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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. […]

Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

Might democracies’ failure to embrace ethnic communities help China recruit agents of influence?

The Singapore government has designated Philip Chan, a naturalised…
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Royal New Zealand Air Force P8s (5 Squadron), RAN Fleet Air Arm 808 and 816 Squadron and RAAF platforms will support the exercise.Defence Images 2025, LSIS Iggy Roberts

Australia can’t talk defence by not mentioning China

Writing in The Australian Financial Review on February 5, my…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

Stabilisation of relationship with China see-saws after five-year icy age

The five-year icy age between Australia and China has wound…
A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard at the Australian embassy in Beijing on January 25, 2019. - China said on January 24 that Chinese-Australian author and democracy advocate Yang Hengjun was detained on national security grounds, becoming the latest Western citizen to face such accusations from Beijing. (Photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP via Getty Images)A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard at the Australian embassy in Beijing on January 25, 2019. - China said on January 24 that Chinese-Australian author and democracy advocate Yang Hengjun was detained on national security grounds, becoming the latest Western citizen to face such accusations from Beijing. (Photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Wong is in an exquisite predicament. She must make China fear her response 

Hostage diplomacy is an apt name for the exquisite predicament…
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong speaking during the AUKUS Nuclear Submarine announcement at Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide. *** Local Caption *** Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence The Hon Richard Marles MP and Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas signed a Cooperation Agreement, outlining the respective governments’ commitment to supporting the construction of Australia’s next-generation conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines at Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia on Wednesday 15th of July 2023.Defence Images 2023, CPL Brenton Kwaterski

Wong is in an exquisite predicament. She must make China fear her response

Hostage diplomacy is an apt name for the exquisite predicament…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

Maldives walks a diplomatic tightrope with India

On 4 January, three officials from Maldives’ Ministry of…
Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian addresses the New Year's Press Gathering held by the Chinese embassy in Canberra, Australia, Jan. 10, 2023. TO GO WITH "China-Australia relations at critical stage of turnaround: Chinese ambassador" (Photo by Bai Xuefei/Xinhua via Getty Images)Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian addresses the New Year's Press Gathering held by the Chinese embassy in Canberra, Australia, Jan. 10, 2023. TO GO WITH "China-Australia relations at critical stage of turnaround: Chinese ambassador" (Photo by Bai Xuefei/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Australia and China have very different notions of stability

Last week’s Chinese embassy press conference was a further…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

How China’s push to genetically modify more beans could reshape the global agriculture trade

China’s recent decision to expand the pilot planting of genetically…
China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, speaks at the press conference.Mick Tsikas 2024, AFR

Australia and China have very different notions of stability

The remarks on Wednesday from Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian and…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

Ideology shapes China’s views of Australia more than we think

As I’ve previously argued on this forum, conceptions of the…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

Labor ‘softly, softly’ tactic, leaves China holding the big stick

As 2023 draws to a close, how should we assess progress on the…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

Might democracies’ failure to embrace ethnic communities help China recruit agents of influence?

The Singapore government has designated Philip Chan, a naturalised…
Voting banner
Royal New Zealand Air Force P8s (5 Squadron), RAN Fleet Air Arm 808 and 816 Squadron and RAAF platforms will support the exercise.Defence Images 2025, LSIS Iggy Roberts

Australia can’t talk defence by not mentioning China

Writing in The Australian Financial Review on February 5, my…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

Stabilisation of relationship with China see-saws after five-year icy age

The five-year icy age between Australia and China has wound…
A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard at the Australian embassy in Beijing on January 25, 2019. - China said on January 24 that Chinese-Australian author and democracy advocate Yang Hengjun was detained on national security grounds, becoming the latest Western citizen to face such accusations from Beijing. (Photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP via Getty Images)A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard at the Australian embassy in Beijing on January 25, 2019. - China said on January 24 that Chinese-Australian author and democracy advocate Yang Hengjun was detained on national security grounds, becoming the latest Western citizen to face such accusations from Beijing. (Photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Wong is in an exquisite predicament. She must make China fear her response 

