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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. […]

CT Scan

This week features the Prime Minister’s national security…

The new US National Security Strategy, China, and the Asian rebalance

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China as Number One, Japan as Normal

In 2014, China arrived as the economic Number One and Japan arrived…

The Bay of Bengal: the Maritime Silk Route and China’s naval ambitions

Since late 2013, Beijing has been promoting its ‘Maritime Silk…

The Bay of Bengal: the scramble for connectivity

The Bay of Bengal has long been the poor cousin of the long Asian…

The Bay of Bengal: the Indo-Pacific’s new zone of competition

The Bay of Bengal is fast becoming a key area of economic and…

Obama and Xi speeches on G20 sidelines bode well for Australia

Despite US President Obama drawing attention to Australia’s…

ASPI suggests

CSIS has just released its 2015 Global Forecast which examines…

Economic diplomacy alone won’t make China a leader

Recently the growing rivalry between the United States and…

Will China regress to the mean?

Fans of English Premier League soccer may be aware of the phenomenon…

ASPI suggests

Could future wars be fought between robots? CNAS’ Paul Scharre…

Gough’s remaking of foreign policy

Gough Whitlam helped Australia think about finding its security…

CT Scan

This week features the Prime Minister’s national security…

The new US National Security Strategy, China, and the Asian rebalance

The Obama administration’s new National Security Strategy (NSS)…

China as Number One, Japan as Normal

In 2014, China arrived as the economic Number One and Japan arrived…

The Bay of Bengal: the Maritime Silk Route and China’s naval ambitions

Since late 2013, Beijing has been promoting its ‘Maritime Silk…

The Bay of Bengal: the scramble for connectivity

The Bay of Bengal has long been the poor cousin of the long Asian…

The Bay of Bengal: the Indo-Pacific’s new zone of competition

The Bay of Bengal is fast becoming a key area of economic and…

Obama and Xi speeches on G20 sidelines bode well for Australia

Despite US President Obama drawing attention to Australia’s…

ASPI suggests

CSIS has just released its 2015 Global Forecast which examines…

Economic diplomacy alone won’t make China a leader

Recently the growing rivalry between the United States and…

Will China regress to the mean?

Fans of English Premier League soccer may be aware of the phenomenon…

ASPI suggests

Could future wars be fought between robots? CNAS’ Paul Scharre…

Gough’s remaking of foreign policy

Gough Whitlam helped Australia think about finding its security…