The forces of globalisation that drove business and governments through the decades leading up to the 2007–08 Global Financial Crisis have lost their power amid rising nationalism, social inequality and financial volatility. The contours of …
In a blizzard of pre-holidays defence diplomacy, Defence Minister Richard Marles has, in his own words, been ‘doubling down on friends’. His weekend sprint to Tokyo to meet Japan’s new defence minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, was …
The next National Defence Strategy (NDS), expected in early 2026, should deliver something Australia has long lacked: a strategic narrative that tells the public what truly matters to our security, what threatens it, and how …
The Japanese public’s strong confidence in their new—and first female—prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, gives her government a window to strengthen Japan’s approach to hybrid threats. To do so, her government could draw on Australia’s experience …
Without careful coordination, the Australia–Canada–India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership risks becoming another partnership that under-delivers on its ambitious objectives. Managed effectively, however, it could form the nucleus of an intercontinental democratic technology coalition, combining …




