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ASPI's analysis and commentary site. For China watchers, there’s a grim irony contained in the 14 principles that former senior official Peter Varghese recommends in his long-awaited review into national security think tanks, released last week.
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The Strategist is the commentary and analysis site of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, an independent, non-partisan think tank based in Canberra.ASPI is one of the most authoritative and widely quoted contributors to public discussion of strategic policy issues in Australia and a recognised and authoritative Australian voice in international …
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Jul 17, 2012 · Over the past 11 years, ASPI has been proud to produce fresh ideas and analysis on Australia’s most important long-term strategic and defence issues. ASPI’s well-established publication lines have served us well, and we’ll continue ...
Editors' picks for 2024: 'Celebrating 10 years of ASPI’s Women in ...
19 hours ago · Angela Suriyasenee is a researcher and Daria Impiombato is an analyst at ASPI.. Image shows panellists at the WDSN gala dinner. From left to right: Catherine Burn from ASIS, Jessica Hunter from the Australian Signals Directorate, Michelle Chan from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Stephanie Copus Campbell Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality, Hayley Channer from the United ...
Editors' picks for 2024: 'Exclusive: Inside Beijing’s app collecting ...
1 day ago · Originally published on 27 September 2024. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs operates a secure digital platform that connects it directly with Chinese companies operating abroad, requiring participating companies to submit regular reports about their activities and local security conditions to the government, internal documents reveal.
Editors’ picks for 2024: ‘The long arc of Australian defence strategy’
2 days ago · Michael Pezzullo was deputy chief of staff to the Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley, from 1997 to 2001.As deputy secretary in the Department of Defence, he was the lead author of the 2009 Defence White Paper. He was secretary of the Department of Home Affairs from 2017 to 2023.
Collaborative planning for Australian food security preparedness
Australia’s food security, commonly assumed safe thanks to our being a net food exporter, is increasingly vulnerable in a world marked by geopolitical and environmental instability. Our reliance on critical imports in food production and ...
Editors’ picks for 2024: ‘Australia should grow its own fuel’
3 days ago · Originally published on 18 March 2024. Australia really does run on the smell of an oily rag. Our fuel reserves are pitifully low by international standards, and we produce very little fuel domestically. This is a risk, both strategically and economically. But it also presents an opportunity we ...
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2024 proved to be an unexpectedly dynamic year for Northeast Asia, and we must be ready for an equally unsteady 2025. Changes in political leadership, evolving ententes and uncertain policy trajectories may all contribute to …
Securing Australia’s supply chains through targeted investments in ...
Australia needs a policy for delivering the minimum manufacturing capacity that would ensure national resilience, security and economic prosperity. Unfortunately, Australia’s domestic manufacturing capacity is generally declining, except in the defence industry and, in time, ...