Australian Outlook Blog Posts

07 May 2026
For a country, whose lifelines are overwhelmingly maritime, standing back and hoping for the best is not a strategy. Australia
07 May 2026
Australia’s National Defence Strategy 2026 (NDS) reflects a decisive shift in how Canberra perceives the current strategic environment in the
07 May 2026
In various types of political regimes, the presence of women in legislatures not only enhances representational quality but also shapes
06 May 2026
Australia's economic resilience and national security are closely tied to the stability of maritime routes connecting Europe, the Middle East,
06 May 2026
One crisis, two similar countries, very different responses. The global energy crisis has made one thing clear: countries that look
06 May 2026
Growing up Afghan, even before leaving my country, I learned that the world often decides which girls are seen and
06 May 2026
AI, Automation, and War: The Rise of a Military Tech Complex is a book by Anthony King that offers a
06 May 2026
As China shifts towards a capital-export economy, ASEAN faces new challenges of economic coercion while considerings its fiscal and financial
01 May 2026
This week in Australian Foreign Affairs: Australia expands eligibility for the Timor-Leste Solidarity Medal, the Foreign Minister announces a visit
30 Apr 2026
Germany’s new military strategy has both direct and indirect ramifications for Australia and the Indo-Pacific. As Germany aims to act
30 Apr 2026
In 2011, as Alan Fewster recounts in Intelligencer: The Secret World of Walter Cawthorn, Australian Spymaster, a senior Australian foreign
29 Apr 2026
Artemis II is about exploration, but a space program is more than what the public watched. The US uses all