Australia's Defence Challenges

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The Indo-Pacific Operating System: How can America shore up the regional order?

Five essays from experts from, or based in, Southeast Asia provide a sense of the region’s complexity and the nuance with which any effort to shore up – or rebuild – regional order must grapple

By Ben Scott

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The Director’s Chair: Penny Wong on politics, China, and the job of Foreign Minister

In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Senator Penny Wong, the Shadow Foreign Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate

By Michael Fullilove

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AUKUS and the nuclear non-proliferation regime

Whether Australia leases, buys or builds nuclear-fuelled submarines, it will be the first non-nuclear state to do so. The recent announcement of AUKUS – the Trilateral Agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States – to procure this technology brings into focus the

By Cathy Moloney

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Australia is Making a Risky Bet on the U.S.

Australia has thrust itself into a central role in America’s rivalry with China. Originally published in The New York Times

By Sam Roggeveen

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When you’re in a hole, stop digging: Australia and the nuke sub deal

There is an old saying that if you find yourself in a hole, the best course of action is to stop digging. If only Australia understood this wisdom. Abandoning the French submarine project, the government has decided to double down and design a new nuclear-powered sub with technology and assistance

By Albert Palazzo

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Sharpening deterrence

“If you want peace, prepare for war.” The idea that states can avoid war by strengthening their military is attractively simple, and the advice, attributed to Roman author Vegetius, has proved enduringly popular. In modern strategic lingo, it’s embodied in the buzz word “deterrence”.

By Ben Scott

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Australia and the Growing Reach of China’s Military

Beijing’s maritime and aerospace capabilities will have serious implications in the event of an Indo-Pacific power play

By Thomas Shugart

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Australia's Security and the Rules-Based Order: Tracking a Decade of Policy Evolution

In this feature, we identify ten recurring propositions about the rules-based order and show it's evolution through national debate and government policy. Explore how the rules-based order has developed over time and in meaning with experts offering inside commentary along the way

By Ben Scott, Madeleine Nyst, Sam Roggeveen

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China and the Rules‑Based Order

Seven experts debate China’s approach to the rules‑based international order

By Ben Scott, Nadège Rolland, John Culver, David Kelly

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Submission to Inquiry into Australia's Defence Relationships with Pacific Island Countries

In July, Jonathan Pryke presented a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into Australia's defence relationships with Pacific Islands

By Jonathan Pryke

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Regional security depends on making order from chaos

Originally published in The Australian

By Sam Roggeveen

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Defence Strategic Update 2020: A first assessment

The Defence Strategic Update 2020 launched yesterday in Canberra is a notably candid assessment of the strategic challenges Australia faces and the measures with which the government plans to meet them. It explicitly declares “Australia’s ability – and willingness – to project military power

By James Goldrick

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Australia's Defence Challenges

The Indo-Pacific Operating System: How can America shore up the regional order?

The Director’s Chair: Penny Wong on politics, China, and the job of Foreign Minister

AUKUS and the nuclear non-proliferation regime

Australia is Making a Risky Bet on the U.S.

When you’re in a hole, stop digging: Australia and the nuke sub deal

Sharpening deterrence

Australia and the Growing Reach of China’s Military

Australia's Security and the Rules-Based Order: Tracking a Decade of Policy Evolution

China and the Rules‑Based Order

Submission to Inquiry into Australia's Defence Relationships with Pacific Island Countries

Regional security depends on making order from chaos

Defence Strategic Update 2020: A first assessment

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