Picture yourself on a battlefield. It’s cold, the snow covers the ground, yet the sun shines brightly overhead. You gaze over the landscape and at your fellow soldiers. The prospects for the future seem grim. …
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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. …
Each major cyberattack is treated as a wake-up call. But by now, we shouldn’t be surprised. Last week’s Qantas data leak and September’s Collins Aerospace breach have revealed a pattern of tightly interconnected systems with …
For Fiji, hedging is not just survival, but a way of shaping its role as a confident, independent actor in the Blue Pacific. By engaging everyone while committing to no one, Fiji extracts maximum benefit, …
Japan, India and Australia’s converging interests would be fortified by a Japan-ASEAN-Australia-India economic corridor championed by the United States. Japan and India—the world’s fourth- and fifth-largest economies, respectively—are determinedly deepening their bilateral partnership amid Chinese …
Greenland, an often-overlooked expanse of ice and rock, is fast becoming a focal point of strategic competition between the United States, China and Russia. Speaking on ASPI’s Stop the World, Elizabeth Buchanan—an Arctic specialist and author …
ASPI has launched a major new expansion of its globally recognised China Defence Universities Tracker, a database that now includes more than 180 Chinese civilian and military research institutions. The tracker has become a go-to …
The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the United States on 10 September should jolt us all, regardless of politics or geography. But a key question is what we are jolted into doing. Should …
When governments talk about digital transformation, the conversation usually turns to efficiency: less paperwork, faster services and fewer queues. That matters, but it misses the bigger picture. Digital government is an economic reform lever and …
Indonesia has embarked on its most comprehensive military restructuring in decades, responding to domestic priorities while also strengthening national defence. The changes include creation of new regional commands and strengthening of air and naval components. …
Coercive statecraft is increasingly waged through control of supply chains, payment systems and trade flows, reflecting sharper geostrategic competition. Australia risks falling behind. We still tend to view power in terms of ships, submarines and …
Google’s revelation that China mounted a cyber-espionage campaign against Southeast Asian diplomats should surprise no one. State-sponsored cyber operations are a permanent feature of the region’s security landscape, and China has long been one of …