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Australia’s foreign policy is not simply about containing China
Professor Rory Medcalf talks about how Australia can support the conditions for regional prosperity and peace through the balancing of deterrence, diplomacy and development.
  • China
  • Taiwan
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
  • Australia
  • Foreign policy
  • Pacific
  • Indonesia
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Image of undersea cables. Image by Adobe stock

Options for safeguarding undersea critical infrastructure: Australia and Indo-Pacific submarine cables
Samuel Bashfield and Anthony Bergin address the current challenges surrounding undersea cables in the Indo-Pacific.
  • critical infrastructure
  • Australia
  • Indo-Pacific
  • undersea cables
  • Maritime
  • Indian Ocean
Australia, Japan, and the U.S. take part in Exercise Cope North 21
US Indo-Pacific Command

The Australian way of war and peace
Professor Rory Medcalf writes about how Australia is leading the democratic resistance against China's growing influence by reshaping its strategy and alliances in the contested Indo-Pacific.
  • China
  • Australia
  • Indo-Pacific
  • National security
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Image from ABG Facebook page

Moving beyond the Bougainville Peace Agreement
Ian Kemish discusses the future of Bougainville and PNG and underlines the importance of ensuring that Australia plays a key role, with other trusted partners, in developing a viable plan.
  • Pacific
  • Australia
  • China
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Bougainville
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A regrettable necessity: the future of Australian covert action
William A. Stoltz analyses the most unexamined component of Australia’s international statecraft, covert action.
  • covert action
  • Australia
  • National Intelligence Community
  • Intelligence
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International undersea internet cables for Pacific Island countries. Image: Dr Amanda H A Watson and CartoGIS ANU

Telecommunications in the Pacific Islands region
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Amanda H A Watson and Ioana Chan Mow discuss the main challenges for digital connectivity in the Pacific and how Quad countries can help to address this.
  • Quad
  • undersea cables
  • ICT
  • telecom
  • Pacific
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • United States
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Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Strategic challenges raised by climate change in the Indo-Pacific

This webinar examined the impacts of climate change on security challenges through the lenses of Australia, the South Pacific Islands and European states.
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A more prepared Australia
In this paper, William Leben addresses the importance of preparedness in Australia and the need to build resilience to natural disasters.
  • Climate Change
  • Defence
  • Australia
  • Security
  • policy
  • geopolitics
  • resilience
  • Disaster relief
  • Humanitarian assistance
  • preparedness
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ASEAN flags. Image: Pixabay

The ASEAN-Quad partnership in undersea cables: building inclusion, sustainability, and regional connectivity
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Mark Bryan Manantan addresses how Quad countries could collaborate with ASEAN on undersea or terrestrial cables.
  • Quad
  • undersea cables
  • ICT
  • telecom
  • Pacific
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • United States
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A 2020 vision for Five Eyes: new structures for new challenges
William Stoltz explores a 2020 vision for Five Eyes and what these partnerships mean for Australia.
  • Five Eyes
  • Australia
  • middle powers
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Australia as a space power: combining civil, defence and diplomatic efforts
Cassandra Steer explores the important question of how Australia should approach the space domain in the years ahead, in pursuit of national interest objectives.
  • Australia
  • space
  • space security
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Fri, 22 Mar 2024

The Future of Australia-France Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

The French Foreign Minister’s visit to Australia in December last year marked a new phase in relations between the two countries.
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Protecting education exports: minimising the damage of China’s future economic coercion
Dirk van der Kley and Benjamin Herscovitch outline how Australia can protect its education exports from potential economic coercion from China.
  • China
  • economic coercion
  • Australia
  • education
  • exports
A fleet of ships sail out at sea as China and Russia's naval joint drill concludes in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China, September 19, 2016.
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Mon, 29 Apr 2024

Chinese coercion scenarios of Taiwan: consequences for Europe and Australia

The Taiwan issue assumes an increasingly international dimension in a context of growing China-US rivalry.
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New Indo-Pacific partnership: Building Australia-Bangladesh security ties
David Brewster outlines why Australia should develop its defence and security relationship with Bangladesh, and what steps it should take.
  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Indo-Pacific strategy
  • bilateral partnership
  • Indian Ocean
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Australia and the United Kingdom: an Indo-Pacific security agenda for a revitalised partnership
Rory Medcalf and Veerle Nouwens address the strategic importance of the relationship between Australia and the United Kingdom.
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • Indo-Pacific
  • AUKUS
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Clever country in a changed world: re-thinking Australian science policy
Paul Harris explores the new world order Australian science finds itself within and outlines a new approach to advance the national interest.
  • Australia
  • science
  • science policy
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Coordinating the Quad on critical minerals
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Jeffrey Wilson addresses why Quad countries should 'friendshore' their supply chains.
  • Quad
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • China
  • critical tech
  • critical minerals
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Towards the Quad Quantum Network Initiative
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Takahiro Tsuchiya addresses why Quad countries should prioritise the development of quantum internet and quantum computing.
  • Quantum
  • computing
  • Quad
  • US
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • India
  • QTN
  • Technology
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The Quad’s quantum leap: how Quad countries can boost cooperation on quantum computing
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Sam Howell addresses the current race to build quantum computers.
  • Quantum
  • computing
  • Quad
  • US
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • India
  • QTN
  • Technology
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Cyber resilience for the Quad in a post-quantum world
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Jennifer Jackett addresses the potential implications of current encryption methods on quantum computing.
  • Quantum
  • Quad
  • US
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • India
  • QTN
  • Technology
  • cyber
  • Cyber and technology
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Critical technologies supply chains
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Raji Rajagopalan addresses why the Quad should have a common approach to critical technology supply chains.
  • Quad
  • Japan
  • India
  • Australia
  • United States
  • critical tech
  • supply chains
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Future universities: value for changing societies
Ryan Young analyses university sectors in Australia and across the world and considers the current challenges in this sector.
  • Australia
  • universities
  • futures analysis
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New opportunity for Indo-Pacific digital trade
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Daisuke Kawai suggests new opportunities for the Quad to establish rules for digital trade.
  • Quad
  • digital
  • ICT
  • telecom
  • trade
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • United States
  • DFFT
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Image: Adobe Stock

