Telecommunications once seemed like the passive layer of critical infrastructure—pipes and switches that connected everything yet rarely drew attention. That perception ended long ago, particularly with the transition to 5G ecosystems. Nokia’s 2025 Threat Intelligence …
The conduct of war has changed, and Australia is on the frontline alongside its allies and partners. Australia’s expulsion of Iran’s ambassador, following confirmation that Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had co-opted criminal proxies on …
Coercive statecraft is increasingly waged through control of supply chains, payment systems and trade flows, reflecting sharper geostrategic competition. Australia risks falling behind. We still tend to view power in terms of ships, submarines and …
A review by former Finance Department secretary Rosemary Huxtable, tabled by Foreign Minister Penny Wong earlier this week, has rightfully confirmed that the Foreign Arrangements Scheme remains a vital pillar of Australia’s national resilience strategy, …
Today, many Australians will mark Victory in the Pacific Day—VP Day. It commemorates Emperor Hirohito’s national radio broadcast on 15 August 1945 announcing Japan’s defeat, which effectively ended World War II. The legacy of the …
In a world increasingly shaped by digital influence and disillusionment with the Western-led global order, Captain Ibrahim Traore has emerged as an icon of anti-colonial resistance. He seized power in Burkina Faso through a military …
The Indo-Pacific’s cyber threat environment has entered a new phase. The 2025 Threat Hunting Report of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike describes the rise of ‘enterprising adversaries’, actors both state and criminal that operate with the precision, …
When asked on Insiders about the United States’ review of AUKUS contributions, Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy made a subtle but important point: Australia’s aid and diplomatic spending, particularly in the Pacific, should count …
Australia’s jewels are being stolen—and yet we’re still leaving the front door open. Foreign espionage has cost the nation more than A$12.5 billion in a single year, according to new estimates from the Australian Security …
A deepfake video fabricating an online conversation between prominent Hong Kong activists has become the first known exercise in the next level of AI-enabled influence operations. Presumably concocted by the Chinese government or a group …
Announcing the decision to acquire frigates of Japan’s upgraded Mogami class, Defence Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said on Tuesday that it was the design better able to quickly meet …
Australia and Indonesia can no longer afford to treat hybrid threats as an afterthought. From cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns to economic coercion and grey-zone coercion at sea, these challenges are already reshaping the Indo-Pacific’s security …
