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The Strategist17hOpinion
The gathering storm: urgent geoeconomic threats and Australia’s national security crisis
Australia in 2025 stands at a perilous crossroads. Once-clear boundaries between economic prosperity and national security ...
The Strategist1dOpinion
Mandatory ransomware reporting: great, but tell us what’s being learned
Introduction of mandatory ransomware payment reporting in Australia today is a welcome development. But it won’t reach its ...
The Strategist1dOpinion
With more investment, Australia can help secure UN peacekeeping’s future
As UN peacekeeping faces an uncertain future, Australia can step up to support this multilateral tool and shape the next ...
The Strategist2dOpinion
Not enough money, skills or organisation: Australia’s defence build-up is too slow
Australia’s strategic environment is more threatening than it has been since World War II. Despite public recognition of ...
The Strategist1dOpinion
Indonesia has a moral imperative to act on Uyghur persecution
The crisis in Xinjiang, where more than 1 million Uyghurs endure mass detention, forced labour and cultural erasure, is one ...
The Strategist2d
The five-domains update
Sea state The Australian government donated drones and operator training worth just under $1 million to the Philippine coast ...
The Strategist2d
Now that’s innovation: Ukrainian army units compete for weapons; start-ups compete for their business
Fast-paced, iterative, gritty and incredibly successful innovation is sustaining Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion.
The Strategist3dOpinion
Circuit boards must be trusted. So we’d better make them in Australia
Every secure system, from missile guidance to a water treatment controller, shares an essential part: the printed circuit ...
The Strategist5d
China’s love-bombing of Gen Z Taiwanese has its limits
Through a mix of subsidised tours, university scholarships, TikTok-style propaganda and influencer outreach, Beijing is ...
The Strategist3d
Bookshelf: Preserving the US technological republic
Alexander Karp and Nicholas Zamiska make a strong case for strengthening the United States’ standing in the tech world. In ...
The Strategist3d
Australia’s national security depends on robust, sustainable food and nutrition security
Australia has a vast agricultural sector, diverse agroecological zones, a multicultural population and strong regional ...
The Strategist4d
New Zealand’s defence plan lifts spending, emphasises partnerships
The Five Eyes are really four eyes and a wink, according to a joke that derides New Zealand’s limited defence spending.