Australian Outlook Blog Posts

11 Sep 2026
This week in Australian Foreign Affairs, the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of September 11, the Defence Minister’s visit to
11 Sep 2026
Quantum-enabled technology and artificial intelligence are quietly eroding the concealment tactics and decision time that nuclear deterrence has relied on
11 Sep 2026
Tech, talent, and data are intrinsically linked to methods of state secrecy, as is particularly the case in China. Notably,
11 Sep 2026
International security has never suffered from a shortage of expertise. What it often struggles with is perspective. At a time
11 Sep 2026
The UAE’s decision to license satellite broadband should be read as more than a telecommunications development. It demonstrates how states
09 Sep 2026
As Dhaka signals openness to the new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact, this article argues Bangladesh should resist the pull to formalise
09 Sep 2026
Australia seems to have taken a more deliberative approach towards research security, which is likely to require Australian institutions to
08 Sep 2026
Vladimir Putin’s grand strategy to gain control of Ukraine has degenerated into an inextricable military morass and a vicious cycle
08 Sep 2026
Stability is not always politically neutral. In Afghanistan, the question is less whether India and Israel desire chaos than whether
08 Sep 2026
Pacific migrants must prove their English to enter New Zealand, then receive little support to sustain the languages they bring
08 Sep 2026
Indonesia’s pursuit of energy security is drawing it deeper into competing Russian, American and European spheres of influence. The challenge
04 Sep 2026
This week in Australian Foreign Affairs, the 75th anniversary of ANZUS, deepening collaboration between Australia and Pacific Nations across various