When Dutch General Tom Middendorp speaks, the world’s security apparatus pays attention. As the former chief of defence of the Netherlands and current chair of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, Middendorp, widely …
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In an era of continuous, concurrent and cascading risks, Australia’s reliance on siloed departmental frameworks has become its own threat to national security. Nowhere is this more evident than in the collision between climate mitigation, …
Domestic rice supply is a great security concern in Taiwan, one that’s been stoked by trade negotiations with the United States. Washington wants more access to Taiwan’s rice market. In Taiwan, the worry is that …
The path to a truly safe and secure Indo-Pacific is not just through military interoperability; it requires a more holistic and enduring form of statecraft that recognises food security as a foundation of cooperation. A …
When the varroa mite was first detected in Australia in 2022, many outside the beekeeping and horticultural industries viewed it as a nuisance—a distant problem for a few farmers. This was dangerously naive. In breaching …