• Silence isn’t golden

    Justin Bassi     |      February 4, 2025

    The Federal Government’s habit of evading, ignoring or downplaying security threats undermines public trust, encourages conspiracy theories and emboldens our enemies.

  • Pacific security in 2025

    Blake Johnson     |      January 11, 2025

    2025 will be a big year for Pacific security as Pacific island nations grapple with upcoming elections, disaster recovery, watching the situation in New Caledonia and navigating geopolitical tensions.

  • The security implications of climate change

    Tobias Ide     |      November 21, 2024

    Climate change poses a significant threat to Australia’s national security. Major concerns include damage to critical infrastructure, reduced capacities of the armed forces, regional political instability, and climate insecurity among some key allies.

  • Securing security in the Pacific

    Blake Johnson     |      October 11, 2024

    It’s time for the Pacific to talk about ground rules in the security sector.

  • Improving state cooperation on security threats

    John Coyne     |      October 1, 2024

    Cooperation between federal and subnational Australian governments on national security must continue to evolve in the face of the complex terrorism, espionage and foreign interference threats.

  • Defence diplomacy in the Pacific

    Joanne Wallis     |      February 1, 2024

    Rather than encouraging bilateralism, Australia’s defence diplomacy should advance an approach that bolsters cooperation and capacity to respond to security challenges under the auspices of regional institutions such as the Pacific Islands Forum.

  • Protecting Australia

    Brendan Nicholson     |      November 12, 2023

    Australia’s most senior military officer has warned that the nation faces complex and interwoven threats including high-end military capabilities, economic coercion, climate change and AI-driven dangers to democracy in a post-truth world.

  • Caught in the great divide

    Henryk Szadziewski     |      November 7, 2023

    Pacific Islands Forum members will face challenging conversations about the prickly US-China relationship and its effect on the region in their meeting this week.

  • Road to nowhere?

    Maima Koro     |      November 6, 2023

    The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting this week takes place amid a changing dynamic of security and development in the region.

  • Security in China’s shadow

    John West     |      July 17, 2023

    Australia has implemented some effective responses to the challenges posed by China to its security. But Canberra still lacks an overarching China strategy, according to Euan Graham’s new book “Australia’s Security in China’s Shadow”.

  • Climate change is a security problem

    Tobias Ide     |      March 7, 2023

    While a feral Russia menaces Europe and China’s shadow falls over Asia, the looming threat of climate change imperils the whole world, and Australia must start viewing it as a national security issue.

  • Locking in Pacific security

    Joanne Wallis     |      July 11, 2022

    The Pacific Island Forum should create a forum like the ASEAN Regional Forum to provide opportunities for Pacific states to collectively engage with partners on security matters.