President Donald Trump’s random tweets make it hard for allies, and potential adversaries, of the United States to understand its policies and, potentially, to de-escalate dangerous situations, says former US ambassador to the United Nations …
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One of the world’s most experienced political leaders, diplomats and peace negotiators has warned that in the face of growing global discord, the democracies must support each other and build systems to communicate clearly with …
Indonesia appreciated being comprehensively briefed on Australia’s recent defence strategic update before it was announced, says seasoned diplomat and politician Dr Dino Patti Djalal. The former deputy foreign minister, who now heads the Foreign Policy …
There’s concern in Papua New Guinea that allowing Australia and the United States, or China, to build a regional naval base on Manus Island could draw PNG into a future conflict, says the island nation’s …
Two of Australia’s most influential political figures of recent decades have delivered frank views on subjects including the likely state of the world after the Covid-19 pandemic, the possibility of a ‘hot war’ with China, …
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has mapped out why Australia needs to quickly develop a much more potent defence force to deal with looming threats in a dangerously uncertain future. In a speech to ASPI in …
In this interview, ASPI’s executive director Peter Jennings talks to The Strategist’s Brendan Nicholson about Australia’s 2020 defence strategic update and new force structure plan. They discuss the extent to which the nation’s strategic situation …
In late October, the Australian Defence Force carried out a trial to assess its ability to help should a natural disaster strike a state or territory. Thirty men and women, reservists from the three services, …
In this interview, The Strategist’s Brendan Nicholson talks with ASPI’s director of defence and strategy, Michael Shoebridge, about how the Covid-19 crisis will affect the global strategic balance and how the world will be changed …
The judicial inquiry into claims that members of the Australian Defence Force committed war crimes in Afghanistan is now examining 55 separate incidents, most of which involve the alleged killing of unarmed civilians and prisoners. …
Originally published 12 December 2019. When David Nicolson and his fellow soldiers in Combat Team Alpha from the Royal Australian Regiment’s 2nd Battalion served in a remote outpost in Afghanistan’s Mirabad Valley, there was a …
When David Nicolson and his fellow soldiers in Combat Team Alpha from the Royal Australian Regiment’s 2nd Battalion served in a remote outpost in Afghanistan’s Mirabad Valley, there was a standing joke in the unit …