Feature Insights

Going Apache – A step in the right direction

June 03 2021

The Commonwealth government has been praised for its decision to replace its fleet of Airbus-built Eurocopter Tigers with 29 Boeing-built Apaches, but...

Op-Ed: Australian roadmap for nuclear submarine acquisition

France recently announced it had reached agreement with India to develop six nuclear attack submarines (SSN) for the Indian Navy.

June 02 2021

Op-Ed: Avoiding previous mistakes in counter-terrorism – Why hard power is not a solution to the Salafi-jihadi crisis in sub-Saharan Africa

Counter-terrorism expert Isaac Kfir analyses the current Salafist insurgency in sub-Saharan Africa, and the counterinsurgency methods to combat this ongoing threat.

June 01 2021

Op-Ed: AI warfare – Faster, un-emotional and needing microprocessors

War is a fact of life for humankind. We have been constantly killing each other in increasingly deadly and larger scale ways for most of our history, with the last 60 years...

May 31 2021

Are the CCP’s coercion tactics backfiring?

Have Beijing’s bullying tactics weakened Australia’s resistance to CCP policy or strengthened Canberra’s determination to reduce dependency?

May 28 2021

Hostage diplomacy and civil crackdowns on the rise

With the recent arrest of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, the defiance of totalitarian regimes in the face of international condemnation are on the rise.

May 27 2021

Should Australia explore alternatives to an F-35 top-up?

Has the ongoing debate over the future of the US Air Force’s F-35 fleet opened an opportunity for Australia to explore alternatives for the RAAF?

May 26 2021

The B-21 bomber, Australia’s next deterrent

With the B-21’s long range capabilities, and the advancement of unmanned long range Chinese strike technology, should Australia buy the B-21 as a deterrent?

May 25 2021

The resurgent fears behind the UK's nuclear policy pivot

Analysts weigh in on the British government’s recent decision to amend its nuclear proliferation policy.

May 24 2021

Did Wong’s China comments land a blow?

Senator Penny Wong attacked the Morrison government over its handling of the China crisis at a recent book launch, but did her comments manage to land a blow?

May 21 2021

Is Australia’s Defence spending equal to the security threat?

The Commonwealth government should ramp up spending to match the growing security threat posed by Beijing, according to ASPI’s executive director.

May 20 2021

Op-Ed: Strategic update from Naval Group Australia program director Graeme Bent

Australia’s Future Submarine Program is on the cusp of an exciting new phase as a new and modern shipyard rises from the ground and preparations are put in place for Attack...

May 18 2021

Building new alliances in the era of the Quad

Will the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue mean that the West should abandon Pakistan in the goal for geostrategic dominance in Asia?

May 17 2021

Will Australia’s Afghanistan withdrawal rekindle the terror threat?

Will the withdrawal of a Western military presence in Afghanistan breathe new life into wounded Islamic terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and Daesh?

May 14 2021

Why Australia needs an ‘annual threat assessment’

The federal government should dispel “shapeless war talk” and institute a formal review assessing the nation’s security threats to enhance strategic clarity, one Lowy...

May 12 2021

Is the West playing into China’s hands by ‘stoking’ fears of war?

Australia and its allies may be serving China’s interests by beating the war drum, according to a Lowy Institute analyst.

May 11 2021

Op-Ed: The Need to Define an Australian Company

July last year, the Prime Minister released the 2020 Defence Strategic Update, which set out the deterioration in Australia’s strategic circumstances. This triggered...

May 10 2021

China's next headache, a new Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Perhaps, just perhaps, there’s more than meets the eye with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

May 07 2021

Why Defence must axe the Port of Darwin lease

The Commonwealth government must “take a shot at redemption” and scrap Chinese firm Landbridge’s leasing rights over the Port of Darwin, according to a senior...

May 06 2021