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Why AI Sounds Like It Thinks And Why That Confusion Matters
28 Jan 2026
Why AI Sounds Like It Thinks And Why That Confusion Matters
By Professor Niusha Shafiabady
Artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT are increasingly described as thinking, feeling, or becoming conscious. These descriptions are understandable, but they are wrong. What we are seeing is not the [...]
Book Review: The Big Fix- Rebuilding Australia’s National Security
28 Jan 2026
Book Review: The Big Fix- Rebuilding Australia’s National Security
By Dr Russell W. Glenn
Beyond the Boutique Force
28 Jan 2026
Beyond the Boutique Force
By Michael Stuckey
Book Review: Aiding Empowerment
28 Jan 2026
Book Review: Aiding Empowerment
By Professor Emerita Drude Dahlerup
Assam: The New Fulcrum of India’s Act East Policy and the India-Japan Partnership
22 Jan 2026
Assam: The New Fulcrum of India’s Act East Policy and the India-Japan Partnership
By Pratyush Paras Sarma

Editor's Picks

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“We Are Architects”
AIIA National Conference 2025, An Official View, Editor's Picks
20 Nov 2025
“We Are Architects”
Selling Doubt: The Economics of Climate Denial
Editor's Picks, Fresh perspectives
14 Nov 2025
Selling Doubt: The Economics of Climate Denial
The Australian Case for US Hegemony
Editor's Picks, Fresh perspectives
31 Oct 2025
The Australian Case for US Hegemony
Eighty Years On: Reflections on WWII and Veterans’ Experiences
Analysis, Editor's Picks
26 Sep 2025
Eighty Years On: Reflections on WWII and Veterans’ Experiences

Analysis

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Why AI Sounds Like It Thinks And Why That Confusion Matters
Analysis
28 Jan 2026
Why AI Sounds Like It Thinks And Why That Confusion Matters
Beyond the Boutique Force
Analysis
28 Jan 2026
Beyond the Boutique Force
Assam: The New Fulcrum of India’s Act East Policy and the India-Japan Partnership
Analysis
22 Jan 2026
Assam: The New Fulcrum of India’s Act East Policy and the India-Japan Partnership
If Iran Falls – or Fractures: What It Means for Australia
Analysis
22 Jan 2026
If Iran Falls – or Fractures: What It Means for Australia
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Book Review: The Big Fix- Rebuilding Australia’s National Security
Reading room
28 Jan 2026
Book Review: The Big Fix- Rebuilding Australia’s National Security
Book Review: Aiding Empowerment
Reading room
28 Jan 2026
Book Review: Aiding Empowerment
Book Review: Wenn Russland Gewinnt [If Russia Wins]
Reading room
13 Jan 2026
Book Review: Wenn Russland Gewinnt [If Russia Wins]
Book Review: The Myth of the Asian Century
Reading room
28 Oct 2025
Book Review: The Myth of the Asian Century

Fresh perspectives

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The US-Japan Alliance Must Be the Linchpin of Asia in the 2025 US National Security Strategy
Fresh perspectives
15 Jan 2026
The US-Japan Alliance Must Be the Linchpin of Asia in the 2025 US National Security Strategy
Why the Asia Region Needs to Navigate Priority in the Intermingling Trade and Tax Architecture
Fresh perspectives
28 Nov 2025
Why the Asia Region Needs to Navigate Priority in the Intermingling Trade and Tax Architecture
China’s Flotilla Was an Exercise in Shaping Public Opinion
Fresh perspectives
27 Nov 2025
China’s Flotilla Was an Exercise in Shaping Public Opinion
Selling Doubt: The Economics of Climate Denial
Editor's Picks, Fresh perspectives
14 Nov 2025
Selling Doubt: The Economics of Climate Denial

The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs

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28 November 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
28 Nov 2025
28 November 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
14 November 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
14 Nov 2025
14 November 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
7 November 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
07 Nov 2025
7 November 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
23 January 2026: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
23 Jan 2026
23 January 2026: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs