On the Indo-Pacific geopolitics gameboard, Indonesia stands as a potentially pivotal piece—a country whose strategic choices could reshape regional dynamics for decades. Yet, as revealed during a recent panel discussion hosted by ASPI USA, Indonesia …
Elbridge Colby’s senate confirmation hearing in early March holds more important implications for US partners than most observers in Canberra, Wellington or Suva realise. As President Donald Trump’s nominee for under secretary of defence for …
In what might have been the longest presidential address to Congress in American history—an hour and forty minutes without intermission—President Donald Trump delivered a performance on Tuesday night that was simultaneously grandiose, confrontational, optimistic and …
There are smarter and more effective ways to streamline and re-strategise US foreign aid. The Trump administration is not the first Western government to envision a stronger, safer, and more prosperous country by integrating foreign aid with …
On time for the Year of Elections, a deftly crafted book, Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman, by Charles Dunst, tackles how liberal democracies can develop resilience in the …
AUKUS is more than the exquisite capability of submarines. It is an agreement on values that will defend the three partners, the US, UK and Australia, and their regions from the destabilising forces of rising …
Innovation is the best way to win the TikTok battle. Many liberal democratic states have banned the Chinese-owned platform from government devices, including the members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance. Despite this, TikTok remains …
Last week, US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the pathway for AUKUS that will deliver nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. Canberra will purchase three to five Virginia-class SSNs …
The bold and complex plan to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines represents a paradigm shift in US strategic thinking on empowering allies, redistributing its forces and better integrating like-minded partners into American supply chains and …
On 8 November, Americans will vote in midterm congressional elections to determine all 435 voting seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the 100 seats in the Senate. Despite the political theatre, Australians should take heart. …
Discussions during a trilogy of AUKUS-related events in Washington on the one-year anniversary of the deal’s announcement suggest the novel strategic partnership is about much more than submarines, the transfer of nuclear propulsion know-how and …
