Sea state A Chinese nuclear-powered submarine has been spotted outside an underwater bunker near China’s Yulin naval base. The base, on the southern end of China’s Hainan Island, is one of Beijing’s most important facilities …
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Last Friday marked a symbolic breakthrough in Belarus. Thousands of people gathered at Independence Square in Minsk in front of the National Assembly, including many women and workers—the coalition that saved the opposition in its …
On 5 August 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi scrapped Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which allowed the state of Jammu and Kashmir to make its own laws, and cancelled Article 35A, which gave the …
The protests that have roiled Belarus in the week since its stolen presidential election are evolving. Mass demonstrations gave way to more dispersed mobilisations on the model pioneered in Hong Kong. Because such ‘liquid’ protests …
At the precipice of a new cold war, China has more instruments of power than it has ever had, but challenges and missteps mean that the world’s democratic countries still have the upper hand—at least …
Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds pulled off a magic trick at this week’s AUSMIN meeting. Australian decisions and directions—on military power, digital technology, misinformation and military supply chains—set the scene …
Sea state A contract for 1,500 tonnes of steel has been signed between BlueScope Steel and ASC Shipbuilding. ASC Shipbuilding, as a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, has been engaged to construct nine Hunter-class frigates in …
One of my most vivid childhood memories was watching my city burn. In July 1967, when I was nine, my hometown of Detroit exploded in what was then the worst urban riot in American history. …
The protests across America flowing from the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis have exposed continuing deep rifts over race and equality of treatment by the police. The anger, frustration and grief are …
This article is part of ASPI’s 2020 series on women, peace and security. ‘[W]e are in a war against this virus and all Australians are enlisted to do the right thing.’ — Prime Minister Scott …
Regardless of where one looks, it is women who bear most of the responsibility for holding societies together, be it at home, in health care, at school or in caring for the elderly. In many …
This article is part of ASPI’s 2020 series on women, peace and security. Diverse women’s voices are often left out of discussions about security in the Pacific. This is despite this year marking two decades …