Today is Anzac Day, the 101st anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli. Anzac Day has broadened its personal reach and become less overtly political or even geopolitical. The annual moment of memory has evolved. And …
In the spirit of President Frank Underwood, whelcome back to another wheek of ASPI suggests. The Pulitzer Committee did us a great service this week in doling out the 2016 prizes. Some prime picks include …
Last August during a speech in Sydney, DFAT Secretary Peter Varghese claimed that ‘all foreign policy starts at home’. This sentiment is echoed in Australia’s brand new Cyber Security Strategy, which firmly establishes ‘global responsibility …
The Australian newspaper has lately been running an editorial line (paywalled) about moves within the Department of Defence to increase diversity within the department, and especially within the ADF. Under the subtitle ‘Security must not …
The long awaited Australian Cyber Security Strategy, released yesterday by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, outlines a $230 million investment in national cyber security over the coming four years. While developing Australia’s cyber workforce in …
Welcome to The Strategist Six, a feature that provides a glimpse into the thinking of prominent academics, government officials, military officers, reporters and interesting individuals from around the world. 1. Under your presidency, bilateral relations between …
The Beat Paying would-be criminals to not commit crimes Can future criminals be bribed to not commit crimes? One American city has been experimenting with that idea. Richmond, California, launched in 2010 a program targeted …
Editor’s note: The Strategist has invited all three SEA 1000 contenders to explain their approach to meeting Australia’s future submarine requirement. Germany undoubtedly has led the world into a fourth ‘industrial revolution’—Industry 4.0. With limited …
There’s a great deal to be positive about with the launch of the Australian Cyber Security Review and Strategy. Yes, it took a little longer than promised, but the headlines are good news for the …
In part one I explained how money and organisational issues could affect the implementation of the Defence White Paper in the near term. But even if Defence’s internal arrangements were ticking over smoothly, there’ll be …
Last week, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet confirmed that Australia’s new cyber strategy will be released this Thursday. The update will be the first since the release of the 2009 strategy. Expect to …
When I read material in the mainstream press about the Future Submarine, I can feel my eyeballs twitching a lot these days. All the contenders (the government of Japan with support from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, …
In the court of domestic and international public opinion, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is guilty of a level of corruption and abuse of office not seen in Southeast Asia since the days of the …
At ASPI’s Defence White Paper: from page to reality conference, I got to sum up the future challenges for the acquisition program. The most certain prediction I could make is that the program won’t ever …
Sea State Navigating the dangerous iced-covered waters of the Antarctic just got easier for the British Royal Navy, with the entry into service of its new, low-cost 3D-printed drone. The SULSA unmanned aerial vehicle, which …
The real climate debate isn’t around whether anthropocentric climate change is happening, but the nature, speed and scale of action we need to take in response. ‘Climate justice’ situates how we should respond to climate …
For those privileged to attend the second day of ASPI’s Defence White Paper: from the Page to Reality conference on 8 April 2016, the address by the former President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was …
The European Union has never been very popular in Britain. It joined late, and its voters will be asked on 23 June whether they want to leave early. The referendum’s outcome will not be legally …
Australia and Japan are key actors in the Indo–Pacific, integral to the region’s future security architecture and the prevalence of international law at sea. Australia’s location, democratic system, economy and military capabilities make the country …
Paul Dibb The former Secretary of Defence, Tony Ayers, who died last week aged 82, was truly the last of the Mandarins in Canberra. He served as a permanent head of five departments for almost …