Is there a finish line for the AI race? The relentless pursuit of artificial intelligence is reshaping our world, challenging our ethics, and redefining what it means to be human. But what does the AI …
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is more relevant than ever in humanitarian action, as the sector grapples with funding cuts and the ‘humanitarian reset.’ The WPS agenda promotes women’s participation in conflict-related decision-making; …
When investors assess startup pitches, they rely on company directories and databases to understand what’s emerging and how fast it’s maturing, and to decide where to focus their attention. Defence lacks an equivalent. For decades, …
Signing the new Australia–US critical minerals agreement on 20 October was the easy part. The real test will be its implementation. The challenge, and opportunity, is to turn diplomatic intent into industrial capability and national …
The unintended consequences of our current tobacco control regime are now outweighing its health and economic benefits, as illicit trade explodes, enforcement costs soar and criminal networks flourish. It’s time for policymakers to confront a …
The White House meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump produced a string of positives. Chief among them is Trump’s ringing endorsement of AUKUS and his first public commitment to sell …
Domestic rice supply is a great security concern in Taiwan, one that’s been stoked by trade negotiations with the United States. Washington wants more access to Taiwan’s rice market. In Taiwan, the worry is that …
Quantum computing is sounding less like a distant sci-fi dream these days, with the pace of investment and scientific advances bringing it closer to reality. These new quantum systems will bring new opportunities, but also …
Cheap ground-launched cruise missiles could be the decisive weapons of the next Pacific war. They’re concealable, mobile, just accurate enough to hit some of the time, just powerful enough to inflict meaningful damage and—most importantly—simple …
The new United States–Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths is a game-changer for both countries and for producers such as Arafura Resources in the …
Fully armed with anti-air, anti-surface and anti-submarine weaponry, US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers have been successfully intercepting Houthi missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles in the Red Sea since late 2023. Although successful in execution, the …
The war between Russia and Ukraine stretches far beyond the trenches. Kyiv has been waging a shadow war, hunting Russian operatives and collaborators around the world. Now, as the Kremlin steps up its own covert …
Australia needs a government that turns intent into industry by signing deals and delivering dollars, contracts and capital flows. Unless the federal government and its bureaucracy become more commercially literate and economically fluent, Australia’s strategic …
‘No two peoples are more alike than Americans and Chinese… masses and elites are united in the faith that theirs is a uniquely powerful nation that ought to throw its weight around if smaller countries …
This year marks the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, which first formally recognised women’s indispensable role in peace and security. Since the resolution’s passing, the threats that women face have evolved. …
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on 20 October. This will be the first official meeting between the two leaders since Trump’s inauguration in January. Here are ASPI analysts’ …
Australia’s adoption of remote work has opened a national security blind spot that foreign adversaries are actively exploiting to infiltrate critical infrastructure. This is urgent because AI-generated identities, deepfake social engineering and inadequately vetted remote …
David Baverez is right: the world has left the comfortable ‘peace economy’ of 1989–2022 and has entered a ‘war economy’ defined by the supremacy of geopolitics over globalisation. In this economy, strategic resilience, not just …
Twenty-five years after its adoption, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is often assessed by its gaps: it is underfunded, under-implemented and under constant pressure to prove its worth. But beyond resolutions and rhetoric, …
The race to 6G isn’t just about bandwidth. It’s about control over spectrum, standards, supply chains and the values underpinning tomorrow’s infrastructure. If 5G taught us anything, trust and interoperability need to be built in …