The Trump administration’s new defence and security policies affect the Indo-Pacific less through fresh promises than through fresh requirements for allies—and for Australia, that shift is immediate and concrete. The message is not ‘trust us’ …
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The US National Defence Strategy (NDS), released by the Trump administration on 23 January, demands much more from Australia. It requires greater defence spending and capability development so that Canberra can better support US-led collective …
Many nations, including Australia, continue to operate as if strategic shocks are exceptional, not the new norm. This illusion of peace leaves us dangerously unprepared for the multipolar, contested, and volatile world rapidly unfolding around …
Cooperation between federal and subnational Australian governments on national security must continue to evolve in the face of the complex terrorism, espionage and foreign interference threats. The tensions exemplified by Canberra’s unprecedented 2021 decision to …
Economists hate it, and nationalists yearning for the Australia of yore love it. The Albanese government’s A Future Made in Australia policy will need to be understood with a bit more nuance than its name …