By Richard Stone Any controversy surrounding the economic basis of the present Cold War should reference recent statements from the White House and reliable banking and financial assessments about Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates. While the combined weight of the G7 economies have difficulty remaining in the top hundred for GDP growth, those countries associated with the BRICS, however, …

by Richard Stone In April, the Australian government selected US arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin to partner the Department of Defence to build the JP Defence Satellite Communications system following the tender process. It has shown the age-old concept of the military-industrial complex is alive and well in Australia, with all that area of state activity entails with security vetting procedures …