Marching blindfolded into the new Cold War
A new report into the funding of Australian strategic think tanks raises consequential issues for Australia’s global ...
Academics say China studies sector in 'crisis' amid a funding shortage and 'climate of fear'
In May, 60 China scholars signed an open letter warning the Australian Research Council (ARC), the federal government's top ...
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Skilled diplomacy needed for Australia and China to stay out of war
Readers discuss a foreign policy dilemma facing Australia, and consequences of US foreign policy Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us ...
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Pacific security in 2025
Pacific security as Pacific island nations grapple with upcoming elections, disaster recovery, watching the situation in New ...
Australia must ‘spend more’ on defence and counter-terrorism measures
Australian Strategic Policy Institute Malcolm Davis says Australia must “spend more” on defence and counter-terrorism measures. Former Department Secretary Mike Pezzullo believes the world is likely ...
How independent can government-funded think tanks be?
The only real solution for Australia’s think tank dilemma is to seek private funding to promote good policy ideas ...
Interest rates, exporters and Reserve Bank intervention: There's a lot at stake as the Australian dollar weakens
The Australian dollar has come under a lot of pressure over the past two weeks, raising the question is the Reserve Bank ...
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Why Indonesia joining BRICS shouldn't worry the US and Australia
The Southeast Asian nation has joined BRICS, the China and Russia-led bloc seen as a counterweight to the West. But analysts ...
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ASPI cuts a further stain on foreign policy legacy
The think tank exposed the extent of the Communist Party’s United Front influence work in Australia and wrote ... of the Albanese government’s foreign policy approach, credibility and legacy.