A conflict between the US and China over Taiwan would be particularly consequential for Australia. Our vital trade to and from North Asia (including with Taiwan) would be disrupted, the strategic ...

This report explores how a strategy of denial can be enhanced through expanding the ADF’s ability to project power and ...

A decade ago the Philippines won a legal victory invalidating China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea, but China has intensified its efforts to gain control. The result is regular physical ...

Australia’s vast maritime approaches make stealth and endurance more than technical advantages: they are central to whether submarines can survive and operate in a crisis. Conventional diesel ...

The new economics of global waterways are taking shape, influenced by the dissolution of many agreed international norms, laws and key principles of maritime trade. The US–Iran War has many focused on ...

Modern high-intensity conflict consumes fuel, ammunition, equipment and personnel at a pace that can quickly overwhelm peacetime logistics systems. For Australia, that challenge is compounded by ...

Governments invest heavily in capability, intelligence and preparedness. Yet strategic advantage can still be lost for a simpler reason: institutions take too long to turn recognition into action.

The Arctic and Antarctica were strategic theatres in which the Cold War played out, but they were also regions in which concerted efforts were made to bring together the rival superpowers. The polar ...

Northern Australia has become Australia’s principal strategic operating base. As the nation’s forward line of deterrence and power projection, its ability to support sustained military operations will ...

These 37 works capture a conversation conducted in real time as events unfolded and reflect the breadth of the challenges confronting Australia. The value of a collection such as this lies precisely ...

Australia and Japan are both targets of state-linked disinformation designed to exploit historical grievances, domestic political divisions and alliance anxieties. Beijing’s reaction to Japan’s May ...

For more than a decade, which has included the 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022 federal elections, ASPI has helped to generate ideas and foster debate about Australian strategic policymaking through Agenda ...