In this episode, Leanne Close, head of ASPI’s counterterrorism program, speaks with Peta Lowe, who has over 15 years’ experience working with young people involved with the justice system. They discusses countering violent extremism in …
Climate change is presenting Australia’s Defence Department with new challenges on the domestic front. One of the more pressing is the need to safeguard defence installations across Australia as climate-driven natural disaster events become increasingly …
In this episode, The Strategist’s Brendan Nicholson speaks with Samantha Crompvoets, founder and director of Rapid Context, who carried out a review that uncovered claims that Australian special forces soldiers had committed war crimes in …
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has lost no time pivoting to the incoming US administration, declaring he hopes US President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill will visit Australia for next year’s 70th anniversary of ANZUS. …
Anastasia Kapetas, The Strategist’s national security editor, speaks to Emma Herd, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change, about the Climate League 2030 initiative, a private-sector-led initiative committed to deeper emissions reductions for Australia. They …
The bushfire royal commission has warned bluntly that Australia must prepare for the dire consequences of climate change with increasingly intense natural disasters, catastrophic fire conditions, more violent cyclones and continued sea-level rise. Formally titled …
In this episode, ASPI visiting fellow Robert Glasser and Strategist editor Anastasia Kapetas discuss climate change and national security in the first conversation in our new series that will put climate change front and centre …
There is time to save the world from global warming if action is taken urgently, say two top climate specialists. That change, they say, is likely to be driven by economics as more nations measure …
When realists think about climate change at all, it’s often as the precursor for yet another demand for increased military spending. The spectre of millions of climate change refugees voting with their feet and trampling …
The Australian government’s interpretation of what constitutes a drought must change to cope with the pressures of a more variable and arid climate. In his foreword to the government’s drought response, resilience and preparedness plan, …
In this episode, Kelsey Munro, ASPI senior analyst, speaks to Charles Edel, senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, about the current tensions between Australia and China and the …
If the recent bushfire crisis and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that Australia has an opportunity to evaluate its coordination on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR). The tumultuous start to …