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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. […]

Australia needs strategy, not suppliance, in dealing with China

A major disruptive crisis can force countries to adapt in ways…

It’s time for Vietnam and ASEAN to challenge Beijing in the South China Sea

On 14 April, as China’s Haiyang Dizhi 8 survey group sailed…

China’s actions in Papua New Guinea provide an opening for Australia’s ‘step-up’

Australia’s ‘step-up’ program in the South Pacific may…

Women’s rights in China and the legacy of the Feminist Five

This article is part of ASPI’s 2020 series on women, peace…

A tale of two commodities: iron ore and oil take different paths in Covid-19 pandemic

The continued strength of the iron ore price is surprising,…

A positive South Pacific vision

Covid-19 and China challenge Australia in the South Pacific. Add…

Covid-19 will permanently alter China’s relations with the world

As the novel coronavirus has spread from its original epicentre…

Preparing for the crisis after the crisis

The global economy may be in hibernation, but geopolitics is…

Lies, opportunity and the coronavirus: Beijing engages in damage control

Beijing is declaring success in its control of Covid-19. It’s…

The known unknowns of China’s defence budget

The Chinese Communist Party is notorious for obscuring how…

Michael Shoebridge on the end of lockdown in Wuhan

After 76 days, the lockdown of Wuhan in China has come to an…

The Chinese Communist Party’s ‘people’s war’ on Covid-19

The novel coronavirus first appeared in Wuhan, China, in December…

Australia needs strategy, not suppliance, in dealing with China

A major disruptive crisis can force countries to adapt in ways…

It’s time for Vietnam and ASEAN to challenge Beijing in the South China Sea

On 14 April, as China’s Haiyang Dizhi 8 survey group sailed…

China’s actions in Papua New Guinea provide an opening for Australia’s ‘step-up’

Australia’s ‘step-up’ program in the South Pacific may…

Women’s rights in China and the legacy of the Feminist Five

This article is part of ASPI’s 2020 series on women, peace…

A tale of two commodities: iron ore and oil take different paths in Covid-19 pandemic

The continued strength of the iron ore price is surprising,…

A positive South Pacific vision

Covid-19 and China challenge Australia in the South Pacific. Add…

Covid-19 will permanently alter China’s relations with the world

As the novel coronavirus has spread from its original epicentre…

Preparing for the crisis after the crisis

The global economy may be in hibernation, but geopolitics is…

Lies, opportunity and the coronavirus: Beijing engages in damage control

Beijing is declaring success in its control of Covid-19. It’s…

The known unknowns of China’s defence budget

The Chinese Communist Party is notorious for obscuring how…

Michael Shoebridge on the end of lockdown in Wuhan

After 76 days, the lockdown of Wuhan in China has come to an…

The Chinese Communist Party’s ‘people’s war’ on Covid-19

The novel coronavirus first appeared in Wuhan, China, in December…