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  • 3 Mar 2025
    • Terrorism
    • Sex and Gender
    • Technology
    • Transnational Challenges
    • Emerging Threats

    The hidden national security threat: Misogynistic extremism

    Emma Gerhardy
    Hate against women is often the precursor to radicalisation and mass violence. It’s time to address the connection.
  • 27 Sep 2024
    • Australia
    • Emerging Threats
    • Coronavirus
    • Transnational Challenges
    • United Nations

    Is the world ready for its next big health crisis?

    Rebecca Wakerman Powell
    Antimicrobial resistance will test global responses to health security, just as Covid-19 did.
  • 11 Apr 2024
    • Asean
    • South China Sea
    • Cyber Security
    • Cyber Warfare
    • Emerging Threats
    • Maritime Security
    • Technology

    ASEAN and the military applications of AI

    Ngô Di Lân
    While artificial intelligence can be used to magnify lethal force, it can also promote regional peace and stability.
  • 8 Feb 2024
    • Defence & Security
    • Al Qaeda
    • Emerging Threats
    • Islamic State
    • Maritime Security
    • Middle East Conflict
    • Terrorism
    • Technology
    • Middle East
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Lebanon
    • Yemen

    Non-state actors and the phantom of asymmetry

    Ved Shinde
    The might of the US military no longer guarantees world order. There are new actors and new ecosystems in play.
  • 16 Oct 2023
    • Emerging Threats
    • Coronavirus
    • Technology
    • Transnational Challenges

    Managing risk: Pandemics and plagues in the age of AI

    David Heslop , Joel Keep
    An Australian-initiated international forum could hold the key to controlling unconventional weapons in the age of generative AI.
  • 28 Aug 2023
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Cyber Security
    • Cyber Warfare
    • Emerging Threats
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • United Nations
    • United States

    Australia and the UN: A new agenda for peace

    Adam Bartley , Charles T. Hunt , Aiden Warren
    Multilateral responses to the threats of new and emerging tech – from AI warfare to bioweapons – are crucial to success.
  • 31 May 2023
    • Al Qaeda
    • Emerging Threats
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism

    Misogyny is often the connection between overlapping far-right ideologies

    David Wells
    A holistic approach to addressing violent extremism starts with confronting deep-seated societal issues.
  • 9 Mar 2023
    • Australia
    • Emerging Threats
    • Terrorism

    A strategy for securing Australian democracy

    Levi West
    Rising right-wing extremism threatens the liberties we take for granted, which means Canberra needs a new plan.
  • 1 Sep 2021
    • Emerging Threats

    Transnational authoritarianism: return of the strongmen

    Mubashar Hasan
    Coercion, kidnapping and deadly violence are the stock in trade of increasingly emboldened transnational repressors.
  • 27 Oct 2020
    • Global Issues
    • Emerging Threats

    The hate matrix of online gaming

    Matthew Sharpe
    Chatrooms enable players to discuss games, yet are increasingly a hotbed for glorifying violence and radicalisation.
  • 22 Jul 2019
    • China
    • Emerging Threats
    • United States

    What Tom Cruise can teach us about great power competition

    Dirk van Graver
    Hollywood’s “Healthy Development” of an audience in China carries a cost should reel life mask the real thing.
  • 30 Apr 2019
    • Emerging Threats
    • Digital Disruption
    • Technology

    Paradigm shift: Understanding propaganda in the digital age

    Zac Rogers , Emily Bienvenue , Maryanne Kelton
    Digital age propaganda represents a new form of public manipulation with endless possibilities.
  • 18 Sep 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Syria
    • Maritime Security
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Terrorism
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Open-source intelligence links: Soldiers on Instagram, Russian submarines, Chinese drones, Syria and more

    Danielle Cave
  • 9 Sep 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Intelligence and security
    • E-diplomacy

    To effectively counter ISIS online, we need a narrative

    John Gooding
  • 18 Aug 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Regional relationships
    • US-China

    Hegemon: Wargaming the South China Sea

    Julian Snelder
  • 3 Aug 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Regional relationships

    India's Gurdaspur terrorist attack: Location, timing and method

    Shashank Joshi
  • 29 Jul 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Syria
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats

    Turkey-ISIS: Safe zones open up new problems

    Rodger Shanahan
  • 29 Jul 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    North Korea should dominate South Korean foreign policy, and there's no way around that

    Robert E Kelly
  • 23 Jul 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Nuclear energy

    Interview: Sadegh Zibakalam on the Iran nuclear deal

    Anneliese Mcauliffe
  • 22 Jul 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Syria
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats

    Is the war on ISIS coming home to Turkey?

