Hard New World

by Hugh White

126 pages, Paperback

Published June 2, 2025

About the author

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Hugh White (born 1953) is a Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, long time defence and intelligence analyst, and author who has published works on military strategy and international relations. He was Deputy Secretary for Strategy and Intelligence in the Australian Department of Defence from 1995 until 2000 and was the inaugural Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). (Source: Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Dulcie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Post Trump (1.0) there was no great shift to his policy settings by the incoming administration. Post Trump in 2028 there is equally unlikely to be a return to a world where America acts in a more benevolent manner.
White captures this reality in his thoughtful QE, lets hope that our policy makers also grasp this and put forward more sovereign based public policy.
The correspondence for Losing It was more of an eye opener, with many of Hill's detractors lining up to demonstrate their own failings and inadequacies.

[Carol Nichols · Rating 2 out of 5]

One for the strategic defence aficionados only…