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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. […]

Keeping Taiwan connected

Internet connectivity is a lifeline—albeit a fragile one—for…

Time to renew Australia’s police-to-police connections in the Pacific

Two weeks ago, it appeared that Vanuatu’s then prime minister,…

ASEAN summits overshadowed by absences and a map

As Indonesia prepared to play host this week to the various…

This cold war is different

US President Joe Biden brought the leaders of allies Japan…

Is China’s economy about to go bust?

Australia is more exposed to a downturn in the Chinese economy…

For whom the BRICS toll

Last week’s BRICS summit—bringing together the leaders…

Despite the risks, Australian exports to China are booming again

The Chinese economy may be softening and commodity prices falling,…

Getting the grain out of Ukraine is China’s chance to step in

Thousands of tonnes of grain stored in the Ukrainian port of…
China's Maritime Militia and fishing fleets, pictured in the South China Sea.The Australian 2023

Beijing’s bullying of Philippines a test of Aussie mettle

Last weekend, China’s Coast Guard and maritime militia carried…

The West’s China crossroads

Last month, Canada suddenly announced that it was freezing…

De-risking authoritarian AI

A balanced approach to protecting our digital ecosystems What’s…

NATO’s interests in a stable Indo-Pacific

Recent strident assertions by former Australian prime minister…

Keeping Taiwan connected

Internet connectivity is a lifeline—albeit a fragile one—for…

Time to renew Australia’s police-to-police connections in the Pacific

Two weeks ago, it appeared that Vanuatu’s then prime minister,…

ASEAN summits overshadowed by absences and a map

As Indonesia prepared to play host this week to the various…

This cold war is different

US President Joe Biden brought the leaders of allies Japan…

Is China’s economy about to go bust?

Australia is more exposed to a downturn in the Chinese economy…

For whom the BRICS toll

Last week’s BRICS summit—bringing together the leaders…

Despite the risks, Australian exports to China are booming again

The Chinese economy may be softening and commodity prices falling,…

Getting the grain out of Ukraine is China’s chance to step in

Thousands of tonnes of grain stored in the Ukrainian port of…
China's Maritime Militia and fishing fleets, pictured in the South China Sea.The Australian 2023

Beijing’s bullying of Philippines a test of Aussie mettle

Last weekend, China’s Coast Guard and maritime militia carried…

The West’s China crossroads

Last month, Canada suddenly announced that it was freezing…

De-risking authoritarian AI

A balanced approach to protecting our digital ecosystems What’s…

NATO’s interests in a stable Indo-Pacific

Recent strident assertions by former Australian prime minister…
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War at sea 1914-15: The virtual unreality (Part 2)

Command and control were key naval unknowns in August 1914.…
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Cyber wrap

China and the US have stolen the show this week with their negotiations…
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We’re (not really) under cyber attack

Last week’s release of the first Australian Cyber Security…
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ISIS pushes for offensive cyber capability

The nature of ISIS’s online presence is intended to do three…
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Cyber wrap

The CIA is set to undertake one of its largest-ever internal…
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Cyber wrap

The cyber element has been a staple of global threat assessments…
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Cyber wrap

Last week Lenovo grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons…
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Cyber wrap

It has been a big week for cyber here in Canberra so this week’s…
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Cyber wrap

A month after purring down the line to UK PM David Cameron over…
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Cyber maturity in the Asia-Pacific Region 2014

To make considered, evidence-based cyber policy judgements in…
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Cybersecurity by executive order

Today ASPI has released a Strategic Insight on President Obama's…
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Remembering roles and responsibilities in big data, cybersecurity

Last week, David Schaefer introduced an interesting new dimension…
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War at sea 1914-15: The virtual unreality (Part 2)

Command and control were key naval unknowns in August 1914.…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

China and the US have stolen the show this week with their negotiations…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

We’re (not really) under cyber attack

Last week’s release of the first Australian Cyber Security…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

ISIS pushes for offensive cyber capability

The nature of ISIS’s online presence is intended to do three…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

The CIA is set to undertake one of its largest-ever internal…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

The cyber element has been a staple of global threat assessments…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

Last week Lenovo grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

It has been a big week for cyber here in Canberra so this week’s…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber wrap

A month after purring down the line to UK PM David Cameron over…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cyber maturity in the Asia-Pacific Region 2014

To make considered, evidence-based cyber policy judgements in…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Cybersecurity by executive order

Today ASPI has released a Strategic Insight on President Obama's…
Genericreportbanner_2024ASPI 2024

Remembering roles and responsibilities in big data, cybersecurity

Last week, David Schaefer introduced an interesting new dimension…