    Lauren Williams
  • 16 Jul 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Syria
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Intelligence and security

    Stripping citizenship: Information gaps and unforeseen consequences

    David Wells
  • 7 Jul 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Syria
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats
    • Arab Uprisings

    Kuwait's disenfranchisement of Bidun leads to growing ISIS threat

    Anneliese Mcauliffe
  • 7 Jul 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies
    • US-China

    South China Sea: Why Korea is silent, and why that's a good thing

    Robert E Kelly
  • 3 Jul 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Nuclear energy

    Iran has made big nuclear concessions in Vienna

    Dina Esfandiary
  • 3 Jul 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Syria
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Arab Uprisings
    • Intelligence and security

    Is Egypt falling into an Islamist insurrection?

    Bob Bowker
  • 29 Jun 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Intelligence and security

    Attribution is key to broader ISIS strategy

    David Wells
  • 12 May 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Australia and Asia
    • Intelligence and security

    North Korea missile test: Seoul must now focus on sub hunting

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
  • 15 Apr 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Intelligence and security

    Will space and cyber operations affect ADF force structure?

    Derek Woolner
  • 31 Mar 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Australia and Asia
    • Intelligence and security

    The coming nuclearisation of the Indian Ocean

    David Brewster
  • 18 Mar 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies
    • Australia and Asia
    • Intelligence and security

    Do we need 'full-spectrum defence'?

    Hugh White
  • 17 Mar 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Quick comment: Rory Medcalf on Australia's security challenges

    John Gooding
  • 12 Mar 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats

    Boko Haram: The later years

    Hans Brun
  • 11 Mar 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Intelligence and security
    • Foreign Policy

    Australia needs to start thinking globally about national security

    Peter Layton
  • 5 Mar 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Intelligence and security
    • Foreign Policy

    The destructive power of nuclear weapons

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
  • 4 Mar 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Nuclear energy

    Bibi goes to Washington

    Anthony Bubalo
  • 4 Mar 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Syria
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Arab Uprisings
    • Intelligence and security

    Can Lebanon's Future Movement provide a moderate Sunni alternative?

    Lauren Williams
  • 26 Feb 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Syria
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    What is New Zealand's mission in Iraq?

    Anna Powles
  • 12 Feb 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Intelligence and security

    Should the West arm Ukraine?

    Matthew Sussex
  • 23 Dec 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Intelligence and security
    • Foreign Policy

    Australian recognised by UN's chemical weapons watchdog

    John Tilemann
  • 19 Dec 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    China: Lines blur between nuclear and conventional warfighting

    Lora Saalman
  • 17 Dec 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    The history of the new Chinese empire

    Julian Snelder
  • 12 Dec 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Lessons on strategic stability and SSBNs from the Cold War

    Sir Mark Stanhope
  • 11 Nov 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Intelligence and security

    Defence challenges 2035: Securing Australia's lifelines

  • 31 Oct 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Emerging Threats

    The global proliferation of Chinese drones

    David Schaefer
  • 29 Sep 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Cyberwar and war in space: Making SSBNs more dangerous

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
  • 26 Sep 2014
    • Global Issues
    • Defence & Security
    • Syria
    • Terrorism
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Arab Uprisings
    • Intelligence and security
    • Foreign Policy

    Terrorism at home: The law cannot save us

    Cynthia Banham
  • 11 Aug 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • Emerging Threats

    The dangers of SSBN proliferation in Indo-Pacific Asia

    Peter Dombrowski
  • 28 May 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats

    Cyber espionage and US-China relations: The world's biggest candy store

    Julian Snelder
  • 5 May 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats

    Democratic oversight of intelligence agencies: A primer

    Paul G Buchanan

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