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Australian universities must wake up to the risks of researchers linked to China’s military
Clive Hamilton | July 20, 2019China’s aggressive program of acquiring technology from abroad should be a cause of concern for Australian universities. Yet, our system of vetting research collaborations is clearly broken, putting Australian security at risk.
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Rethinking Australia’s citizenship bans
John Coyne | July 6, 2019The logic behind Australia’s terrorism-related loss-of-citizenship provisions is meant to be brilliantly simple, but the reality of the measure could be counter-productive to its aims.
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We must do more than wave the flag in the South China Sea
Sam Fairall-Lee | July 2, 2019All hopes of China becoming a ‘responsible stakeholder’ now dead and that nation’s capacity to constrain our maritime freedom of movement will only grow larger. Without action, we will soon find ourselves strategically reliant on the benevolence of an expansionist dictatorship.
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The high stakes of grand strategy
Peter Layton | June 27, 2019The Chinese challenge in Asia, and the Russian threat to the west, are real and require genuine debate, perhaps even strategic innovation. This may all sound intellectually confronting, but it’s vital to confront reality. Our future may well depend on it.
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The gray zone and ‘hybrid warfare’
Andrew Dowse | June 21, 2019Our increasing connectivity and reliance on information technology is a vulnerability being targeted by two key threats: cyber attacks and the subversion of our democratic institutions.
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It’s time for Canberra to stop kowtowing to Beijing
Geoffrey Barker | June 20, 2019Managing relations with China is the most challenging foreign and security policy problem facing Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his re-elected government. While appeasement is always the easy option, a strong stance is required to protect the region and our liberties.
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The threat to the West from ‘political warfare’
Brendan Nicholson | June 18, 2019A new form of ‘political warfare’ has emerged in the internet age, with information campaigns, cyber operations and social media propaganda used by hostile state actors to undermine western democracies.
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More is at stake than merely leaked information
Brendan Nicholson | June 9, 2019Australians are right to be alarmed about police raids on the ABC and a newspaper journalist’s home.
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Standing up to bullies in the South China Sea
Michael Shoebridge | May 31, 2019Public diplomacy around Australia’s relationship with the Chinese state in general, and the antics of its military in the South China Sea in particular, are becoming a major issue for Canberra.
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Australian Navy helicopters hit with Chinese lasers
Euan Graham | May 30, 2019Australian ships participating in a recent exercise were the subject of close attention by shadowing Chinese assets, ranging from demands for course information from Chinese navy ships to lasers aimed from “fishing vessels”.
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Flying the flag in the Pacific
Brendan Nicholson | May 27, 2019Amid growing concern about potential threats to peace in the Indo-Pacific, a Royal Australian Navy task force has completed a three-month tour of seven key nations, underlining Australia’s commitment to the region.
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Australia should stop bolstering China’s military
Alex Joske | May 22, 2019A clear statement that Australia will not increase the war fighting capability of the Chinese military would be common sense and offer a guiding principle for future decision-making.