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’ …
As Australia prepares its 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS), the nation must recognise that a window of strategic risk exists now and will do so into the early 2030s. The first AUKUS submarines—US Virginia-class boats—will …
The Korean Peninsula is one of the most volatile flashpoints in global security. North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile capabilities, coupled with its deepening ties to Russia and China, present a growing challenge to the …
A landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Australia came into force last week. Negotiated within the space of just nine months, it is Australia’s first free trade agreement with any …
Debate over the Pukpuk treaty has focused on China and whether Australia’s military might one day use Papua New Guinea’s geography or fight alongside PNG forces in a regional contingency involving Beijing and Washington. But …




