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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. […]

Shadow Play

A pro-China technology and anti-US influence operation thrives…
Xi Jinping and Putin in Kremlin, 2013kremlin.ru 2013, Wikimedia Commons

Tensions must be managed, not ignored. Time to bring funding forward

Geopolitics is driving the dangerous strategic realities that…

The Australian goose that lays the (multi-billion dollar) iron ore eggs

China’s demand for Australia’s iron ore is the gift which…

Singing from the CCP’s songsheet

The role of foreign influencers in China’s propaganda system Disclaimer:…

Australian ports in a cyber storm

The hack into the systems of ports operator DP World at the…

How China commands its ‘people’s army’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing in…

No one paid attention to last week’s Belt and Road forum—and that’s bad for Xi

With all that’s going on in the world, you could be forgiven…

AUKUS’s three pillars of uncertainty: sovereignty, strategy and costs

At think tank gatherings over the past few months in Washington,…

Australia and its partners need to make their presence known in the South China Sea

In August, Washington and Manila announced their intention…

Surveillance, privacy and agency

Executive summary ASPI and a non-government research partner1 conducted…

Dealing with the Trump White House was a roller-coaster ride, says Christopher Pyne

Former Australian defence minister Christoper Pyne has compared…

Beijing’s new and old rhetoric on the Taiwan question

On 12 September, the State Council of the People’s Republic…

Shadow Play

A pro-China technology and anti-US influence operation thrives…
Xi Jinping and Putin in Kremlin, 2013kremlin.ru 2013, Wikimedia Commons

Tensions must be managed, not ignored. Time to bring funding forward

Geopolitics is driving the dangerous strategic realities that…

The Australian goose that lays the (multi-billion dollar) iron ore eggs

China’s demand for Australia’s iron ore is the gift which…

Singing from the CCP’s songsheet

The role of foreign influencers in China’s propaganda system Disclaimer:…

Australian ports in a cyber storm

The hack into the systems of ports operator DP World at the…

How China commands its ‘people’s army’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing in…

No one paid attention to last week’s Belt and Road forum—and that’s bad for Xi

With all that’s going on in the world, you could be forgiven…

AUKUS’s three pillars of uncertainty: sovereignty, strategy and costs

At think tank gatherings over the past few months in Washington,…

Australia and its partners need to make their presence known in the South China Sea

In August, Washington and Manila announced their intention…

Surveillance, privacy and agency

Executive summary ASPI and a non-government research partner1 conducted…

Dealing with the Trump White House was a roller-coaster ride, says Christopher Pyne

Former Australian defence minister Christoper Pyne has compared…

Beijing’s new and old rhetoric on the Taiwan question

On 12 September, the State Council of the People’s Republic…
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Cyber wrap

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Australia’s new cyber strategy: grabbing the international initiative

Last August during a speech in Sydney, DFAT Secretary Peter…
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The release of the Panama Papers this week has set a new record…
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The US Department of Justice is reportedly preparing an indictment…
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Western Australia’s parliament was hacked last Tuesday with…
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Quantum technologies: investing in our future security

The Australian Government recently announced plans to invest…
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We’re kicking off this week over the ditch with our Kiwi friends…
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Learning lessons from the UK’s confident approach to cyber

The launch of the 2015 SDSR provided evidence that UK Defence…
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Cyber maturity in the Asia-Pacific Region 2015

The second edition of the International Cyber Policy Centre’s…
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War and peace in China’s cyber space

China’s top spy and Politburo member, Meng Jianzhu, made a…
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Cybersecurity: escaping future shock

Mike Burgess, Telstra’s Chief Information Security Officer,…
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Cyber wrap

Researchers in Singapore have demonstrated how hackers can use…
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Cyber wrap

The major cyber story of the week is the long-awaited release…
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Australia’s new cyber strategy: grabbing the international initiative

Last August during a speech in Sydney, DFAT Secretary Peter…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

The release of the Panama Papers this week has set a new record…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

The US Department of Justice is reportedly preparing an indictment…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

Western Australia’s parliament was hacked last Tuesday with…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Quantum technologies: investing in our future security

The Australian Government recently announced plans to invest…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

We’re kicking off this week over the ditch with our Kiwi friends…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Learning lessons from the UK’s confident approach to cyber

The launch of the 2015 SDSR provided evidence that UK Defence…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber maturity in the Asia-Pacific Region 2015

The second edition of the International Cyber Policy Centre’s…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

War and peace in China’s cyber space

China’s top spy and Politburo member, Meng Jianzhu, made a…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cybersecurity: escaping future shock

Mike Burgess, Telstra’s Chief Information Security Officer,…
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Cyber wrap

Researchers in Singapore have demonstrated how hackers can use…