Defending South of Australia’s ‘First Island Chain’
A continuing theme in Chinese strategic thinking is the concept of “island chains” with the First…
Read More »The QUAD and Its Evolution: An Indian Perspective
Many analysts are underscoring the importance of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) as a response to…
Read More »Australian Cybersecurity Strategy: The Australian Government Addresses the Challenges
Does Australia’s cyber security strategy 2020, released by the Home Affairs Department today, go far enough to…
Read More »Reworking the Australian-United States Alliance
Recently, the defence and foreign ministers of Australia and the United States delivered a direct and…
Read More »Rare Earth Minerals: Shaping an Alliance Approach
China has dominated the world’s supply of rare-earth elements for decades. Over the past year, however,…
Read More »How Will India deal with China in the Galwan Face-Off?
New Delhi. Chinese intransigence across the LAC (Line of Actual Control) has been a constant feature…
Read More »Shaping Quadrilateral Military Co-operation in the Indian Ocean
Australia’s recent experience in confronting a range of unprecedented strategic challenges, from the catastrophic summer bushfires…
Read More »The New Japanese Defense White Paper: Defense of Japan 2020
The Japanese government has recently released its latest defense white paper. According to the document, the…
Read More »The Role of Defense Diplomacy in the Australian Defense Strategic Update
Prime Minister Scott Morrison released the 2020 defence strategic update to define Australia’s evolving challenges and provide guidance…
Read More »Australia’s Defense Strategy in a Fluid Strategic Environment
The biggest driver of Australia’s 2020 defence strategic update is the waning of Canberra’s trust in the decision-makers…
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