Cyber threats are outpacing our ability to govern them. Malicious actors, whether state or non-state, exploit regulatory seams across borders, targeting critical infrastructure, supply chains and sensitive data. National laws and standards alone —no matter …
From its anonymous digs in Crystal City, the Pentagon’s high-rise civilian annex, the Joint Program Office for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning wrote $36 billion in contracts in 2023 alone. The program is still critical …
A future where northern Australia is not a distant frontier but a thriving engine of national resilience, sovereign capability and regional prosperity remains out of reach because we continue to underinvest in physical and digital …
When asked on Insiders about the United States’ review of AUKUS contributions, Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy made a subtle but important point: Australia’s aid and diplomatic spending, particularly in the Pacific, should count …
Australia’s surprisingly low June-quarter inflation has reignited talk of rate cuts, but a soft landing is not a national strategy. Beneath the economic relief lies a harsher truth: productivity is stalling, sovereign capability is eroding, …
Northern Australia holds the key to unlocking a new era of defence cooperation and regional development. Just as Singapore has successfully established a long-term training presence in Queensland backed by a $2.25 billion infrastructure investment, …
The latest stretch in a two-decade-long diplomatic effort to codify rules in cyberspace concluded with a consensus UN report earlier this month. That diplomacy stands in contrast to reality: last week NATO condemned Russia’s cyberattacks …
The European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security, Kaja Kallas, and Singapore’s coordinating minister for national security, K Shanmugam, on Friday called out Russian and Chinese hybrid warfare, respectively. Their complementary statements highlight …
During his campaign, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung pledged 100 trillion Korean won (about A$112 billion) over a five-year period to turn the country into one of the top three AI powers in the world. …
The race for dominance in certain technologies sits at the core of the ever-intensifying competition for strategic advantage, and Australia is part of this dynamic. It will have to remain competitive and avoid becoming a …
The US administration is still formulating its Indo-Pacific policy, but recent indications suggest that it will take a tough stance on Taiwan. At the Shangri-La Dialogue, held in Singapore from 30 May to 1 June, …
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s second visit to China—pencilled in for this month—will come weeks before the People’s Liberation Army’s 98th anniversary on 1 August 2025, a date laden with symbolism as Beijing approaches the military modernisation …
