The economic and social costs of the war in Iran, particularly its effect on global food security and agricultural production ...

China’s military budget increases keep painting a picture that’s inconsistent with the country’s claims to a defensive policy ...

US President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran crisis and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz underlines an old lesson: force without planning, consultation and legitimacy rarely ends well. History ...

China’s latest five-year plan enshrines artificial intelligence as a key driver of economic growth and technological ...

Antarctica rose to the surface of strategic competition this week. It appeared prominently in both the Australia–New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (ANZMIN) and in China’s new ...

Replacing vulnerable but nationally critical information-technology systems takes too long. Australia should follow the ...

The state visit of King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark to Australia, that starting last Saturday, is an important ...

Food supply is long overdue for elevation into national security policy. As The Australian reported on 19 February, there are ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s enthusiasm that the country might soon overcome its reliance on rare-earth imports ...

As China pursues greater heights in frontier technology, it is also reckoning with the persistent problems of domestic demand, debt and demographic change. This was clear in the documents released ...

The pressures facing regional universities are commonly attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic and the collapse of international student markets. But the financial and structural fragility now visible ...

Strategic surprise rarely occurs because there is no warning. Signals accumulate, intelligence reporting circulates and analysts identify emerging risks. Strategic surprise occurs when institutions ...