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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. […]

Cyber: what are our strategic levers?

In every relationship, personal, professional and diplomatic,…

Cyber goes strategic

In my last blog post I explored how the New York Times hacking…

Why the US ‘pivot’ to Asia is sustainable

One of the key questions US allies and partners have been asking…

Who’s afraid of China?

Recent media coverage of the Senkaku/Diaoyu stand-off has painted…

The United States’ persistent hope for China

Based on what they read in the national press or hear the talking…

How we can prevent Japan–China war

The Australian debate on the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute is…

China’s dangerous brinkmanship in maritime Northeast Asia

China’s behaviour over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute…

Challenges for South Korea’s new president

Ms Park Geun-hye, a conservative leader, was elected as South…

A strategy as a statement

Having nearly a five year gap between ‘annual’ national…

Prioritising North Korea in the UN Security Council

Australia is right to use its seat on the UN Security Council…

Reader response: Japan and Asia’s future order

Peter Jennings gave a spirited response in the Oz last week…

Who is Xi Jinping and what will he mean for Australia?

At the launch of the Australia in the Asian Century White…

Cyber: what are our strategic levers?

In every relationship, personal, professional and diplomatic,…

Cyber goes strategic

In my last blog post I explored how the New York Times hacking…

Why the US ‘pivot’ to Asia is sustainable

One of the key questions US allies and partners have been asking…

Who’s afraid of China?

Recent media coverage of the Senkaku/Diaoyu stand-off has painted…

The United States’ persistent hope for China

Based on what they read in the national press or hear the talking…

How we can prevent Japan–China war

The Australian debate on the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute is…

China’s dangerous brinkmanship in maritime Northeast Asia

China’s behaviour over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute…

Challenges for South Korea’s new president

Ms Park Geun-hye, a conservative leader, was elected as South…

A strategy as a statement

Having nearly a five year gap between ‘annual’ national…

Prioritising North Korea in the UN Security Council

Australia is right to use its seat on the UN Security Council…

Reader response: Japan and Asia’s future order

Peter Jennings gave a spirited response in the Oz last week…

Who is Xi Jinping and what will he mean for Australia?

At the launch of the Australia in the Asian Century White…