggressive American trade action in nearly a century.’ www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Senator Cory Booker concludes his record-breaking Senate Floor speech after 25 hours Massive applause for Booker

While #CostOfLiving remains a pressing voter issue, global forces compel Australia to confront critical security challenges head-on. @rorymedcalf.bsky.social explains why national security concerns should be at the forefront of Australian electoral politics. 📺⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=poyu...

It will show we did not let the chaos and division go unanswered. It will show that when our president chose to spread lies and sow fear, we chose to come together, to work together, and to rise together.

I’m heading to the Senate floor because Donald Trump and Elon Musk have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people. You can tune in on CSPAN, YouTube, X, and Facebook.

What’s most clear to me tonight is that this is just the beginning, that Americans across this country, no matter their title or party, are ready to be heard. I believe that history will show we rose to meet this moment.

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people. Blazing your own path for the W 👏👏👏👏👏

'Chinese President Xi Jinping’s approach is clear: he’d rather pressure Taiwan into submission over time than launch an all-out invasion,' writes @nathanattrill.bsky.social.

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🎙️New podcast 📢 China's naval activity off Australia: coercion or common practice? @japarker29.bsky.social and @djag2.bsky.social join @davidmandrews.bsky.social to discuss #China's recent naval operations off #Australia, their legality, and the lessons for Australia. Listen👇 tinyurl.com/8ujx6erj

Important thing about this jaw-dropping story is that even if Jeff Goldberg hadn't been invited into the chat, Hegseth was sending out detailed military stuff over a civilian app that *even the other people in the conversation probably didn't need to know about* "Need to know" means "need."

What you have to understand about Pete Hegseth copying and pasting war plans into Signal is that it almost certainly means he’s got classified documents on his personal UNSECURE devices. Signal isn't on a secure device...are our war plans on his personal devices? @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social

The Senate Intelligence Committee is holding a briefing on global threats on Tuesday after the national security adviser Michael Waltz added a journalist to a group chat where Trump administration officials planned a strike in Yemen. Follow live updates.

How many Signal chats with sensitive information about military operations are ongoing within the Pentagon right now? Where else are war plans being shared with such abject disregard for our national security? We need answers. Right now.

It might not seem like the major issue, but the historical illiteracy of an American administration complaining that freeloading Europeans haven't done enough to militarily control the Suez Canal is quite the thing, eh?

Is this the end of Mike Waltz? I suspect not. But it looks, from this quote in a Politico story, like a lot of people in the White House would really like to see Waltz go: “Everyone in the White House can agree on one thing: Mike Waltz is a fucking idiot" www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Breaking News: The White House says that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to cease fighting in the Black Sea and to halt strikes on energy facilities.

Russia seeks not peace but a pause to regroup and continue its aggression against Ukraine, warned Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs He emphasizes that Russia's imperial ambitions hinge on Ukraine, and Moscow desires a prolonged war to seize more territory

Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid

If the White House is insisting that there was no classified or secret information in the Signal chat, does that mean Jeffrey Goldberg can publish it all?

One thing that can get lost in all this is that Jeff Goldberg knows much, much more about national security than the principals who were on that text chain.

If any NSC officials would like to add me to impromptu top secret principals' meetings then my Signal bio is in my username. I promise to keep memes to the necessary minimum.

I mean very obviously Hegseth should resign, and if it were a Democratic administration this would be quickly be a consensus position.

The NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER added the EDITOR OF THE ATLANTIC to a PRINCIPALS COMMITTEE TEXT CHAIN set up for the DEFENSE SECRETARY about PLANNED MILITARY STRIKES. Here's a thread of involved parties talking about the need for secure communications (when Dems are involved):

“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”

nightmare group chat

Circling back on this…

Interesting piece from @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social on the cards Europe can play in responding to Trump. I'm reminded of the Kenny Rogers song "The Gambler": You gotta know when to hold em Know when to fold em Know when to walk away Know when to run ecfr.eu/publication/...

👀 The plight of both me and Hui shows that being China-friendly and being ethnically Chinese-friendly should be kept distinct. Our experience shows that China can definitely be hostile to ethnic Chinese in Australia if they are critical of the Chinese Communist Party. www.smh.com.au/national/i-h...

Interesting on how climate change will affect anti-submarine warfare. "We find that acoustic detection will become more difficult in most areas but is going to become significantly more difficult in the North Atlantic than in the Western Pacific." www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.ph...