20 Mar 2023 Australia, China, AUKUS and the squandered advantage Sam Roggeveen Canberra appears to have overlooked the tyranny of distance as its chief asset in regional military deterrence.
2 Mar 2023 AUKUS and intellectual property Naoise McDonagh , Sascha-Dominik Dov Bachmann In an era of economic entanglement, IP theft has the potential to threaten democracy. Governments need to be vigilant.
24 Feb 2023 The Australia-New Zealand alliance in a war with China Robert Ayson The potential for conflict in the region should have Canberra and Wellington thinking about shared strategic risks.
31 Jan 2023 Australia’s return to must-win wars Peter Layton The future is not the past. Australia needs to reset its strategic thinking and plan to win the wars it fights.
28 Sep 2022 Buying the wrong submarine Peter Layton Being able to sink ships doesn’t end a war. Australia should consider ballistic nuclear missile subs as an alternative.
29 Aug 2022 The merits of transactionalism Victor Abramowicz Seeking deeper relationships doesn’t always best serve the national interest.
14 Apr 2022 Australian cyber: What’s “Redspice” for? Ben Scott Canberra should explain why Australia needs a larger offensive cyber capability and how it will be used.
28 Sep 2021 AUKUS and the nuclear non-proliferation regime Cathy Moloney Australia’s new trilateral agreement and its hard-won nuclear grand bargain.
20 Sep 2021 When you’re in a hole, stop digging: Australia and the nuke sub deal Albert Palazzo By the time Canberra’s subs roll off the dock, their capabilities will be obsolete, and there are bigger threats, too.
30 Aug 2021 Sharpening deterrence Ben Scott The language around the who, what and how of Australia’s defence strategy needs an overhaul.
2 Jul 2020 Defence Strategic Update 2020: A first assessment James Goldrick A candid assessment of Australia's challenges, but will the planned measures be enough?