The Strategist2hOpinion
The world can still keep Trump in check
US President Donald Trump has shown a callous disregard for the checks and balances that have long protected American ...
The Strategist4h
Red tape that tears us apart: regulation fragments Indo-Pacific cyber resilience
The fragmentation of cyber regulation in the Indo-Pacific is not just inconvenient; it is a strategic vulnerability. In ...
The Strategist12hOpinion
3 percent of GDP for defence is no stretch. We did 2.9 percent in the Cold War
Australia has plenty of room to spend more on defence. History shows that 2.9 percent of GDP is no great burden in ordinary ...
The Strategist9h
TSMC’s $100 billion bet: strengthening ties or weakening Taiwan’s leverage?
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC’s plan to build a plant in the United States looks like a move made at the behest of local ...
The Strategist12dOpinion
Eggs in more baskets: diversify Australian agricultural exports away from US
Australia’s export-oriented industries, particularly agriculture, need to diversify their markets, with a focus on Southeast ...
The Strategist12d
Eggs in more baskets: protecting Australian agricultural exports from US tariffs
Australia’s export-oriented industries, particularly agriculture, need to diversify their markets, with a focus on Southeast ...
The Strategist12d
Trump’s tariffs challenge India’s economic balance
US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats have dominated headlines in India in recent weeks. Earlier this month, Trump ...
The Strategist13dOpinion
Unity is the answer to Europe’s defence woes
US President Donald Trump’s hostile regime has finally forced Europe to wake up. With US officials calling into question the ...
The Strategist11dOpinion
I, too, got a few things wrong
I agree with Will Leben, who wrote in The Strategist about his mistakes, that an important element of being a commentator is ...
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The Strategist12dOpinion
People matter—especially when frigate crews are too small
People are getting carried away with the virtues of small warship crews. We need to remember the great vice of having few people to run a ship: they’ll quickly tire. Yes, the navy is struggling ...
The Strategist3dOpinion
Australia’s security architecture must evolve, not regress
The Independent Intelligence Review, publicly released last Friday, was inoffensive and largely supported the intelligence ...
The Strategist4dOpinion
Pressure Points: The importance of Australia’s military presence in East and Southeast Asia
ASPI launched Pressure Points, an interactive website that analyses the Chinese military’s use of air and maritime coercion ...