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Terror in our midst
Justin Bassi | December 20, 2023The fact that unrepentant jihadist and convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika is being released from jail into the community should concern every Australian.
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Peace depends on defeating Hamas
Justin Bassi | November 25, 2023A truce that leaves Hamas in control of Gaza will not be a permanent solution but merely a temporary pause in which Gazans remain controlled by a terrorist group that will abuse civilian infrastructure and resources to rebuild, rearm and return to its stated objective of destroying Israel.
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In the house of pooh bear
Justin Bassi | November 5, 2023Tensions appear to be easing between Australia and China, but the Prime Minister must remember that pulling punches on international security in the hope of frictionless diplomacy and short-term economic gain only teaches authoritarian states that aggression and coercion are effective.
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The future of cyber-security
Justin Bassi | October 23, 2023China, Russia and international criminal gangs are waging an unrelenting cyber war against the West, and so Australia must place cyber-security at the heart of its national security strategy.
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Standing up for the Philippines
Justin Bassi | August 11, 2023The Philippines has become one of Australia’s most important defence partners and Australia should explicitly support its case against ever-increasing naval bullying by China.
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Supporting NATO and Ukraine
Justin Bassi | July 12, 2023It is in Australia’s national interest to join NATO counterparts in proclaiming support for Ukraine and the inseparability of the transatlantic and Indo-Pacific partnerships in protecting freedom and democracy.
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Once a terrorist…
Justin Bassi | June 25, 2023Countering terrorism while preserving essential freedoms isn’t an easy task, but society has a right to expect the state to protect the public against convicted terrorists.
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Standing together
Justin Bassi | June 17, 2023If a country and economy like Australia can remain steady in the face of Beijing’s attempts to weaponise trade, and can stand alongside partners who are doing the same, Beijing will have a shrinking strategic space in which to play its coercive trade games.
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Tik-tok and the tyrants
Justin Bassi | April 10, 2023The hope that technology and online information would liberate people from oppressive regimes has been dashed by the weaponisation of the internet and social media by Russia and China to oppress their own populations and poison international debate.
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Standing up to China on trade
Justin Bassi | February 7, 2023Trade policy is inseparable from strategy and security, and Australia must resist China’s attempts to use trade to coerce Australia over sovereign decisions it made in other realms.
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Choose freedom
Justin Bassi | June 13, 2022The first Shangri-La Dialogue since 2019 is a chance for world leaders and ministers to discuss urgent and long-term international security questions, and underlined the need for the free world to stand up against authoritarian challenges.
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China’s Pacific offensive
Justin Bassi | May 29, 2022China is looking to sign another 10 ‘security’ agreements with Pacific states in the wake of its controversial deal with the Solomons, tightening its grip on the region despite Australia’s best efforts to stem the tide.