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Will the Quad usher in a ‘new dawn’ in the Indo-Pacific?

March 18 2021

Prime Minister Scott Morrison believes the Quad can lead a multi-layered recovery in the Indo-Pacific, but according to ASPI’s executive director, m...

Has Taiwan altered its defence strategy?

One analyst explores whether recent aggression from Beijing has prompted Taiwan to rethink its national security set-up. According to Corey Lee Bell, a Taiwan-based...

March 16 2021

France and Indonesia pursue defence relationship in Indo-Pacific

France and Indonesia seek to improve their defence and strategic relationship in the Indo-Pacific.

March 15 2021

Should Australia opt-in to the Orca program?

Defence should consider procuring unmanned Boeing-built ‘Orcas’ to shore-up Navy’s undersea warfare capability ahead of the delivery of the Attack Class submarines,...

March 12 2021

Japanese PM Suga eyes stronger cyber defence capabilities

Can Japan rise to meet the growing grey zone threats to its defence capabilities?

March 11 2021

Will the Loyal Wingman usher in a new age of air power?

The Loyal Wingman program could be the catalyst for a “fundamental shift” in Australia’s conception of air power, according to one analyst.

March 10 2021

Op-Ed: Strengthening security through dialogue – The Japan-Australia Defence Industry Dialogue

As the Australian government regularly emphasises, the Australia–Japan partnership is our closest and most mature in Asia, and is fundamentally important to both...

March 09 2021

INSIGHT: Celebrating female participation in the Navy — Rear Admiral Katherine Richards, head of Navy engineering

In this episode of the Defence Insight Podcast, Rear Admiral Katherine Richards, head of Navy engineering, joins host Phil Tarrant to recognise the contributions of women in...

March 08 2021

Can the US restore its credibility in the Indo-Pacific?

Georgetown academics Michael Green and Evan Medeiros examine what the new administration needs to do to regain credibility in the region.

March 08 2021

Co-ordinating a cohesive response to Chinese aggression

Australia and its allies must “harness their collective clout” to thwart the CCP’s attack on the global rules-based order, one Lowy Institute analyst observes.

March 05 2021

INSIGHT: Journeying through Australia’s military history — Dr Will Davies, author and historian

In this episode of the Defence Insight Podcast, author and historian Dr Will Davies joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss his passion for telling the stories of Australia’s...

March 04 2021

Media disinformation and Australian public policy

The role of disinformation in shaping Australian policy.

March 04 2021

Assessing Australia’s response to human rights abuses in China

Has Australia’s response to reported human rights abuses perpetrated by the CCP, particularly against Uyghur minorities, been adequate?

March 03 2021

Shifting focus: Is Australia’s next threat physical or informational?

What’s a greater threat to modern Australia, cyber or nuclear war? Former intelligence officer John Powers examines the question in last week’s ASPI The Strategist.

March 02 2021

Honeymoon period’s over for Biden with real test to begin

US President Joe Biden has “had it easy so far”, but will soon be tested by the unpredictable nature of the geopolitical chess game, one analyst observes.

March 01 2021

Is there an end in sight for the war in Afghanistan?

Is the Trump administration’s proposed May 2021 departure from Afghanistan realistic? Former Swedish PM Carl Bildt examines the ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan.

February 26 2021

Overcoming obstacles to build stronger ties with Indonesia

Australia should invest more capital in building ties with Indonesia if it hopes to realise the potential of the strategic relationship, one analyst observes.

February 25 2021

In the face of a rising region, is Australia really a ‘middle power’?

Australia has long been described as a ‘middle power’, particularly within the post-Second World War order – however, in the face of a rising Indo-Pacific,...

May 29 2020

Minor, middle or great power? Defining Australia’s role in the Indo-Pacific

The rise of Indo-Pacific Asia is serving to exacerbate Australia’s identity crisis, with politics playing an important role in navigating the quagmire of ideas to...

May 01 2019

The teeth in China’s anti-access/area denial defences

China’s pursuit of a reliable counter to US and allied multi-domain power projection platforms like carrier strike groups has resulted in the development of an...

April 24 2019

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