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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. […]

From the bookshelf: ‘The Red Emperor’

Xi Jinping’s life, like the lives of all China’s top leaders,…

After 75 years of the People’s Republic of China, the party is truly the sovereign

Lecturing in Munich in 1919, German political economist Max…

China’s jurisdictional traps: the risks of silent transits in the Taiwan Strait

When non-Chinese navies send warships on undeclared passages…

Australia should attach no security strings to PNG NRL backing

If Australia’s offer to support a National Rugby League (NRL)…

Australia and the struggle for mastery in Eurasia

Australians sees themselves as a peace-loving people. Far from…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

PIF hack highlights the need for cyber capacity building

The public revelation this month that the Pacific Islands Forum…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

First they take Geneva, then they take New York

The creation of multilateral institutions was the natural response…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Modernising the Bangladesh Air Force: time to turn away from China and Russia

The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) needs modernisation. This time,…
Chinese Y-9 Surveillance Aircraft on 26 August 2024: Japanese Ministry of Defence.Chinese Y-9 Surveillance Aircraft on 26 August 2024: Japanese Ministry of Defence.

Wong and Marles must speak up about Chinese incursions into Japan

China has recently made two provocative military incursions…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Sports diplomacy: a potent weapon in the Pacific against China’s coercive grasp

Hindering China’s influence in the Pacific islands should…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

From the bookshelf: ‘Zhou Enlai: A Life’

Zhou Enlai was a giant of twentieth century international relations.…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

No, Malaysia is not moving away from the West

Australia should understand that, from Malaysia’s perspective,…

From the bookshelf: ‘The Red Emperor’

Xi Jinping’s life, like the lives of all China’s top leaders,…

After 75 years of the People’s Republic of China, the party is truly the sovereign

Lecturing in Munich in 1919, German political economist Max…

China’s jurisdictional traps: the risks of silent transits in the Taiwan Strait

When non-Chinese navies send warships on undeclared passages…

Australia should attach no security strings to PNG NRL backing

If Australia’s offer to support a National Rugby League (NRL)…

Australia and the struggle for mastery in Eurasia

Australians sees themselves as a peace-loving people. Far from…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

PIF hack highlights the need for cyber capacity building

The public revelation this month that the Pacific Islands Forum…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

First they take Geneva, then they take New York

The creation of multilateral institutions was the natural response…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Modernising the Bangladesh Air Force: time to turn away from China and Russia

The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) needs modernisation. This time,…
Chinese Y-9 Surveillance Aircraft on 26 August 2024: Japanese Ministry of Defence.Chinese Y-9 Surveillance Aircraft on 26 August 2024: Japanese Ministry of Defence.

Wong and Marles must speak up about Chinese incursions into Japan

China has recently made two provocative military incursions…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Sports diplomacy: a potent weapon in the Pacific against China’s coercive grasp

Hindering China’s influence in the Pacific islands should…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

From the bookshelf: ‘Zhou Enlai: A Life’

Zhou Enlai was a giant of twentieth century international relations.…
Children playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeChildren playing in the Just Play program in Vanuatu: Oceania Football Confederation via the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

No, Malaysia is not moving away from the West

Australia should understand that, from Malaysia’s perspective,…
Uyghurs for sale - static bannerCourtesy of Yip Wong.

Uyghurs for sale

‘Re-education’, forced labour and surveillance beyond Xinjiang. What’s…
Abstract circuits over Pacific island background_bannerThe Greenhouse Studio: greenhousefiji.com

ICT for development in the Pacific islands

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) as an invisible…
Tweeting through the Great Firewall - static bannerCrowd of protesters occupy the road in Admiralty, Hong Kong: iStockphoto/LewisTsePuiLung.

Surviving in a world of sharper technological competition

Discussions on technology and strategy in Canberra typically…

Responsible State behaviour in Cyberspace – explainer videos

In 2015, the 193 member states of the United Nations unanimously…
Mapping more of China's tech giants: AI and surveillance - static bannerASPI 2019

Mapping more of China’s tech giants: AI and surveillance

This second report accompanies the Mapping China’s…
The China Defence Universities Tracker - static banner Illustration by Badiucao/https://www.badiucao.com

The China Defence Universities Tracker

Exploring the military and security links of China’s universities. This…
A new Sino-Russian high-tech partnership - static bannerIllustration by Wes Mountain, commissioned by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre.

A new Sino-Russian high-tech partnership

Authoritarian innovation in an era of great-power rivalry What’s…

Joint BBC-ASPI investigation into West Papua information operations

A joint investigation between the BBC and ASPI's International…
Cover image: Illustration by Badiucao, https://www.badiucao.com.Cover image: Illustration by Badiucao, https://www.badiucao.com.

Engineering global consent: The Chinese Communist Party’s data-driven power expansion

The Chinese party-state engages in data collection on a massive…
Mind your tongue - static bannerWes Mountain 2019

Mind your tongue

Language, public diplomacy and community cohesion in contemporary…
Tweeting through the Great Firewall - static bannerCrowd of protesters occupy the road in Admiralty, Hong Kong: iStockphoto/LewisTsePuiLung.

Tweeting through the Great Firewall

Preliminary Analysis of PRC-linked Information Operations on…
Uyghurs for sale - static bannerCourtesy of Yip Wong.

Uyghurs for sale

‘Re-education’, forced labour and surveillance beyond Xinjiang. What’s…
Abstract circuits over Pacific island background_bannerThe Greenhouse Studio: greenhousefiji.com

ICT for development in the Pacific islands

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) as an invisible…
Tweeting through the Great Firewall - static bannerCrowd of protesters occupy the road in Admiralty, Hong Kong: iStockphoto/LewisTsePuiLung.

Surviving in a world of sharper technological competition

Discussions on technology and strategy in Canberra typically…

Responsible State behaviour in Cyberspace – explainer videos

In 2015, the 193 member states of the United Nations unanimously…
Mapping more of China's tech giants: AI and surveillance - static bannerASPI 2019

Mapping more of China’s tech giants: AI and surveillance

This second report accompanies the Mapping China’s…
The China Defence Universities Tracker - static banner Illustration by Badiucao/https://www.badiucao.com

The China Defence Universities Tracker

Exploring the military and security links of China’s universities. This…
A new Sino-Russian high-tech partnership - static bannerIllustration by Wes Mountain, commissioned by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre.

A new Sino-Russian high-tech partnership

Authoritarian innovation in an era of great-power rivalry What’s…

Joint BBC-ASPI investigation into West Papua information operations

A joint investigation between the BBC and ASPI's International…
Cover image: Illustration by Badiucao, https://www.badiucao.com.Cover image: Illustration by Badiucao, https://www.badiucao.com.

Engineering global consent: The Chinese Communist Party’s data-driven power expansion

The Chinese party-state engages in data collection on a massive…
Mind your tongue - static bannerWes Mountain 2019

Mind your tongue

Language, public diplomacy and community cohesion in contemporary…
Tweeting through the Great Firewall - static bannerCrowd of protesters occupy the road in Admiralty, Hong Kong: iStockphoto/LewisTsePuiLung.

Tweeting through the Great Firewall

Preliminary Analysis of PRC-linked Information Operations on…