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The game is afoot: China’s pitch to developing world ‘backed’ by UN secretary-general

September 18 2023

We are now well and truly living in the dawn of the age of the multipolar world of competing designs and ambitions for the global stage – with X...

In focus: The Echidna Strategy and Australia’s pursuit of peace and power

Australia’s modern history has been defined by our national pursuit of peace, power, and stability in our isolated part of the world, often deferring to great powers....

September 15 2023

Time isn’t on our side – Accelerating our response to China

Both Washington and Canberra have long sought to avoid making hard and costly decisions about responding to China’s rising antagonism. Now, it might cost us more as...

September 14 2023

Hedging our bets? Concerns mount about Modi’s ‘new’ India

With China’s antagonism rising, the Western world has sought to hedge against the worst instincts of the rising superpower with India emerging as the favoured option....

September 13 2023

Mutually assured destruction: War over Taiwan would decimate both economies

The concept of mutually assured destruction (MAD) has long been associated with great power competition and nuclear conflagration. Now, thanks to globalisation, we have...

September 12 2023

‘Steady and sturdy’ or managed decline? Confronting the national security implications of our declining economic performance

There is a growing recognition among Australia’s public policy and national security communities that our increasingly lacklustre long-term economic performance will...

September 08 2023

Pull our weight: Renewed concerns emerge over new wave of US ‘isolationism’

For most people alive today, they have no lived memory of the world without America’s role as the “Leader of the Free World”. However, the American peace of...

September 06 2023

Yes, this ‘Cold War’ is different – Australia needs to act accordingly

Where the previous Cold War was characterised by an ideological competition between the US and Soviet Union, backed by military and economic power, this new “Cold...

September 05 2023

Japanese defence budget reveals major expansion in naval, air forces

Amid mounting tensions in the Western Pacific, Japan’s Kishida administration has doubled down on the nation’s defence spending, committing US$53 billion...

September 04 2023

Beijing’s economic fragility and its implications for the Indo-Pacific

Despite reassurances from Xi Jinping’s government about the enduring vitality and stability of the Chinese economy, the data and reality on the ground reveal a...

September 01 2023

Questions mount over America’s capacity, resolve on Ukraine support

Despite repeated assurances that the US will continue its support for Ukraine “for as long as it takes”, concerns are now emerging that America’s capacity...

August 31 2023

Forward defence, archipelagic deterrence or continental defence? The reality is a bit mixed

Despite the findings of the Defence Strategic Review and the seeming reorientation of Australia towards a concept of “National Defence” and the creation of a...

August 30 2023

Intergenerational report reveals mixed bag for Defence spending over long-term

The latest intergenerational report has revealed a mixed bag for Defence spending over the next four decades, raising questions about the nation’s capacity to fund its...

August 29 2023

Enter the multipolar era: BRICS expands members in challenge to world order

We have entered the next stage in the evolution of the multipolar world with the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS)-led economic and political bloc adding...

August 28 2023

Prepare for a ‘two-front’ war in potential China conflict: Atlantic Council

It is every military planner’s worst nightmare – a war on two-fronts. Now experts from across the US defence and national security community at the Atlantic...

August 25 2023

Learning the historic lessons of deterrence by deception

Deterrence is classically separated into two categories, deterrence by denial and deterrence by punishment, however, deterrence by deception can provide an equally potent...

August 24 2023

China continues expanding influence, presence and power projection across the globe

It is no secret that Beijing has been actively building a global network of economic and military infrastructure, building influence and its presence as part of its march to...

August 23 2023

Yes, the US Navy is ‘still more powerful’ than China, but it is relative

Adjunct professor, Australia-China Relations Institute at UTS, Greg Austin has caused quite the debate highlighting the comparative strength of the US Navy over the...

August 22 2023

Do we need to better utilise our most precious resource?

There is no escaping the fact that the Australian Defence Force is slated to undergo some truly transformative capability developments. However, are we utilising our most...

August 21 2023

We’re an island, for crying out loud! We need a bigger, stronger Navy

It goes without saying that the ongoing debate about the future of Australia’s surface fleet is shaping up to be one of the most contentious decisions in recent memory,...

August 17 2023

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