Diplomacy & International Relations

The Diminished Strategic Value of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” (The Soufan Center)

Iran’s strategic architecture, centered on arming a regional network of non-state actors termed the Axis of Resistance, has eroded significantly over the past year...

Australia and Japan take a big step towards collective deterrence (Courtney Stewart – ASPI The Strategist)

Buried in the joint statement of an Australia–Japan defence and foreign ministers’ meeting on 6 September was a step-change: Canberra and Tokyo would deepen...

Australia and Papua New Guinea: a relationship worth investing in (Mike Hughes – ASPI The Strategist)

‘Australia is secure when Papua New Guinea is secure, and Papua New Guinea is secure when Australia is secure.’ So said Billy Joseph, PNG’s...

Shanghai University’s uncrewed vessels support China’s maritime push (Astrid Young – ASPI The Strategist)

ASPI’s newly expanded China Defence Universities Tracker reveals how leading Chinese research institutions, including Shanghai University (SHU), are developing advanced uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs)...

Gas-powered computing: develop Beetaloo for Australia’s AI centre (John Coyne – ASPI The Strategist)

Energy, not algorithms, will decide who leads in artificial intelligence. At the AI Horizons Summit in Pittsburgh last week, the United States’ largest natural...

Belarus and Poland Share Military Information Despite Worsening Political Relations (Yauheni Preiherman – The Jamestown Foundation)

On September 10, Poland shot down at least 19 Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that had violated its airspace. Afterward, Poland invoked Article 4...

Ukraine Ramps Up Defense Production With Increased International Cooperation (Yuri Lapaiev – The Jamestown Foundation)

Ukraine is stepping up international cooperation in defense manufacturing to maximize production, drive innovation, and protect critical industrial infrastructure from Russian strikes. Kyiv launched...

What Is the U.S. Federal Reserve? (Council on Foreign Relations)

The Federal Reserve is the most powerful economic institution in the United States. It is responsible for managing monetary policy and regulating banks and...

What policymakers need to know about China’s role in the US drug supply chains and what to do about it (Marta E. Wosińska –...

Policymakers are increasingly concerned that a major geopolitical conflict with China could disrupt U.S. drug supply chains, causing widespread drug shortages. While onshoring downstream...
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