Hostage diplomacy is an apt name for the exquisite predicament…
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong speaking during the AUKUS Nuclear Submarine announcement at Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide. *** Local Caption *** Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence The Hon Richard Marles MP and Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas signed a Cooperation Agreement, outlining the respective governments’ commitment to supporting the construction of Australia’s next-generation conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines at Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia on Wednesday 15th of July 2023.Defence Images 2023, CPL Brenton Kwaterski

Wong is in an exquisite predicament. She must make China fear her response

Hostage diplomacy is an apt name for the exquisite predicament…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

Maldives walks a diplomatic tightrope with India

On 4 January, three officials from Maldives’ Ministry of…
Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian addresses the New Year's Press Gathering held by the Chinese embassy in Canberra, Australia, Jan. 10, 2023. TO GO WITH "China-Australia relations at critical stage of turnaround: Chinese ambassador" (Photo by Bai Xuefei/Xinhua via Getty Images)Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian addresses the New Year's Press Gathering held by the Chinese embassy in Canberra, Australia, Jan. 10, 2023. TO GO WITH "China-Australia relations at critical stage of turnaround: Chinese ambassador" (Photo by Bai Xuefei/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Australia and China have very different notions of stability

Last week’s Chinese embassy press conference was a further…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

How China’s push to genetically modify more beans could reshape the global agriculture trade

China’s recent decision to expand the pilot planting of genetically…
China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, speaks at the press conference.Mick Tsikas 2024, AFR

Australia and China have very different notions of stability

The remarks on Wednesday from Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian and…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

Ideology shapes China’s views of Australia more than we think

As I’ve previously argued on this forum, conceptions of the…
Anthony Albanese meets Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The Australian 2023

Labor ‘softly, softly’ tactic, leaves China holding the big stick

As 2023 draws to a close, how should we assess progress on the…
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Quantum computing is getting closer

Electronic computer technology has moved from valves to transistors…
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Deterrence in cyberspace: different domain, different rules

Cyberspace pervades everyday life. Our growing reliance on networks…
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Cyber(war) wrap

With ASPI’s cyber team flat out like lizards drinking this…
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Cyber wrap

According to a recent survey by Tech London Advocates, London’s…
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National cyber budgets: same, same but different

The latest report from UNSW’s Australian Centre for Cyber…
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Cyber wrap

Cybersecurity made an appearance in the eighth round of the…
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Agenda for Change 2016: the strategic agenda

This piece is drawn from Agenda for Change 2016: strategic choices…
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Cyberspace and armed forces: The rationale for offensive cyber capabilities

Aserious approach to military modernisation requires countries…
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Defence confronts the Media Age (part 3)

The communications demands of the Media Age are so diverse and…
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Cyber wrap

In an interesting turn of events, it appears that the 2014 Sony…
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Cyber wrap

The Pakistani Foreign Office has reached out to the nation’s…
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Cyber wrap

While last night’s Federal Budget is still being picked apart,…
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Quantum computing is getting closer

Electronic computer technology has moved from valves to transistors…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Deterrence in cyberspace: different domain, different rules

Cyberspace pervades everyday life. Our growing reliance on networks…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber(war) wrap

With ASPI’s cyber team flat out like lizards drinking this…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

According to a recent survey by Tech London Advocates, London’s…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

National cyber budgets: same, same but different

The latest report from UNSW’s Australian Centre for Cyber…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

Cybersecurity made an appearance in the eighth round of the…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Agenda for Change 2016: the strategic agenda

This piece is drawn from Agenda for Change 2016: strategic choices…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyberspace and armed forces: The rationale for offensive cyber capabilities

Aserious approach to military modernisation requires countries…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Defence confronts the Media Age (part 3)

The communications demands of the Media Age are so diverse and…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

In an interesting turn of events, it appears that the 2014 Sony…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

The Pakistani Foreign Office has reached out to the nation’s…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

While last night’s Federal Budget is still being picked apart,…