National Cabinet spent last Wednesday discussing how Australia’s data centres will be powered. The harder question – where they should be built – was left off the table. The meeting was meant to lock in …
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It doesn’t all go Beijing’s way. In Latin America, China has been suffering notable reversals of influence. Honduras is a clear example. When it switched recognition from Taiwan to China in 2023, many observers interpreted …
The stalled US–Iran negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program and President Donald Trump’s announcement of a US-Saudi nuclear agreement have put nuclear weapons back in the spotlight. But the threat of nuclear breakout has been growing …
During the Optus outage in 2023, Australians joked about not being able to buy a coffee, pay for lunch or order an Uber. Looking back, I think we learnt the wrong lesson. The disruption wasn’t …
Australia and the United States should use the 75th anniversary of the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) to develop bilateral Defence Guidelines that strengthen the credibility and coherence of Australia’s deterrence architecture. …
Let’s not overlook the Kiwis as we mark 75 years since the signing of the security treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States (ANZUS) in San Francisco on 1 September 1951. After decades …
Belated parliamentary funding for Taiwan’s drone program isn’t likely to satisfy President Lai Ching-te. Nonetheless, pressure from Washington has evidently helped achieve spending authorisation for this key part of the government’s effort to adopt a …
A weekend report in The Australian has raised questions about whether the foreign university affiliations of an interpreter for successive Australian prime ministers are a national security issue. The fact that successive Australian leaders – …
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, taking place on 31 August and 1 September, will be another opportunity for China and Russia to try to promote an alternative to Western-led international institutions. But the organisation, …
Alii from Palau. Leaders are gathering in Koror for the annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). They will be discussing the issues that matter not only to the region but also to its partners, …
It is a bipartisan position that Australia faces its most significant strategic circumstances since World War II. But the phrase rolls off the tongue so easily it risks losing the gravity those words should carry. …
Australia should pay attention to emerging drone technology in countries to its north and the opportunities they offer for lessons and collaboration. The Northern Territory can serve as a hub for that cooperation through testing, …