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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. […]

What does Rodrigo Duterte mean for South China Sea tensions?

Rodrigo Duterte’s victory in the Philippines’ Presidential…

Modi’s drive to connect India with the world

As Narendra Modi shifts Indian foreign policy from looking to…

Asia’s troubled water

Asia’s water woes are worsening. Already the world’s driest…

ASPI suggests

In the spirit of President Frank Underwood, whelcome back to…

Brexit and the balance of power

Britain joined what became the European Union in 1973. This…

The frozen continent: what’s news?

Apart from the pictures of our Antarctic icebreaker Aurora Australis…

Cyber wrap

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) continues to dominate headlines…

An underappreciated strategic option in North Asia

Continued Chinese maritime ‘gray zone’ aggression in the…

Australia and the South China Sea

Lately, we Australians have had plenty to say about the South…

Seven Defence White Papers by the numbers (3): themes and memes

Australia’s defence thinkers are ever worried about self-reliance…

The limits of Capitalism with Communist characteristics

As US President Barack Obama prepares to embark on an historic…

Solving the China puzzle

China’s role in the world continues to evolve strategically…

What does Rodrigo Duterte mean for South China Sea tensions?

Rodrigo Duterte’s victory in the Philippines’ Presidential…

Modi’s drive to connect India with the world

As Narendra Modi shifts Indian foreign policy from looking to…

Asia’s troubled water

Asia’s water woes are worsening. Already the world’s driest…

ASPI suggests

In the spirit of President Frank Underwood, whelcome back to…

Brexit and the balance of power

Britain joined what became the European Union in 1973. This…

The frozen continent: what’s news?

Apart from the pictures of our Antarctic icebreaker Aurora Australis…

Cyber wrap

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) continues to dominate headlines…

An underappreciated strategic option in North Asia

Continued Chinese maritime ‘gray zone’ aggression in the…

Australia and the South China Sea

Lately, we Australians have had plenty to say about the South…

Seven Defence White Papers by the numbers (3): themes and memes

Australia’s defence thinkers are ever worried about self-reliance…

The limits of Capitalism with Communist characteristics

As US President Barack Obama prepares to embark on an historic…

Solving the China puzzle

China’s role in the world continues to evolve strategically…