This article is part of a series on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ that The Strategist is publishing in recognition of International Women’s Day 2017. Exercise Talisman Sabre is Australia’s largest bilateral military exercise with our treaty ally, …
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The Beat A fintech love story The big four Australian banks will partner with Western Union, Paypal, and several government authorities including AUSTRAC, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Tax Office and ASIO, to target …
Russia may be in decline economically and demographically, but, in strategic terms, it is a resurgent power, pursuing a major military rearmament program that will enable it to continue expanding its global influence. One of …
Among many other colourful characters, Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments include two protectionist and anti-China hardliners, Robert Lighthizer and Peter Navarro, who sit at the helm of US trade and industry policy. That decision confirms a …
This article is part of a series on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ that The Strategist will publish over coming weeks in recognition of International Women’s Day 2017. As today marks International Women’s Day, it’s timely …
Welcome back to your weekly fix of cyber news, analysis and research. The New York Times reported last Saturday that, back in 2013, President Barack Obama ordered cyber sabotage operations against Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program. …
In 2014, China denied market access to several Hong Kong artists who had supported their home city’s democracy movement. Chinese state media commented: ‘You can’t eat at our table and knock over our rice pot!’ …
This article is part of a series on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ that The Strategist will publish over coming weeks in recognition of International Women’s Day 2017. ‘This is not just about equity but capability.’ …
Sea State Last week’s US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) report, Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies, says Iran’s developing a new Besat-class submarine with anti-ship cruise missile capability. It’s believed the development …
In 2013 followers of regional security architecture added another acronym to their already hearty alphabet soup of acronyms. The Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) at its annual meeting held that year in …
This article is the first in a series on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ that The Strategist will publish over coming weeks in recognition of International Women’s Day 2017. Australia’s first National Action Plan (NAP) on …
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces several pressing issues over the next few years, many of which are linked to his commitment to revising Article 9 of the Japanese constitution. Under what’s known as the …