The Quad’s contribution to revolutionising biotechnology strategies
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Shravishtha Ajaykumar addresses why Quad members should establish data-sharing guidelines for biotechnology pursuits.
  • Quad
  • Biotech
  • Australia
  • USA
  • India
  • Japan
  • biosecurity
  • genetics
  • QTN biotech
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Balancing the resilience and innovation of Quad critical technology supply chains
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Akira Igata addresses why Quad countries should increase the resilience of critical technology supply chains.
  • Quad
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • China
  • critical tech
  • supply chains
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Addressing the talent gap in quantum computing
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Prachi Mishra addresses the growing need for talent in quantum computing across academia, industry and government.
  • Quantum
  • computing
  • Quad
  • US
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • India
  • QTN
  • Technology
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The energy quest: elevating the Quad’s role in the Indo-Pacific
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Mannat Jaspal addresses why the Quad should extend the scope of the Quad Plus framework.
  • Quad
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • China
  • Energy
  • energy security
  • critical tech
  • supply chains
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Li’s visit may be a good as it gets for China ties
Dialogue is vital. But the reality for Labor’s “stabilisation” is that the strategic environment will continue to breed black swans and black elephants crises in the Sino-Australian relationship.
  • China
  • Australia
  • Indo-Pacific
  • Maritime
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
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Australian universities: thriving in a changing world?
Ryan Young analyses Australia's university sector and identifies a range of trends and issues within this sector.
  • Australia
  • universities
  • higher education
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New options for trilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: Australia-India-United Kingdom
In this Policy Options Paper, the authors put forward a case for why it increasingly makes sense for Australia, India and the United Kingdom to work together.
  • trilateral cooperation
  • India
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
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Quad collaboration for STEM workforce growth
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Luke Koslosky addresses how Quad countries can focus on STEM workforce growth.
  • Quad
  • STEM
  • QTN
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • USA
  • emerging tech
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Maintaining green energy security and preventing dependence on China
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Noriko Endo addresses why Quad countries should align their decarbonisation policies.
  • Quad
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • China
  • Energy
  • energy security
  • critical tech
  • supply chains
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Conservation through synthetic biology
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Alexander Titus addresses the significant role that synthetic biology can play in conservation efforts.
  • Quad
  • Biotech
  • Australia
  • USA
  • India
  • Japan
  • biosecurity
  • genetics
  • QTN biotech
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Building the Quad technology workforce pipeline and research relationships
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Miah Hammond-Errey addresses why Quad countries should cooperate on STEM workforce issues.
  • Quantum
  • STEM
  • QTN
  • Australia
  • US
  • Japan
  • India
  • AI
  • emerging tech
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Enhancing global biosecurity: strategies for agile crisis response
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Heigo Sato addresses the importance of including biosecurity when creating security policy.
  • Quad
  • Biotech
  • Australia
  • USA
  • India
  • Japan
  • biosecurity
  • genetics
  • QTN biotech
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Telecom tower. Image: Rawpixel

Taking a strategic view of telecom networks in the Indo-Pacific
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Sameer Patil addresses why the Quad countries should work together to secure Indo-Pacific telecom networks.
  • Quad
  • Security
  • ICT
  • telecom
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • United States
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Diversifying air power: broadening Air Force’s value proposition in an age of high contest
Peter Hunter addresses how the Air Force should contribute to the Australian Defence Force strategy.
  • Australia
  • Air Force
  • Australian Defence Force
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STEM researchers from countries of concern
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Katsuya Tamai addresses why it is necessary for Quad countries to be open to foreign STEM researchers.
  • Quad
  • STEM
  • QTN
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • USA
  • China
  • AI
  • emerging tech
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China’s economic leverage: perception and reality
Rory Medcalf discusses how perceptions of Australia’s vulnerability to Chinese economic pressure are often exaggerated.
  • China
  • economic coercion
  • Australia
  • Indo-Pacific
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
The National Security Podcast
26 Sep 2024
The National Security Podcast

Quad Leaders’ Summit: setting it up for success in "phase 3"

In this episode, Gaurav Saini and Kate Clayton join David Andrews to discuss the 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit, and what the future may look like with incoming leadership changes.

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13 Aug 2024
The National Security Podcast

India's evolving place in the world under a third Modi government

In this episode, Ian Hall and Darshana Baruah join Rory Medcalf to discuss India’s evolving place in the world, from its immediate neighbourhood to bilateral relationships with global powers. 

 

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