Valuable training in the Northern Territory for Japan’s key amphibious force from next year should be only a step towards more extensive use of Australian exercise areas by the Japanese armed forces. Canberra should now …
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North Korea is again in the global spotlight. By providing first munitions and now troops to support Russia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has expanded the scope of the Ukraine conflict while driving its …
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for investment abroad has been revamped with a greater focus on risk management and governance, and it is on the cusp of winning important new members. Brazil is expected …
Southeast Asian countries have made an important step towards operationalising UN standards on government cyberspace behaviour, but the job is far from finished. On behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Singapore last week …
The core of a coalition to oppose China in the South China Sea must be the Southeast Asian claimants themselves. They must recognise that the threat they jointly face requires them to settle or at …
It is intrinsic to warfare that economic assets are destroyed, but conflicts usually don’t generate economic devastation on the scale inflicted in Gaza. The value of economic activity in Gaza in the first quarter of 2024 …
Australians sees themselves as a peace-loving people. Far from distant troubles, Australia is not surrounded by enemies. Geographical isolation is seen as a source of security. Strategy and defence are not top of mind in …
Australia can expand its engagement and influence in the Indian Ocean Region through port development, leveraging its expertise in the sector. In doing so, it can join with the United States, India and Japan in …
Australia needs a policy for delivering the minimum manufacturing capacity that would ensure national resilience, security and economic prosperity. Unfortunately, Australia’s domestic manufacturing capacity is generally declining, except in the defence industry and, in time, …
Other than the Middle East, the world faces the possibility of two major wars escalating in Europe and East Asia, over Ukraine and Taiwan. Australia must worry about either of those wars, but ultimately it’s …
The intent of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) to establish a Cyber Force needs to be supported, but not rushed. In response to the recent hacking of TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency data in June …
Australia should supercharge the development of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and contribute to their lasting economic security by investing in inter-island electricity grids and diversified energy sources. A green energy project in Vanuatu completed this …