Man holding a Palestinian flag
Photo by Ahmed Abu Hameeda on Unsplash

What's Palestine's plight got to do with Australian Indigenous rights?
Ben Scott writes about the dangers of conflating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the struggle for Indigenous rights in Australia.
  • Israel-Palestine
  • Conflict
  • War
  • Indigenous Peoples
Russell precinct
Russell precinct

National mobilisation during war: past insights, future possibilities
Peter Layton discusses nine historical cases of national mobilisation in four alternative futures situated within one quadrant of the ADF FOE 2035 framework each.
  • War
  • Defence
  • Grand strategy
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
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The Nixon Doctrine and U.S. policy on regional cooperation in Southeast Asia after the Second World War
Associate Professor Sue Thompson writes about how the Nixon Doctrine influenced U.S. policy on regional cooperation in Southeast Asia.
  • Cold War
  • Alliances
  • Southeast Asia
  • War
  • International relations
  • Defence
The National Security Podcast
18 Mar 2026
The National Security Podcast

What is driving the war in Iran – and what comes next?

In this episode, Beth Sanner and Dr Rodger Shanahan join Justin Burke to discuss the drivers of the Iran war, and examine the broader implications for regional and global security.

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Innovative alliance: U.S.-Australian defense science and technology cooperation for a dangerous decade
Jennifer Jackett | Carnegie Endowment

Fuel shortages and bare pharmacies: we need to talk about what a possible war with China could look like
Dr William Stoltz | The Conversation

Israel must be supported in using force against foes
Anthony Bergin | The Australian

‘Tragedy, death, violence’: ceasefire deal in Gaza is not on the ‘verge of a breakthrough’
Nicholas Rasmussen | Sky News

Israel strikes Hamas negotiators in Qatar
David Andrews interview | 7News