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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. […]

Assessing the impact of CCP information operations related to Xinjiang

What’s the problem? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

China in the South Pacific: splintering regionalism and strategic gains through economics

Beijing is moving at high speed to co-opt South Pacific states…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Imposing price caps on commodities like oil and iron ore is a risky business

Beijing will be keeping a close watch on the G7’s efforts…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

It’s time TikTok Australia came clean

In September 2020, at the conclusion of a UK parliamentary…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Are the BRICS crumbling?

The recent virtual BRICS summit, which brought together the…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Xi’s anniversary visit marks near-total CCP control of Hong Kong

If norms exist in the Chinese Communist Party, perhaps Xi Jinping,…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Taiwan a major topic of discussion at Shangri-La security summit

Last weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore was the first…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

China’s real ambitions for the South Pacific

President Xi Jinping’s ‘China dream’ now extends across…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Peaceful words, aggressive actions: why Beijing’s ‘thaw’ with Australia looks temporary

Echoing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s description of…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Remembering Tiananmen as Ukraine fights for democracy

Today marks the grim milestones of 100 days since Russia invaded…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Smart Asian women are the new targets of CCP global online repression

The Chinese Communist Party has a problem with women of Asian…

Assessing the impact of CCP information operations related to Xinjiang

What’s the problem? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

China in the South Pacific: splintering regionalism and strategic gains through economics

Beijing is moving at high speed to co-opt South Pacific states…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Imposing price caps on commodities like oil and iron ore is a risky business

Beijing will be keeping a close watch on the G7’s efforts…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

It’s time TikTok Australia came clean

In September 2020, at the conclusion of a UK parliamentary…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Are the BRICS crumbling?

The recent virtual BRICS summit, which brought together the…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Xi’s anniversary visit marks near-total CCP control of Hong Kong

If norms exist in the Chinese Communist Party, perhaps Xi Jinping,…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Taiwan a major topic of discussion at Shangri-La security summit

Last weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore was the first…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

China’s real ambitions for the South Pacific

President Xi Jinping’s ‘China dream’ now extends across…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Peaceful words, aggressive actions: why Beijing’s ‘thaw’ with Australia looks temporary

Echoing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s description of…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Remembering Tiananmen as Ukraine fights for democracy

Today marks the grim milestones of 100 days since Russia invaded…
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on the screen during a presentation of Lingang Special Area of China, Pilot Free Trade Zone to the press during a state organized media trip on June 17, 2021 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images.

Smart Asian women are the new targets of CCP global online repression

The Chinese Communist Party has a problem with women of Asian…