In this episode, Louisa Bochner of ASPI’s cyber centre speaks to Axios China reporter Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian about the Hong Kong national security law, how it’s being applied and what the law means for China’s relations …
Australians have learned severe lessons with the disruption of public health management during the Covid-19 pandemic and its social and economic consequences. Now, the nation has been alerted to serious cyberattacks, which Prime Minister Scott …
US tech giants drew a line in the sand earlier this week when they announced that they would suspend cooperation with requests from Hong Kong law enforcement for access to user data. In so doing, …
Tomorrow, Singaporeans will be among the first citizens to vote in a national election during the global Covid-19 pandemic. The general election campaign has been short and without the traditional rallies. Only on 23 June …
The beat Police enforce Beijing’s national security law in Hong Kong Beijing has opened a security office in Hong Kong for intelligence agents from mainland China, who now have the power to investigate Hongkongers for …
Prime Minister Scott Morrison released the 2020 defence strategic update to define Australia’s evolving challenges and provide guidance on defence policy, capability and force structure. The new strategic objectives are to ‘shape’, ‘deter’ and ‘respond’. …
Many analysts argue that the liberal international order ended with the rise of China and the election of US President Donald Trump. But if Democratic challenger Joe Biden defeats Trump in November’s election, should he …
Sea state Australia’s defence strategic update and new force structure plan include funding for advanced sea mines, patrol vessels, an undersea surveillance system, and research on uncrewed vessels. Those capabilities will complement the warships already …
Occasionally Australian strategic defence policy has moments of enlightenment when it breaks free from the evasions, platitudes and niceties of normal diplomatic discourse. Such a moment occurred last week when Prime Minister Scott Morrison released …
In this episode, ASPI’s Genevieve Feely speaks to gender equality and social inclusion expert Amy Haddad about multilateralism to mark the 75th anniversary of the UN. They discuss the challenges the organisation faces, opportunities for …
The beat Police checkpoints to enforce Melbourne coronavirus lockdowns Police have set up checkpoints around Melbourne suburbs that are subject to stay-at-home orders over an outbreak of Covid-19. Police will screen those entering and exiting …
The decision to deploy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in the years to come will be a product of the major paradigms and concepts used to manage nuclear dangers more broadly. Recently, an emerging literature …