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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...

A studiously ignored problem: force projected from Australia must go through Indonesia (Michael Roach – The Strategist)

While the United States spends billions on military infrastructure from Guam to Darwin, one crucial enabler of Indo-Pacific deterrence remains noticeably underdeveloped: rights to...

Lebanon’s Path to Reclaiming Sovereignty: Implications of the Israel-Iran War for Hezbollah’s Status and Weaponry (Emirates Policy Center)

One of the most significant outcomes of the Israeli-Iranian war has been the decline of Tehran's regional influence and the increased vulnerability of its...

Struggle for Hegemony: How Syria Became the Theater for the Most Dangerous Confrontation Between Turkiye and Israel (Emirates Policy Center)

The war between Israel and Iran has amplified Turkiye’s concerns over Israeli military superiority. Ankara increasingly perceives Israel's surplus power as a future strategic...

Reshaping the Balance of Power in South Syria: Sharaa Administration’s Policy to Integrate Daraa Region into Central Government (Emirates Policy Center)

The disbanding of the 8th Brigade – the most powerful Sunni force in southern Syria – has marked a strategic breakthrough for President Ahmed...

Delisting Hayat Tahrir al-Sham: Implications for U.S. Counterterrorism and Syria Policy (Aaron Y. Zelin – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

Seven months after leading the rebel offensive that ousted Bashar al-Assad, and nearly thirteen years since being designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)...

Leveraging Iran’s Defeat to Strengthen U.S.-Iraq Security Relations (Michael Knights – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

The recent military collision between Iran, Israel, and the United States did not formally involve Iraq, which took pains to declare that it was...

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