Since the end of World War II, Australia has enjoyed an ideologically simple security environment: all its core allies have been liberal democracies, and all its foes have been illiberal. The United States, the architect …
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Commentators often inaccurately describe the frameworks governing US military presence in Australia. Debate frequently centres on sovereignty, with claims that deeper US access or infrastructure investment risks eroding Australian control. That framing overlooks the structured …
A regional network open to think tanks and universities from Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea – NATO’s Indo-Pacific (IP4) partner countries – is working to enhance understanding of the common security challenges facing …
Australia has no legislation and policy designed specifically for AI digital twins—systems that train on an employee’s emails, meetings, documents and chat messages to create an AI-human replica that can answer questions. The technology is …
China’s military budget increases keep painting a picture that’s inconsistent with the country’s claims to a defensive policy. The rise for calendar 2026 would be 7.0 percent, Chinese Premier Li Qiang told the annual meeting …
When the vice-chancellor of Charles Darwin University (CDU) resigned following vocational-training accreditation failures, the public response centred on leadership accountability. That focus is understandable, and governance failures require accountability. But the issues exposed at CDU …
China’s pressure campaign aims to bend Taiwan toward eventual annexation. But sustained coercion could weaken the liberal nature of its democracy even without a loss of sovereignty. The danger is that countering coercion can gradually …
Reforms outlined in a July ASPI report, aimed at strengthening the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security’s (PJCIS), are insufficient. The recommendations don’t go far enough to fully address concerns around parliamentary oversight of …
Australia should offer to help Pacific partners by employing private military and security companies (PMSCs) in the Pacific to counter Chinese influence in grey-zone operations, allowing the Australian Defence Force to remain focused on high-end …
Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web has fundamentally redefined the nature of drone warfare and highlighted just how vulnerable Australia’s precious cache of exquisite systems truly is. The 1 June operation’s ingenious use of small, cheap, commercial …
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to return policy responsibility for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Federal Police to the Department of Home Affairs is more than a machinery-of-government change; it’s a long-term …
The Chinese embassy in Solomon Islands has reportedly pressured newly appointed Minister of Rural Development Daniel Waneoroa to quit an international group that challenges China’s authoritarian regime. This incident highlights Beijing’s increased tendency to pressure …