Intelligence professionals carry an unrecognised ethical responsibility. It arises when they shape what political decision-makers come to know, which risks are held to be salient, and which options appear available. Intelligence ethics is still too …
Before 2020, Australian defence strategy was predicated on a planning assumption that we would have at least 10 years’ warning of an impending war. This would give us the crucial time that we would need …
Taiwan’s been opening its intelligence archives – with lamentable results. The opening of the records, which began in February 2026, has damaged the reputations of people named in the declassified files. This has included serving …
The restructuring of Japan’s intelligence capability around new central agencies will support deeper cooperation with Australia. This sentiment was outlined in a joint statement during Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Australia in May. …
Australia is probably overestimating Pine Gap’s support for our place in the US alliance. It’s no longer irreplaceable. The reasons the joint US–Australian intelligence facility sits in the central desert rather than on a Pacific …
