East Asia Forum

Reconciling economic and national security in US–Australia relations

Australia must balance its economic dependence on China with its strategic partnership with the United States as great power competition intensifies and global dynamics shift. A second Trump ...
The Diplomat

What Does Australia’s National Defense Strategy Mean for the Quad?

The Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., July 1, 2025. From left, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam ...
The Conversation

Friday essay: let’s rethink Australia’s national security – and focus on fairness and climate action, not blind fealty to the US

The America we thought we knew is not coming back. America in 2028 will be different, perhaps worse. And Australians, along with much of the world, are eager for something different. In polling ...
Human Rights Watch

Australia: Gender Equality Essential for National Security

(Sydney) – The Australian government should strengthen gender-focused approaches across all crisis responses, Human Rights Watch said today following International Women’s Day. The authorities should ...
The Conversation

Labor is promising a national food security strategy – but there’s no mention of Australians who are going hungry

Australia’s food security is on the political agenda, with Labor flagging a new national strategy if it is re-elected for a second term. “Feeding Australia” would build-in ways to make the ...