China’s ambassador to Australia has justified his country’s missile bombardment of the waters around Taiwan by declaring that the United States ‘fired the first shot’ in allowing House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered to thousands of Australian students a heartbreaking account of the impact of Russia’s war on his country. The images painted by this entertainer turned mega statesman—of homes and hospitals targeted …
In early August 1943, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a junior lieutenant in the US Navy in command of the motor torpedo boat PT-109. Part of a force of large launches sent to intercept Japanese destroyers, …
Pressure from an increasingly aggressive China and the example of Russia’s war on Ukraine have driven rapid changes in the views of Japan’s people on defence and military cooperation with nations such as Australia. Launching …
By late 2011, after a decade of effort, ASPI had made its mark with comprehensive long-form publications on defence and security issues. The institute’s senior analysts were assembled to plan an online presence, and The …
Harnessing resources from industry through to armed forces, Australia, the United States and their allies must together develop an effective level of military power in the Indo-Pacific to avoid ‘a catastrophic failure of deterrence’, says …
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles has prioritised the need to bridge the divide between the 2020 strategic update’s warning that Australia could face a major conflict within 10 years and current plans …
The destruction of hundreds of Russian tanks in Ukraine does not signal the end of the need for armoured vehicles in future warfare, says one of the Australian Army’s key capability specialists. Brigadier Ian Langford, …
Skilled diplomacy, a powerful and achievable deterrent capability developed with urgency, and the highly trained personnel to drive a technically skilled defence force will be crucial to Australia’s defence in the uncertain decades ahead. A …
Australia is involved in complex negotiations to ensure that its plan to acquire eight nuclear-powered submarines doesn’t weaken the international non-proliferation regime. The chief of the Royal Australian Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine taskforce, Vice Admiral Jonathan …
Ukraine needs large stocks of heavy weapons, tanks, artillery, long-range missiles and air-defence systems if it’s to defeat a looming Russian offensive in the nation’s east, the Ukrainian ambassador to Australia has warned. ‘I’m sorry, …
There is strong opposition in Solomon Islands to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s security deal with China, says the nation’s opposition leader, Matthew Wale. Wale tells The Strategist those opposed to the deal include members of …