Walter Cronkite, the American broadcast journalist, was an avid sailor and explorer of the United States coast. He wrote books of his voyages and, in his twilight, returned to familiar haunts along the northeastern seacoast …
The Covid-19 crisis is revealing many truths about our society, not least that lies and misinformation can be just as infectious as any disease. Since Australians went into lockdown in March, we have seen conspiracy …
Australia’s ‘step-up’ program in the South Pacific may already be having an impact, at least in Papua New Guinea. The program was developed to enable Australia to work with other nations, including New Zealand, the …
In a nation as prone to disasters as Australia, it’s surprising that no day is set aside to remind people to check their own disaster preparedness. Nor is there a regularly scheduled exercise to test …
Regardless of where one looks, it is women who bear most of the responsibility for holding societies together, be it at home, in health care, at school or in caring for the elderly. In many …
Australia must both hug the panda and slay the dragon. Simultaneously. A quarter of Australia’s international trade and well over a third of our exports go to a nation that might assault a Royal Australian …
In this episode, ASPI’s Huong Le Thu talks to Australia’s ambassador to Vietnam, Robyn Mudie, about Hanoi’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Next, senior analyst Jake Wallis and research intern Albert Zhang chat about Covid-related …
It’s time to take the global debate about the pandemic out of the hands of Beijing and Washington and reclaim it for the 6.08 billion people who do not live in China or the US. …
This article is part of ASPI’s 2020 series on women, peace and security. The Chinese government may have put up a facade of progress by signing international declarations and passing new laws, but the state of …
Leadership—the ability to help people frame and achieve their goals—is absolutely crucial during a crisis. Winston Churchill demonstrated that while leading Britain in 1940, as did Nelson Mandela during South Africa’s transition from apartheid. By …
China finally achieved an operational underwater nuclear capability in recent years, almost six decades after it first launched its nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program in the late 1950s. The deployment of the Jin-class (Type …
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s meeting with Australia’s national cabinet was a great step towards working out how travel between our two countries might resume. Done carefully, this will be a boon to our …
The beat Fast food served with sides of guns and drugs during Covid-19 lockdowns Interpol has issued a purple notice alerting member countries that criminal organisations are using food delivery services to transport illegal substances …
Australian universities will soon be administering examinations online to comply with Covid-19-related social-distancing requirements and restrictions on movement. To deter students from cheating, several universities have said that they plan to use online tools to …
The Australian government has been quick to defend its record on energy security by arguing ‘supply chain resilience has meant that during Covid-19 pandemic, we have not faced shortages’. Despite these claims, the government has …
For the past 30 years, geoeconomics has trumped geopolitics. The relative stability of international relations, driven by the absence of great-power rivalry and ideological competition, created an environment conducive to global economic growth. Opening markets …
Border closures and reduced trade and commerce have brought to the fore discussions about the risks and benefits of globalisation, and a strong focus on the need to stockpile fuel in Australia. If the unimaginable …
WPS and Covid-19 The Covid-19 pandemic is exacting a disproportionate toll on women, in both developed and developing countries. Global justice researcher Rachele Marconi examines the gendered effects of the crisis in Italy. She outlines …
The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating three fundamental geopolitical trends: the rise of Asia, the decline of the United States, and the strengthening of Germany within Europe. Combined, these shifts may well prefigure the world of …
In my previous post, I noted that there seemed to be no appreciable difference in fatality rates for US states that instituted lockdowns early or late, or among European countries whose social-distancing and lockdown measures …