Australia and its partners need to monitor the developments in China’s engagement with Timor-Leste carefully. Canberra should also, ideally, implement proactive initiatives to strengthen its own relationship with Dili. Given Chinese interest in controlling choke …
China is trying to gain more influence in Kiribati but has yet to fully consolidate it. While Australia should seize this very last moment to counter China’s efforts, it should ensure it does so in …
The European Union has institutional capacity, regulatory power and operational experience that can support Australian priorities in the Indo-Pacific. Canberra should not miss the chance to work more closely with it. Globalisation, networked infrastructure and …
The key destabilising feature of today’s information environment is no longer simply that democracies are targeted by adversaries’ misinformation and disinformation. Increasingly, the danger is coming from uninhibited partners in the allied ecosystem itself. The …
France’s latest strategic updates make one thing clear: Paris has turned a page on AUKUS and moved on. In July, it released new versions of its national security strategy (NSR) and Indo-Pacific Strategy, the latter …
Australia is already under a lot of expectation in the Pacific Ocean, as the United States reduces its aid program and China is busy exploring trenches there. So an expanded presence in the Indian Ocean, …
Australia and the European Union need to collaborate to promote the adoption of inclusive, safe and sustainable AI in the South Pacific. While the United States and China compete for global AI leadership, the EU …
France is still expected to unveil a long-awaited update to its Indo-Pacific strategy. This should be an opportunity for it to do more in the region. Its current Indo-Pacific strategy relies on two visions: one …
