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An AUKUS ultimatum for Australia over Taiwan risks backfiring on Washington (Andrew O’Neil – The Interpreter)

A weekend report in the Financial Times that US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Elbridge Colby has been privately pushing Australia and Japan...

AUKUS: Building confidence in Australia’s submarine pathway (Jennifer Parker – The Interpreter)

At an estimated $368 billion cost, a Pentagon review underway and talk of the United States seeking a guaranteed commitment in the event of...

Criticism of the ‘Reverse Kissinger’ (Oleksandr V Danylyuk – RUSI)

In recent years, the idea of ​​the so-called ‘reverse Kissinger’ has become increasingly popular in the United States, which is based on the alleged...

Turkey Navigates an Escalating Israel–Iran Rivalry (Burcu Ozcelik – RUSI)

The post–7 October realignment in the Middle East has recalibrated threat perceptions and strategic opportunities for both Turkey and Israel. The recent ‘12-Day War’...

Can Malaysia nudge ASEAN beyond non- interference to tackle the scam crisis in Myanmar? (Liu Weiyi, Asha Hemrajani – The Interpreter)

Across East and Southeast Asia, the UN estimates that countries collectively suffered estimated loss of US $37 billion in 2023 from the scam cartels....

Nuclear waste to nuclear reactor: The case of Russia in Kazakhstan (Ayushi Saini – The Interpreter)

After shutting down its last Soviet-era reactor in 1999, Kazakhstan is now on the cusp of returning to nuclear energy. Long reliant on non-renewables...

Cost of Defence’s roadmap for spending 3 percent of GDP on defence (Marc Ablong – The Strategist)

The current debate on Defence funding, sparked by our 29 May report The Cost of Defence: ASPI Defence budget brief 2025–2026, and a subsequent...

In the fight against drugs, Australia should follow the money (John Coyne – The Strategist)

Australia is losing the fight to disrupt illicit drug supply chains, not for lack of effort, but because we need additional weapons and new...

India, Australia collaborate on critical minerals for renewable energy and climate action (Sutandra Singha – The Strategist)

India and Australia are reinforcing their partnership on critical minerals to secure supply chains and enable the global transition to clean energy. This strategic...

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