Every review of Australia’s defence policy and capability is imbued with hope for change. The defence strategic review that’s now in its final months is no exception. Some announcements have already been made, following delivery …
The 2020 defence strategic update unveiled three strategic objectives: to ‘shape’ Australia’s strategic environment, to ‘deter’ adversaries from using armed force against Australia and its national interests, and to ‘respond’ with credible military force that …
As Australia’s foreign and defence ministers and the US secretaries of state and defence prepare to meet for the annual AUSMIN consultations, ASPI is releasing a volume of essays exploring the policy context and recommending …
In this special episode, ASPI Executive Director Justin Bassi speaks to Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific security program at the Center for a New American Security and former senior director for …
Two important military developments recently should give China pause for thought. The first one is the announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison of a $1.1 billion upgrade to the Royal Australian Air Force base at …