As Japan weathers pressure from China after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said last month that an attack on Taiwan would constitute a ‘survival-threatening situation’, Taiwan’s own opposition parties risk undermining that support. Two weeks after …
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Amid delays and cost blowouts in Defence, the Australian government on 1 December announced a sweeping overhaul of Defence procurement with the creation of a Defence Delivery Agency (DDA). This will occur from the merger …
Rumours suggest another Chinese naval task group may be heading towards Australia. While such a deployment poses no direct threat, and warships are entitled under international law to operate in international waters, it inevitably recalls …
It is not warmongering to discuss how a changing world may affect Australia’s way of life, just as it did during World War II. It is prudent and responsible to have a national conversation about …
Indonesia’s defence budget for 2026 is 187.1 trillion rupiah (A$17 billion). This is a small increase from last year’s budget but still low compared with GDP and global standards. A significant portion of the budget …