Some of the most egregious examples of disinformation campaigning in recent times have come not from shadowy state operatives but from mainstream political parties. Politicians and their parties in Southeast Asia have long been ahead …
Planet A A report by risk analysts Verisk Maplecroft has found that 99 of the world’s 100 most climate-vulnerable cities are in Asia. The report assesses factors including air pollution, resource availability and natural-disaster vulnerability …
WPS potential in great-power rivalry Pacific Forum has released an Issues and Insights report outlining how Australia and the US can utilise the women, peace and security agenda as an ‘edge’ in their strategic competition …
The 2021–2022 federal budget focuses on ‘securing Australia’s recovery’ but it has accepted the assumptions of the past by limiting investment to road and rail infrastructure, not just for northern Australia but across all states …
Sea state Australian Anzac-class frigates Anzac, Ballarat and Parramatta transited through the South China Sea with replenishment vessel HMAS Sirius. It was the navy’s fourth transit of the area this year, after six trips in …
Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner recently highlighted an overarching challenge for the territory, and arguably for all of northern Australia—to break the social and economic cycles of severe disadvantage that perpetuate problems for generations. …
Planet A New research from the University of Melbourne may provide a better framework for biologists to predict individual species’ vulnerability to extinction as a result of climate change. The study examined the impact of …
Have you ever heard of Combined Joint Headquarters (CJHQ) Top End? Before you go racing to Google, it doesn’t exist! Yet Australia and its partners need such an arrangement. It’s time to leverage our strategic …
In the last 50 years, Germany has experienced three miracles. The one-time sick man of Europe became an Exportweltmeister (export world champion). It also overcame its past (Vergangenheitsbewältigung). And it built a political and economic …
Sea state The wreckage of Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala 402 was found on the sea floor following a five-day search with support from India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and the US. All 53 crew members and …
It’s the Anzac Day public holiday here in Australia. That means we’re taking the day off from normal duties and will be back tomorrow with our usual full schedule of strategic analysis and commentary.
Planet A Japan announced that it will release 1.2 million tonnes of treated radioactive water into the Pacific over several decades, commencing in two years. The water was exposed to nuclear material at the Fukushima …