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The five-domains update

Sea state China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, known as the Type 001A, has sailed into the South China Sea. The Chinese navy says the vessel is there to conduct ‘scientific tests and routine drills’. …

Shinzo Abe: a legacy of his own

Shinzo Abe became Japan’s longest serving prime minister on 20 November. Staying atop a parliamentary democracy seems a herculean task these days, but it is especially hard in Japan, where prime ministers have tended to …

The pressures on South Pacific journalism

Journalism has always been a tough trade in the South Pacific. Living and working in island communities exposes editors and reporters to unusual political, personal and professional pressures. A statement warning about ‘growing threats to …

Policy, Guns and Money: The Xinjiang papers

In this special episode, ASPI Executive Director Peter Jennings and Defence, Strategy and National Security Director Michael Shoebridge discuss the unprecedented leak of hundreds of pages of internal Chinese government documents. The trove of information …

ASPI suggests

The world Kicking us off in the US, the second impeachment hearing has dropped a bombshell on a key part of President Donald Trump’s defence. The US ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, has …

National security wrap

The beat Italian police recover ancient treasure trove  Officers from a unit of the Italian Carabinieri have arrested 23 people involved in trafficking stolen archaeological artefacts. With support from police in the UK, Germany, France …