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The cost of Defence: ASPI Defence Budget Brief 2025-2026

Building national preparedness: A road map for Australia and what we should learn from Finland

Shifting the needle: Making Australia’s research security ecosystem work smarter

Since 2018, the Australian Government has made serious strides in countering espionage and foreign interference, including introducing policy and legislative reforms aimed at protecting the research and university sector. That was necessary. Foreign states have actively targeted Australia’s research ecosystem—seeking to influence research agendas, extract sensitive information and exploit institutional vulnerabilities. However, the threat landscape […]

North of 26 degrees south and the security of Australia: views from The Strategist, Volume 11

The Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre’s latest report, North of 26 degrees south and the security of Australia: views from The Strategist, Volume 11, contains articles published in ASPI’s The Strategist over the last six months. Expanding on previous volumes, this edition introduces thematic chapters focused on a range of subjects relevant to northern Australia. […]

Downsides of China’s port investments go beyond immediate security risks

Chinese companies own or operate at least one port on every…

A task for Trump: stop China in the South China Sea

For more than a decade, China has been using an increasingly…

The push and pull of the India–Australia relationship

Australia’s new relationship with India has push-pull poles—the…

International trade is dividing between blocs. Australia could be in the middle

Australia risks being caught in no man’s land as the world…

Trump vs China, round two

In August 2019, amid an escalating trade war with China, then-US…

Hardly an inducement: tourism from China gets up Palau’s nose

China might want to think again about its use of tourism as…

Don’t give a free pass to Beijing for its aggressive behaviour

The whole point of the post-World War II system of international…

Trick or treat? China comes a-knocking at Indonesia’s front door

China is testing Prabowo Subianto’s new administration, with…

China sharpens the BRI with better risk management, ESG focus

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for investment abroad…

China’s missile test demonstrates disrespect for Pacific

China’s launch of a missile with a dummy warhead across the…

Military challenges to Beijing’s South China Sea claims are increasing

Deployments of ships and aircraft to challenge China’s illegal…

All together now: Southeast Asia must act collectively in the South China Sea

The core of a coalition to oppose China in the South China…

Downsides of China’s port investments go beyond immediate security risks

Chinese companies own or operate at least one port on every…

A task for Trump: stop China in the South China Sea

For more than a decade, China has been using an increasingly…

The push and pull of the India–Australia relationship

Australia’s new relationship with India has push-pull poles—the…

International trade is dividing between blocs. Australia could be in the middle

Australia risks being caught in no man’s land as the world…

Trump vs China, round two

In August 2019, amid an escalating trade war with China, then-US…

Hardly an inducement: tourism from China gets up Palau’s nose

China might want to think again about its use of tourism as…

Don’t give a free pass to Beijing for its aggressive behaviour

The whole point of the post-World War II system of international…

Trick or treat? China comes a-knocking at Indonesia’s front door

China is testing Prabowo Subianto’s new administration, with…

China sharpens the BRI with better risk management, ESG focus

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for investment abroad…

China’s missile test demonstrates disrespect for Pacific

China’s launch of a missile with a dummy warhead across the…

Military challenges to Beijing’s South China Sea claims are increasing

Deployments of ships and aircraft to challenge China’s illegal…

All together now: Southeast Asia must act collectively in the South China Sea

The core of a coalition to oppose China in the South China…
Ensuring a trusted 5G ecosystem of vendors and technology - static bannerIllustration by Wes Mountain, commissioned by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre.

Ensuring a trusted 5G ecosystem of vendors and technology

What’s the problem? 5G will be the next generation of mobile…
TikTok and WeChat - static bannerIllustration by Wes Mountain, commissioned by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre.

TikTok and WeChat

Curating and controlling global information flows What's…

Cybercrime, deterrence and evading attack

Australia’s 2020 cybersecurity strategy says the government…
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Biodata and biotechnology: Opportunity and challenges for Australia

This new ASPI report canvasses the extraordinary recent developments…
Hunting the Phoenix - static bannerIllustration by Badiucao/https://www.badiucao.com.

Hunting the phoenix

The Chinese Communist Party’s global search for technology…
Working smarter not harder_static bannerIllustration by Wes Mountain, commissioned by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre.

Working smarter, not harder

Leveraging government procurement to improve cybersecurity…
Clean pipes: Should ISPs provide a more secure internet? - static banner

Clean pipes: Should ISPs provide a more secure internet?

Introduction One of the largest online challenges facing…
Retweeting_through_the_great_firewall-bannerIllustration by Badiucao/https://www.badiucao.com.

