The Ukraine conflict has moved into uncharted territory as the EU and US spearhead maximum-damage sanctions against the Russian economy, while the Kremlin raises nuclear-readiness levels and launches rocket strikes against civilian targets in Ukrainian …
The legislative framework governing electronic surveillance by Australia’s policing and intelligence agencies is undergoing major reforms. There have long been calls for such an overhaul given the significant changes in the way we communicate since …
For seven years, eSafety, Australia’s independent regulator for online safety, has led the world when it comes to keeping people safer online, especially the protection of children. As a small agency, we know better than …
Nuclear weapons have, since their inception, been a paradox: the mightiest of weapons that we dare never use. The nature of this paradox was best exemplified by the Cold War doctrine of MAD—mutual assured destruction. …
Last Saturday, in a two-paragraph statement, ASEAN foreign ministers said they were ‘deeply concerned over the evolving situation and armed hostilities in Ukraine’. They called on ‘all relevant parties to exercise maximum restraint and make …
While the battle for Kyiv rages, the economic war between Russia and the nations of the West has barely begun. The US, the EU and their allies are concentrating their economic attacks on Russia’s financial …
This is the third in a series of edited extracts from a new ASPI publication, The geopolitics of climate and security in the Indo-Pacific, released today. The first article presented a 2035 climate security scenario, …
This is the first of several edited extracts from a forthcoming ASPI publication, The geopolitics of climate and security in the Indo-Pacific. The impacts of climate change on the Indo-Pacific, already the most exposed region …
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital adoption and digital transformation in many regions of the world. In Southeast Asia, this has driven unprecedented demand for online services in retail, digital payments, education and health. However, …
Few parts of the world paid as high a cost during the Cold War as Southeast Asia. The superpower conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union divided the region into pro- and anti-communist …
‘Last night’s operation took a major terrorist leader off the battlefield, and it sent a strong message to terrorists around the world: We will come after you and find you.’ With these words, President Biden …
Chinese Communist Party leaders use ‘collective study sessions’ to identify emerging technologies that they can harness politically. Given the merging of civil and military industrial goals in China, the international community needs to recognise the …