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The Australian Strategic Policy Institute is an independent, non-partisan think tank focused on Australia's defence, cyber, tech and strategic policy.

 Canberra, Australia
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'Instead of accepting whatever [AI] access arrangements the market and alliance deliver by default, Australia needs to move to deliberate managed dependence within the US orbit,' writes Hannah Merchant. aspistrategist.org.au/to-sec…

To secure frontier AI access, Australia’s best bet is a coalition of the dependent | The Strategist

At Davos this year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said ‘middle powers must act together because if you are not at the table, you are on the menu.’ Nowhere is the case stronger than in ...

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'To prevent [a war over Taiwan], the world’s leading democracies need to establish an alliance formidable enough to deter China from any such use of force,' writes Chris Hamer. aspistrategist.org.au/to-det…

To deter China, we need a global alliance of democracies | The Strategist

There is a distinct possibility of an enormous war breaking out in the next few years over a Chinese attempt to seize Taiwan. To prevent such a catastrophe, the world’s leading democracies need to...

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'India is managing its relationship with China sector by sector. This is clearest when looking at where India has relaxed its regulatory restrictions on Chinese involvement in Indian industry,' writes Shibani Mehta. aspistrategist.org.au/indias…

India’s relationship with China should be understood sector-by-sector | The Strategist

Over the past few months, New Delhi’s relations with Beijing have improved. It would be a mistake to read this as a sign of greater strategic trust. A better explanation is that India is managing ...

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To secure frontier AI access, Australia’s best bet is a coalition of the dependent | Hannah Merchant | bit.ly/4xJADW6
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We’re pleased to welcome Dr Osamu Nishiwaki as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at ASPI. A former Director-General for Trade and Economic Security at @METI_JPN, Dr Nishiwaki will contribute to research on economic security, defence and 🇦🇺-🇯🇵 relations. 🔗: bit.ly/4xHMILm
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Looking to strengthen your policy capabilities? ASPI’s Better Policy Applications is a two-day workshop designed for practitioners looking to build practical skills and improve the quality and impact of their policy work. 🔗 Learn more and register: bit.ly/4ydxCOG
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To deter China, we need a global alliance of democracies | Chris Hamer | bit.ly/4rsklzi
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"The reason that it has a disproportionate impact on rural and regional Australia is simply by virtue of the tyranny of distance," ASPI Senior Fellow Andrew Henderson tells @abcnews on the impact of the war in the Middle East on fuel prices in regional 🇦🇺. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-25/f…

As fuel costs escalate again, regional Australia is hurting

Regional industries and communities are feeling a "disproportionate impact"  of rising bowser prices, a policy expert says.  

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On the likelihood of a diplomatic breakthrough emerging from US-Iran meetings in New York this week, @AdelAGhafar told @AJEnglish that while there appears to be “genuine” movement towards reigniting negotiations, there is also “a fair amount of posturing”. aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23…

Despite flurry of New York diplomacy, US-Iran deal remains elusive

Analysts say a deal this week is unlikely - core disagreements between Washington and Tehran remain unresolved.

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India’s relationship with China should be understood sector-by-sector | Shibani Mehta | bit.ly/4z1gP1E
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'The same tyranny of distance that shaped Australia’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network is now shaping how Canada approaches surveillance and defence of its Arctic,' writes @raelock. aspistrategist.org.au/austra…

Australia and Canada face similar northern logistics problems | The Strategist

Australia and Canada are separated by half a world, but a new defence partnership is exposing an unexpected similarity. Canada is buying Australian surveillance technology developed to monitor the...

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'The old class war asked who controlled the means of production. The emerging epistemic divide asks how democratic societies determine whom to trust,' writes @johncoyne14. aspistrategist.org.au/austra…

Australia's next class war may be fought over reality | The Strategist

Australia’s next class war may not principally be fought over wealth, but over truth. For most of modern history, democratic societies have argued about competing interests: wages and profits;...

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The Head of ASPI's AI and Security program @davidwroe joined @STomevska on @abcnews to unpack the OpenAI Medicare hack, the company's response to the breach, the need for stronger AI safeguards & why it could take a major disaster before 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇳 take AI regulation seriously. 📹⬇️

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'As AI becomes embedded throughout military decision-making, differences in legal and operational limits risk causing friction precisely when coalition forces need smoother decision making,' writes Samuel White. aspistrategist.org.au/austra…

Australia’s next interoperability challenge is military AI | The Strategist

Australia is spending heavily on military AI and, separately, on building the capabilities and interoperability of its Indo-Pacific partners, yet we are paying too little attention to what happens as...

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Australia and Canada face similar northern logistics problems | @raelock | bit.ly/4AK6XuO
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ICYMI 🔊 We’re looking for a China Analyst or Senior Analyst to join ASPI’s high-performing China team. Don’t miss the opportunity to join one of the Indo-Pacific’s most influential think tanks and contribute to globally recognised research. 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4jlyegA
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Speaking to @abcnews, ASPI's @davidwroe discussed an OpenAI agent hacking a Medicare portal, why the fact that the breach went undetected for months is a national security concern, and the urgent need to strengthen cyber defences and regulation of frontier AI. 🎧 Listen 👇

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Always good to talk to LJ. It's a very interesting case that we need to learn from but it's the trend that we should really worry about more than this individual incident. Another alarm bell that should spur action.
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ASPI's @davidwroe joined @News24Aust to discuss revelations that an OpenAI agent accessed a Medicare data portal, the risks of increasingly autonomous AI systems and why governments need to address the “global human coordination problem” around AI safety. 📺 Watch here ⬇️

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ASPI's @davidwroe joined @News24Aust to discuss revelations that an OpenAI agent accessed a Medicare data portal, the risks of increasingly autonomous AI systems and why governments need to address the “global human coordination problem” around AI safety. 📺 Watch here ⬇️

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Australia’s next class war may be fought over reality | @johncoyne14 | bit.ly/3TmcczJ
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