In an era of intensifying strategic competition, Australia’s national security is no longer a matter confined to the corridors of Canberra. It is a whole-of-nation challenge, demanding a coherent, unified strategy that aligns every level …
Articles by: "Andrew Horton"
In the unforgiving calculus of statecraft, moments of genuine strategic re-engineering are exceedingly rare, born not from choice but from the collision of necessity and opportunity. The Geelong Treaty is precisely such a moment. The …
Australia needs to move beyond simply pleading with internet platforms for better content moderation and instead implement new legal frameworks that empower citizens directly. For a model of how to achieve this, policymakers should look …
The global strategic landscape is undeniably shifting. Great power competition is reasserting itself, technological disruption is accelerating, and the familiar certainties of decades past are eroding. For a trading nation such as Australia, deeply connected …
Australia needs to reevaluate its security priorities and establish a more dynamic regulatory framework for cybersecurity. To advance in this area, it can learn from Britain’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which presents a compelling …
The global strategic landscape is being redrawn not on battlefields, but in the arcane realm of quantum physics. Microsoft’s unveiling last week of Majorana 1 is a technological bombshell: it is the first quantum chip …
Australia must adopt a sophisticated and multi-layered strategy to engage the second Trump administration on trade and security. Australia must frame its trade relationship with the US in terms of its direct contribution to US …
The success of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has thrown a wrench in the middle of what many observers thought were largely American, or at least democratic, gears. While the world seems to have been …
Australia must be clear-eyed and pragmatic about Donald Trump’s return to the White House, looking past the rhetoric to focus on advancing our strategic interests in an increasingly competitive Indo-Pacific region. His ‘America First’ …
The convergence of cloud computing and 5G technology is set to revolutionise Australia’s digital landscape, transforming how the nation communicates, operates and defends itself. While this technological leap promises great benefits, it will also bring …
The appeal of cloud computing is undeniable. It provides remarkable scalability, cost-efficiency and agility, qualities that attract government and business. However, for all its benefits, there are also risks, not least of which is maintaining …
Any attempt to regulate artificial intelligence is likely to be ineffective without first ensuring the availability of trusted large-scale sovereign data sets. For the Australian government, AI presents transformative potential, promising to revolutionise the way …