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The Strategist19hOpinion
The gathering storm: urgent geoeconomic threats and Australia’s national security crisis
Australia in 2025 stands at a perilous crossroads. Once-clear boundaries between economic prosperity and national security ...
The Strategist1dOpinion
Mandatory ransomware reporting: great, but tell us what’s being learned
Introduction of mandatory ransomware payment reporting in Australia today is a welcome development. But it won’t reach its ...
The Strategist1dOpinion
With more investment, Australia can help secure UN peacekeeping’s future
As UN peacekeeping faces an uncertain future, Australia can step up to support this multilateral tool and shape the next ...
The Strategist5d
China’s love-bombing of Gen Z Taiwanese has its limits
Through a mix of subsidised tours, university scholarships, TikTok-style propaganda and influencer outreach, Beijing is ...
The Strategist11dOpinion
Reuniting ASIO and the AFP under Home Affairs is the right move to address intensifying threats
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to return policy responsibility for the Australian Security Intelligence ...
The Strategist12dOpinion
From customer to catalyst: anchoring Australia’s northern marine industry through government procurement
To turn northern Australia’s marine potential into performance, the Australian government must stop acting as a passive ...
The Strategist12d
Prabowo chooses ambiguity in South China Sea policy
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s South China Sea policy has many contradictions and inconsistencies, particularly ...
The Strategist3d
Uncensored AI models pose an urgent risk to global security
The global AI race is rapidly accelerating, with states and corporations investing billions into AI for commercial, strategic and defence purposes. But a byproduct of this race is the proliferation of ...
The Strategist3dOpinion
Circuit boards must be trusted. So we’d better make them in Australia
Every secure system, from missile guidance to a water treatment controller, shares an essential part: the printed circuit ...
The Strategist2dOpinion
Not enough money, skills or organisation: Australia’s defence build-up is too slow
Australia’s strategic environment is more threatening than it has been since World War II. Despite public recognition of ...
The Strategist1dOpinion
Indonesia has a moral imperative to act on Uyghur persecution
The crisis in Xinjiang, where more than 1 million Uyghurs endure mass detention, forced labour and cultural erasure, is one ...
The Strategist2d
The five-domains update
Sea state The Australian government donated drones and operator training worth just under $1 million to the Philippine coast ...