Britain has had an aircraft carrier strike group in the Indo-Pacific since May, raising an obvious question: what would its two carriers do in the event of an Indo-Pacific war? The best answer is escorting …
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Successive Australian governments have worked hard to limit Chinese involvement in our critical minerals sector, reflecting a bipartisan understanding that such resources are central to economic security and future self-reliance. Against that backdrop, Friday’s revelation …
The Royal Australian Navy’s force structure of small numbers of warships and submarines is ill-suited to major wars. These vessels simply take far too long to build. For the RAN to stay relevant to major …
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, …
While cybersecurity professionals often focus on firewalls, encryption and software vulnerabilities, the real battleground is human psychology. While organisations remain fixated on digital defences, humans are the most reliable vulnerability in any system. That’s why …
Unseen, largely unknown and, until recently, highly classified, the US Navy’s vast network of underwater sonars is one of its greatest advantages over rival fleets. The United States can detect many, if not most, enemy …
The Pacific is no longer an afterthought in global strategic competition. Stretching across a vast ocean, the region’s scattered island nations are navigating a digital transition that will shape their economic development, national security and …
Taiwan has dramatically stepped-up efforts to address what authorities describe as a growing espionage challenge linked to China. In 2024, 64 individuals were charged with espionage-related offences—more than in the previous two years combined. According …
The current debate on Defence funding, sparked by our 29 May report The Cost of Defence: ASPI Defence budget brief 2025–2026, and a subsequent US request for Australia to spend more, has swung between a …
Sea state Defence Minister Richard Marles visited the Maldives in early June and announced a present of one Guardian-class patrol boat and hydrographic equipment. They are expected to be delivered in 2026. Australia has an …
Never mind that the Quad partners have their differences. The meeting of their foreign ministers in Washington on 1 July should be an occasion for the grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the United States …
Far from being a prospect for the distant future, the era of autonomous systems on (and off) the battlefield is here. Mass is back in warfare, not through much larger armies, but through growing numbers …