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WEBThe Strategist is a website that publishes articles on international security, defence and foreign policy issues by experts and analysts from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). It covers topics such as China, AUKUS, humanitarian aid, …
The Australian Secret Intelligence Service: spying for Australia
WEBNov 8, 2020 · Spies are prey to principle, pride, passion and payment. Betrayal is driven by everything from cause to cash. In a history of espionage, The anatomy of a spy, Michael Smith writes that spies spy for sex, money, patriotism, revenge or because it’s ‘the right thing to do’; spies can be ‘unconscious agents’ or ‘adventurers, fantasists and psychopaths’.
ASPI’s critical tech tracker updates: China’s lead in advanced …
WEBSep 22, 2023 · ASPI's latest update to its Critical Technology Tracker compares high-impact research worldwide in 64 technologies. China leads in seven of the 10 advanced sensor technologies vital to military navigation and targeting, while the AUKUS partners and other potential partners lag behind.
Triton: transforming Australia’s airborne ISR capabilities
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The Australian Defence Force is on the brink of a transformative shift in its airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities with the imminent introduction into service of the MQ-4C Triton, an unarmed, high-altitude and long-endurance uncrewed aerial system (UAS).
As Russia’s Caucasus influence falls, filling the gap isn’t simple
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Armenia’s intention to withdraw from a Russia-led security alliance of ex-Soviet states appears on the surface to offer an opportunity for the European Union, Turkey and Iran to expand their influence and pursue their own interests in the region.
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WEBThe Strategist is the online platform of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), a think tank that provides fresh ideas on defence and strategic policy issues. The site features articles by experts and commentators on Australia's role in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
Australia needs to build total defence in the face of national crises
WEBOct 18, 2021 · In Australia, the prevailing view of mobilisation is that it is an activity associated with going to war. In the event of an armed conflict, the nation mobilises to support the Australian Defence Force.
From the Bookshelf: ‘Australian Defence and Deterrence: A 2024 …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · In Australia’s Defence and Deterrence, long-time analyst of global defence issues and frequent commentator on Australian defence Robbin Laird has written another timely book.He provides a constructively critical and expansive update on the Australian Defence Force. He does so by asking important questions and drawing on presentations delivered at the April 2024 Sir Richard Williams ...
Landbridge, Darwin and the PRC | The Strategist
WEBNov 9, 2015 · Peter Jennings’ ‘Darwin: storm in a port’ has brought to broader attention the apparent nonchalance with which the lease of the port of Darwin by Chinese firm Landbridge has been treated by many parts of the Australian Government. Landbridge came to Australian public attention in mid-2014 with its share offer and purchase of Brisbane-based gas producer Westside Corporation.
The prime minister’s prerogative to send Australia to war
WEBAustralia’s prime minister has the power to launch a war. The almost unfettered right to take the nation into conflict is a stark and simple statement about our system and our history of wars.