India and Canada are engaged in a growing political battle over foreign interference. It’s not...
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Accidental honesty: The Quad IS all about deterring an aggressive China
It’s great that US President Biden started the Quad Leaders meetings and that there have been four...
The Defence of Australia: A Blueprint for The Next Government – Paper 1: National Security and Australia’s Northern Defence
The Strategic Analysis Australia team is delighted to be working on a joint project with the...
A US dose of reality shows Australia must meet more of our own needs
We’ve had recent announcements from AUSMIN and AUKUS, the two acronyms describing our peak...
A rusted out hulk is where China’s brazen violence can fail – obviously and in plain sight.
As we watch the brazen violence of the Chinese coastguard around the Philippines' 2nd Thomas...
New president gives Australia chance to step up engagement with democratic Taiwan
On Monday 20 May, Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, was inaugurated as president of Taiwan,...
China’s aggressive military shows Australia needs a new playbook
The latest dangerous aggression by China’s military against Australia’s defence personnel –...
Rolling back dangerous Chinese military behaviour – it starts with a phone call
It shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that a Chinese jet has endangered an Australian Navy helicopter...
Unpacking the numbers in Defence’s new Integrated Investment Plan
On Wednesday 23 April, the Albanese Government released its National Defence Strategy (NDS) and...
Devalued words and dollars damage Australia’s security
Devalued words and dollars damage Australia's secu | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists assess the...
Crisis? What Crisis? Policy Perspectives and Strategic Coherence
This is an edited version of an address to the Sir Richard Williams Foundation Conference on the...
High seas drama over deep seabed mining
The race is on to tap high seas mineral riches. The International Seabed Authority, based in...
The truth about Australia’s ‘stabilised’ relationship with China
When Beijing is openly preparing to attack Taiwan, endlessly bullying countries into political...
US SSN(X) decision reveals a more optimal SSN pathway for Australia
There’s been a lot of focus on nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) in Australia in the last...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit: the sounds of silence
The most striking thing about the Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Australia is how empty the...