Analysis

Assessing Australia’s response to human rights abuses in China

March 03 2021

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

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

Op-Ed: The submarine program is affordable and value for money but needs more work

There have been frequent media stories of government and community concern over the projected costs for the Attack Class future submarine program, and most of those concerns...

February 24 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

Sovereign industry key to enhancing undersea battlespace: Thales

With more than half of the world’s submarines expected to be operating in our region in the coming decades, Australia’s surface warships and submarines require...

August 24 2018

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