Litigation by the Chinese lessee of Darwin Port is an attempt at stymying the Australian government’s stated aim of returning the facility to Australian control. The case started at the World Bank is no mere …
The lesson of Anthropic’s new Claude Mythos AI model, with potent hacking capabilities, is becoming clear: in the era of increasingly powerful AI, national security priorities will prevail. Countries like Australia can’t assume they’ll always …
Supply chains built for efficiency are colliding with a world defined by disruption. In this context, Australia now faces a structural challenge in securing critical inputs such as fuel and fertiliser. Government, industry and consumers …
The mission of the US Central Intelligence Agency is extremely hazardous, writes Tim Weiner in his July 2025 book, The Mission: the CIA in the 21st century. Collecting intelligence runs many risks and can test …
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing on May 14 and 15 for the first time in more than six months. It’s Trump’s first visit to China since 2017. The two leaders …
The Arctic is no longer a distant sideshow. It is becoming a contested strategic arena, and Indo-Pacific states should start treating it that way. What happens in the High North will increasingly affect global trade, …
Southeast Asian governments are failing to respond as a bloc to the severe disruption in oil, gas and commercial shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam have each moved to …
