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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–Australia cyber relations: insights for a cooperative future

‘We build too many walls and not enough bridges’ – Sir…

Portrait of a Minister: Julie Bishop’s economic diplomacy

One of the things that any new Minister for Foreign Affairs…

Battling the spin on Australia’s Asian exercising

As Tony Abbott wings his way to Northeast Asia, up to 130 ADF…

Manufacturing partners: how Australia could improve Japan–ROK security cooperation

Like another remake of Godzilla, history's once again rearing…

China challenges Philippines in the South China Sea

While much of the world was busy watching Russia swallow Crimea,…

ASPI suggests

This week, Chair of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator…

Reader response: Power sharing and risk management in Hugh White’s ‘China Choice’

Over the past few years I've developed arguments for three linked…

A rising power looks down under: Chinese perspectives on Australia

Today ASPI has released a Strategy paper examining Chinese perspectives…

China’s rise: the strategic climate is getting colder

Last week I spoke at a conference on ‘Peace and Security…

Shaping the narrative: new Chinese documentary revisits Indonesia and the South China Sea

Several months ago I wrote on The Strategist about a March 2013…

Reader response: China’s new dream

David Hale’s 'China’s new dream' offers a tremendously rich…

ASPI suggests

We're kicking off today's round-up with a useful primer from…

China–Australia cyber relations: insights for a cooperative future

‘We build too many walls and not enough bridges’ – Sir…

Portrait of a Minister: Julie Bishop’s economic diplomacy

One of the things that any new Minister for Foreign Affairs…

Battling the spin on Australia’s Asian exercising

As Tony Abbott wings his way to Northeast Asia, up to 130 ADF…

Manufacturing partners: how Australia could improve Japan–ROK security cooperation

Like another remake of Godzilla, history's once again rearing…

China challenges Philippines in the South China Sea

While much of the world was busy watching Russia swallow Crimea,…

ASPI suggests

This week, Chair of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator…

Reader response: Power sharing and risk management in Hugh White’s ‘China Choice’

Over the past few years I've developed arguments for three linked…

A rising power looks down under: Chinese perspectives on Australia

Today ASPI has released a Strategy paper examining Chinese perspectives…

China’s rise: the strategic climate is getting colder

Last week I spoke at a conference on ‘Peace and Security…

Shaping the narrative: new Chinese documentary revisits Indonesia and the South China Sea

Several months ago I wrote on The Strategist about a March 2013…

Reader response: China’s new dream

David Hale’s 'China’s new dream' offers a tremendously rich…

ASPI suggests

We're kicking off today's round-up with a useful primer from…