Publications
Networked: Techno-Democratic Statecraft for Australia and the Quad
Author(s): Martijn RasserDate of publication: 2021
Publication type: Policy
World leaders recognize that a strategic competition is underway and that the geopolitical context in which it will play out is morphing. Many of these leaders also understand that technology is at the core of this competition. Technology-leading countries will drive the digital economy, gaining...
The Diego Garcia dispute hits cyberspace
Author(s): James Mortensen, Samuel BashfieldDate of publication: 2021
Publication type: OP Eds
As internet domains go, .io is a money spinner. Would a change to the “British Indian Ocean Territory” cancel an asset? The dispute over the ownership of Diego Garcia and the rest of the Chagos Archipelago involves a complex array of legal, human rights, security and geopolitical issues. The...
Russia and China team up on the Indian Ocean
Author(s): Oriana Skylar MastroDate of publication: 2020
Publication type: OP Eds
The US and its allies may have military dominance in the region, but it’s no guarantee of influence. By Oriana Skylar Mastro Two recent naval exercises demonstrate the potential for Russia-China cooperation in the Indian Ocean, and how the two present a much greater threat to a continued US role...
Australian Universities: Thriving in a Changing World?
Author(s): Ryan YoungDate of publication: 2020
Publication type: Issues Paper
Publication download link University sectors in Australia and across the world are facing an inflection point in their future trajectories. The COVID-19 pandemic has undermined business models built on international student income, radically changed the student experience and upended norms of...
A 2020 Vision for Five Eyes: New Structures for New Challenges
Author(s): William A. StoltzDate of publication: 2020
Publication type: Policy
In the latest NSC Policy Options Paper, William A. Stoltz explores a 2020 vision for Five Eyes. Key points: Five Eyes has been a primarily operational grouping, but it is starting to broaden collaboration – particularly to address COVID-19 recovery. Five Eyes needs new planning structures if it...
Future Universities: Value for Changing Societies
Author(s): Young, R.Date of publication: 2020
Publication type: Policy Briefs
University sectors in Australia and across the world are facing an inflection point in their future trajectories. The COVID-19 pandemic has undermined business models built on international student income, radically changed the student experience and upended norms of academic behaviour –...
India heads towards economic autarky
Author(s): David BrewsterDate of publication: 2020
Publication type: OP Eds
A telling speech foreshadows an India more focused on domestic markets and one with less clout in the region. India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar this week made the clearest statement yet that India intends to head back down the road of economic autarky – for strategic reasons. This...
Western Indian Ocean: Where trouble on land spells danger at sea
Author(s): Francois Vreÿ, Mark BlaineDate of publication: 2020
Publication type: OP Eds
Piracy and smuggling are already a menace. Add a budding Islamist insurgency, and far-reaching implications may follow. South Africa may be facing an unholy mix of insurgency, radicalism and major power competition in the Western Indian Ocean. Much attention is given to the rivalry between major...
A third aircraft carrier for India: Budget versus necessity
Author(s): M MatheswaranDate of publication: 2020
Publication type: OP Eds
Concerns about cost overruns should be kept in perspective. The need for naval power projection is only growing. The Indian military is undergoing what may be its most significant reorganisation since India’s independence, with considerable implications for its future strategic posture. One...
The Strategic Implications of Manipulative Digital Platforms: A Trust-Driven Approach
Author(s): Dr. Zac RogersDate of publication: 2020
Publication type: Policy
Australia’s strategic environment is rapidly changing. The most measurable changes are shifts in the regional balance of power and intensifying competition for influence in the Indo-Pacific. These developments have been complicated and exacerbated by the uncertainty generated by the presidency of...
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