20 Feb 2025
Quantum game changer
The profound implications of quantum computing for global power and security are upon us right now.
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3 Feb 2025
The deadly consequences of disinformation in the Pacific
International partners, including Australia and India, are well placed to counter the scourge. -
17 Dec 2024
Indo-Pacific: A blueprint for democracy in the digital age
From political activism to cyberattacks, the rise of technology is changing the face of regional engagement. -
25 Sep 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: On social media for young people, Australia needs to aim higher
We have an opportunity to develop a social media approach for young people that is worthy of global export. -
18 Sep 2024
What Taylor Swift taught the world on the risks of AI-generated images and elections
Deepfakes can carry a pernicious cost to electoral integrity, trust in institutions and democratic processes. -
14 Aug 2024
Beijing’s Baltic confession exposes undersea vulnerability
While China claims a blunder, its ship cutting a pipeline and cable last year leaves transparency questions aplenty. -
13 Aug 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: Will governments ever reign in Big Tech?
Google took a hit in the courts last week, but the ruling might not be as important as the information revealed in the case. -
30 Jul 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: Lessons from when the computer says no
The Blue Screen of Death outage this month underscores the need for a multilateral fix to vulnerable digital systems – and maybe more. -
3 Jul 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: AI-enabled elections or deepfake democracy?
Having an election doesn’t guarantee a democracy, but you cannot have a democracy without an election. -
1 May 2024
Cultivating a healthy information environment
Regulation, yes, but fostering public literacy about social media and credible journalism is also crucial. -
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18 Jul 2023
Regulating artificial intelligence: How the EU just got us closer
In these times of high-tech angst, a new draft Act passed in the European Parliament sets the scene for the future of AI. -
11 Jul 2023
Existential risk is a whole-of-society challenge
From climate change and pandemics to nuclear war and extinction by AI, collective action will be imperative. -
27 Mar 2023
Binary error: How and why governments need a cyber security rethink
Deterrence of hostile states in cyberspace misses the point when operations concentrate on only “offence” vs “defence”. -
25 Sep 2022
A neck-and-neck election for the future of the internet
As the war in Ukraine goes from bad to worse, Russia may still win a vote to reshape the net as we know it. -
5 Sep 2022
Web3 is coming – with national security implications, too
A new internet for the people and by the people is on the horizon. But decentralised power has its own problems. -
9 Aug 2021
Disinfopreneurs and infodemics
Black Ops social influence campaigns are big business. Some difficult questions and a few bold ideas are on the table. -
9 Sep 2020
Colourless green content: AI, disinformation and geopolitical risk
How will you know when a machine has written what you’re reading? -
22 Jul 2020
Interesting times for TikTok
The debate over banning the social media app hits on big issues of tech, trade and sovereignty. -
27 Aug 2019
Disinformation and democracy: Podcast out now
If we are now living in the age of networked disinformation, was the Philippines Patient Zero? -
30 Apr 2019
Paradigm shift: Understanding propaganda in the digital age
Digital age propaganda represents a new form of public manipulation with endless possibilities. -
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