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Australia should lead efforts to address online gender-based violence. Since the UN Security Council adopted the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda in 2000, the world has started to facilitate women’s participation in peace and security processes while protecting them from gender-based violence. But ….
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The Strategist is the commentary and analysis site of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, an independent, non-partisan think tank based in Canberra.ASPI is one of the most authoritative and widely quoted contributors to public discussion of strategic policy issues in Australia and a recognised and authoritative Australian voice in international …
Northern Australia doesn’t get enough political attention. We can …
1 day ago · The federal government must correct the imbalance between northern Australia’s importance and the political attention it receives. It must invest in essential infrastructure and work with local communities to unlock northern Australia’s full economic, social and strategic potential. John Coyne is director of national security programs at ASPI.
Avoiding war in the Indo-Pacific | The Strategist
Avoiding war in the Indo-Pacific. War in the Indo-Pacific is a real possibility. Increased competition, a growing trust deficit between global and regional powers and potential miscalculations heighten the danger. There needs to be a more engaged Australian discussion on conflict-escalation risks and how they might be managed.
Agenda for change: building prosperity and security
Feb 23, 2022 · On 2 February, ASPI released Agenda for change 2022: shaping a different future for our nation to promote public debate and understanding on issues of strategic importance to Australia. The key message in Agenda for change 2022 is that we need to embrace uncertainty, engage with complexity and break down the silos. Our economic prosperity, national resilience and security depend upon it.
National resilience for Australia—learning the lessons
Feb 15, 2024 · A comprehensive national resilience framework would also make economic sense for Australia. According to a 2021 report on the economic costs of natural disasters in Australia, they currently cost the economy $38 billion per year, with this cost to rise to at least $73 billion per year by 2060. That report suggests that ‘The Australian economy ...
ASPI’s decades: Troubling times and changing strategy
The main game has come to us, as the tectonic ripples of power lap at the concentric circles of Australian strategy. At the start of ASPI’s life, the 9/11 attacks changed the shape of the post–Cold War world. Two decades later, Covid-19 accelerated the new era of strategic contest in the Indo-Pacific. Author. Graeme Dobell is ASPI’s ...
Two years of ASPI in DC: deepening partnership in an uncertain …
Jul 12, 2024 · Throughout history, progress has been fuelled by trade and exchange—and this applies as much to ideas as it does to goods. This Saturday, 13 July, marks two years since Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles formally opened ASPI’s Washington office. And if the strategic judgments were tough in mid-2022, they are only ...
ASPI’s decades: China and the United States | The Strategist
This series looks at ASPI’s work since its creation in August 2001. In Australian strategy today, to talk of the US is to talk of China. The two giants stand together—or face off—in a joined dynamic that defines the era. The US and China dominate global business like never before, just as they drive geopolitics.
The Strategist top 10
Jan 26, 2022 · 10. Beijing’s ban on Australian coal is hurting China, by David Uren. 9. Does the Royal Australian Navy need Tomahawk missiles? by Marcus Hellyer. 8. South Korea aims to build aircraft carrier the country doesn’t need, by Bradley Perrett. 7. US considering Australian-designed light amphibious warship, by Evan Karlik. 6.