Geopolitics & Policy

A grand vision or a mislaid foundation? Inside Keating’s ‘Grand Ambition’ for Australia’s foreign policy
August 24 2026
Middle powers like Australia were told they did not need a grand strategy. For Paul Keating, however, the end of the Cold War was a chance to chart...
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Don’t mention the ‘M’ word: Australia fiddles while enemies mobilise, warns retired major general
August 22 2026
Like all liberal democracies, Australia and Australians have a tough time understanding, let alone accepting the concept of mobilisation. Yet while successive Australian...
Hitting the gym: Australia’s path to middle power relevance in the 2030s
August 20 2026
It is becoming clearer by the day that Australia’s default strategy of great power hedging is exhausted. The nation must build genuine strategic autonomy by 2030 or face...
ADF backs Pacific-led maritime security operation across Solomon Islands
August 19 2026
The ADF has deployed a C-27J Spartan and personnel to Solomon Islands to support a Pacific-led maritime surveillance operation targeting illegal, unreported and unregulated...
Distance provides no protection for Australia against transnational cocaine campaign
August 19 2026
Opinion: Colombia’s new president has vowed to reverse a coca boom four years in the making – Canberra has a stake in whether he can.
Failing to plan or planning to fail? Australia remains hopelessly ill-equipped to handle fallout of Taiwan crisis
August 18 2026
Over the past six years, Australia has already had two “once-in-a generation” wake-up calls, with both the COVID-19 pandemic and now conflict in Europe and the Middle...
US Department of War directs 30 academic institutions to review foreign collaborations
August 18 2026
The US Department of War has issued formal notifications to at least 30 domestic academic institutions, directing them to initiate immediate and comprehensive reviews of...
New questions surround South Korean activists investigated after Ukraine POW mission
August 17 2026
Opinion: A South Korean investigation into six activists who travelled to Ukraine has raised fresh questions over North Korean POW treatment, unpublished allegations and the...
Australia and PNG accelerate defence integration under Pukpuk Treaty
August 17 2026
Australia and Papua New Guinea are moving to deepen their new military alliance, with Canberra and Port Moresby preparing a pathway for PNG citizens to join the Australian...
Terrorism threat remains possible, according to 2026 NZ Security Threat Environment report
August 17 2026
The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has announced the release of its Security Threat Environment 2026 report, identifying national security challenges against a...