Retweeting through the Great Firewall

A persistent and undeterred threat actor Key takeaways This report analyses…
‘This isn’t a safe place for Pikachu and it’s certainly not for you.’ Canada Armed Forces Facebook page‘This isn’t a safe place for Pikachu and it’s certainly not for you.’ Canada Armed Forces Facebook page

Winning hearts and likes

How foreign affairs and defence agencies use Facebook What’s…
Cybercrime in Southeast Asia - static bannerIllustration by Wes Mountain, commissioned by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre.

Cybercrime in Southeast Asia

Combating a global threat locally What’s the problem? Cybercrime…
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Weaponised deep fakes

National security and democracy Foreword Fakes are all…

Australia’s intelligence community needs another independent review

On 9 March 2020 ASPI’s Danielle Cave co-authored an article…
Ensuring a trusted 5G ecosystem of vendors and technology - static bannerIllustration by Wes Mountain, commissioned by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre.

Ensuring a trusted 5G ecosystem of vendors and technology

What’s the problem? 5G will be the next generation of mobile…
TikTok and WeChat - static bannerIllustration by Wes Mountain, commissioned by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre.

TikTok and WeChat

Curating and controlling global information flows What's…

Cybercrime, deterrence and evading attack

Australia’s 2020 cybersecurity strategy says the government…
Cover image: Genetic research and biotech science concept. Human biology technology on abstract digital background. Colour manipulated from original: iStockphoto/ipopba.https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/genetic-research-and-biotech-science-concept-human-biology-technology-on-abstract-gm962093726-262746813

Biodata and biotechnology: Opportunity and challenges for Australia

This new ASPI report canvasses the extraordinary recent developments…
Hunting the Phoenix - static bannerIllustration by Badiucao/https://www.badiucao.com.

Hunting the phoenix

The Chinese Communist Party’s global search for technology…
Working smarter not harder_static bannerIllustration by Wes Mountain, commissioned by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre.

Working smarter, not harder

Leveraging government procurement to improve cybersecurity…
Clean pipes: Should ISPs provide a more secure internet? - static banner

Clean pipes: Should ISPs provide a more secure internet?

Introduction One of the largest online challenges facing…
Retweeting_through_the_great_firewall-bannerIllustration by Badiucao/https://www.badiucao.com.

Retweeting through the Great Firewall

A persistent and undeterred threat actor Key takeaways This report analyses…
‘This isn’t a safe place for Pikachu and it’s certainly not for you.’ Canada Armed Forces Facebook page‘This isn’t a safe place for Pikachu and it’s certainly not for you.’ Canada Armed Forces Facebook page

Winning hearts and likes

How foreign affairs and defence agencies use Facebook What’s…
Cybercrime in Southeast Asia - static bannerIllustration by Wes Mountain, commissioned by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre.

Cybercrime in Southeast Asia

Combating a global threat locally What’s the problem? Cybercrime…
Weaponised deep fakes - static bannerProduced by Leslie Sharp, www.lesliesharpe.net

Weaponised deep fakes

National security and democracy Foreword Fakes are all…

Australia’s intelligence community needs another independent review

On 9 March 2020 ASPI’s Danielle Cave co-authored an article…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

What is AUKUS and what is it not?

What IS the new AUKUS partnership between the US, the UK and…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

Has Jokowi fallen for Putin’s line on Russia’s benign utility to Indonesia?

If the Australian government is serious about tackling trolls,…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

Perfect timing for ASPI’s Washington outpost

Think tanks are a familiar feature of the public-policy landscape…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

AUKUS’s implications for Australia–South Korea defence collaboration

On 13 September, just days before the announcement of the AUKUS…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

Far from breaking with the past, AUKUS advances Australia’s commitment to collective defence

Canberra’s announcement that it will acquire nuclear-powered…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

The real potential of AUKUS is about far more than submarines

Last week’s surprise AUKUS announcement by the United States,…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

Policy, Guns and Money: AUKUS, climate change and Afghan opium trade

This week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, President Joe Biden…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

What is AUKUS and what is it not?

What IS the new AUKUS partnership between the US, the UK and…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

Has Jokowi fallen for Putin’s line on Russia’s benign utility to Indonesia?

If the Australian government is serious about tackling trolls,…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

Perfect timing for ASPI’s Washington outpost

Think tanks are a familiar feature of the public-policy landscape…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

AUKUS’s implications for Australia–South Korea defence collaboration

On 13 September, just days before the announcement of the AUKUS…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

Far from breaking with the past, AUKUS advances Australia’s commitment to collective defence

Canberra’s announcement that it will acquire nuclear-powered…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

The real potential of AUKUS is about far more than submarines

Last week’s surprise AUKUS announcement by the United States,…
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel await the arrival of Virginia Class Submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo: Deparment of Defencehttps://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20141110ran8107930_003.jpg&Type=Filename

Policy, Guns and Money: AUKUS, climate change and Afghan opium trade

This week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, President Joe Biden…