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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. […]

China must not repeat Tiananmen in Hong Kong

The crisis in Hong Kong appears to be careening towards a devastating…

The US alliance and defending Australia

The biggest threat to Australia’s alliance with the United…

How Hong Kong plays out will define both China and our world

The protests in Hong Kong started over CEO Carrie Lam’s extradition…

China’s Cambodian invasion

It has long been feared that Cambodia’s growing dependence…

How not to defend Australia

Hugh White’s How to defend Australia is an elegant book but…

Sowing the seeds of a new debt crisis in the developing world

Tonga, a nation of 170 islands and just over 100,000 people,…

Weighing the risks in building a 5G network

The global debate has shifted beyond why we shouldn’t trust…

Supporting a rare-earths industry in Australia

Last month, Stephen Kuper highlighted his concerns about the…

The West needs a post-5G technology strategy 

When I left government in 2018 one of my key concerns was that…

The unwinnable contest for Himalayan water resources

For millions of years, monsoonal winds have cycled between…

Why strategic competition between the US and China is good for Australia

US strategic competition with China has triggered considerable…

Australia must do more than flag-wave in the South China Sea

There’s a credibility problem in the South China Sea. When…

China must not repeat Tiananmen in Hong Kong

The crisis in Hong Kong appears to be careening towards a devastating…

The US alliance and defending Australia

The biggest threat to Australia’s alliance with the United…

How Hong Kong plays out will define both China and our world

The protests in Hong Kong started over CEO Carrie Lam’s extradition…

China’s Cambodian invasion

It has long been feared that Cambodia’s growing dependence…

How not to defend Australia

Hugh White’s How to defend Australia is an elegant book but…

Sowing the seeds of a new debt crisis in the developing world

Tonga, a nation of 170 islands and just over 100,000 people,…

Weighing the risks in building a 5G network

The global debate has shifted beyond why we shouldn’t trust…

Supporting a rare-earths industry in Australia

Last month, Stephen Kuper highlighted his concerns about the…

The West needs a post-5G technology strategy 

When I left government in 2018 one of my key concerns was that…

The unwinnable contest for Himalayan water resources

For millions of years, monsoonal winds have cycled between…

Why strategic competition between the US and China is good for Australia

US strategic competition with China has triggered considerable…

Australia must do more than flag-wave in the South China Sea

There’s a credibility problem in the South China Sea. When…