A Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on 31 August and 1 September will be a chance for Xi Jinping to stand with his Russian and Indian counterparts and give the impression of order beyond chaos …
Articles by: "Alex Bristow"
Today, many Australians will mark Victory in the Pacific Day—VP Day. It commemorates Emperor Hirohito’s national radio broadcast on 15 August 1945 announcing Japan’s defeat, which effectively ended World War II. The legacy of the …
Announcing the decision to acquire frigates of Japan’s upgraded Mogami class, Defence Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said on Tuesday that it was the design better able to quickly meet …
While there is no substitute for the US alliance, the visit by Britain’s foreign and defence secretaries, David Lammy and John Healey, for consultations with their Australian counterparts in Sydney today is a timely reminder …
Australia’s 2024 national defence strategy describes Japan as an ‘indispensable partner’ for achieving regional peace and security. But the prominence of the growing defence relationship between Japan and Australia, while vital, risks obscuring opportunities to …
Australia’s approach to the Israel-Iran war has so far been based on a flawed model of statecraft. It’s one that tends to balkanise problems into convenient buckets, to be tackled piecemeal, rather than recognising the …
ASPI’s Cost of Defence 2025–26, published yesterday, revealed that Australia risked trailing its peers in the region, Five Eyes and Europe unless the government promptly found additional money for defence. It acknowledged that the government …
In the week of Australia’s 3 May election, ASPI will release Agenda for Change 2025: preparedness and resilience in an uncertain world, a report promoting public debate and understanding on issues of strategic importance to …
Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Defence Minister Richard Marles and their Kiwi counterparts need to discuss nuclear deterrence, not just non-proliferation, when they meet in Auckland for the second 2+2 Australia-New Zealand ministerial consultations (ANZMIN) today. …
The 17 October announcement that Australia would give 49 surplus M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine is welcome, regardless of quibbles over the timeliness of the decision. Australia’s domestic debate over the process for donating materiel …
For two countries so geographically far apart, Australia and Norway have surprisingly aligned strategic perspectives. This has underpinned a burgeoning defence industry partnership and unprecedented reciprocal visits by defence ministers last month. ASPI hosted Norway’s …
Foreign Minister Penny Wong was right to champion a new declaration for the protection of humanitarian personnel at the United Nations in New York this week. But the initiative will only be effective if it …