David Baverez is right: the world has left the comfortable ‘peace economy’ of 1989–2022 and has entered a ‘war economy’ ...
As Australia prepares its 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS), the nation must recognise that a window of strategic risk ...
In a fundamentally shifted strategic environment marked by heightened geopolitical competition and the real prospect of ...
Each major cyberattack is treated as a wake-up call. But by now, we shouldn’t be surprised. Last week’s Qantas data leak and ...
It was encouraging to read Microsoft’s thoughts on the transition to post-quantum cryptography—the new generation of ...
When French bank BNP Paribas quietly dropped its ban on financing ‘controversial weapons’ in September, it looked like a ...
The Australian Army is ready to help foster a crucial national conversation about shared military and civil responsibilities ...
Indonesia’s defence budget for 2026 is 187.1 trillion rupiah (A$17 billion). This is a small increase from last year’s budget ...
For Fiji, hedging is not just survival, but a way of shaping its role as a confident, independent actor in the Blue Pacific.
Once a breakthrough landmark in recognising women’s disproportionate experiences of conflict and their essential role in ...
Debate over the Pukpuk treaty has focused on China and whether Australia’s military might one day use Papua New Guinea’s geography or fight alongside PNG forces in a regional contingency involving ...
A patrol boat shadows an unflagged vessel near a cable landing station in the Pacific. There’s no nearby base. No time to escalate. But a single secure message, sent from a handheld device, alerts ...