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Asia’s Middle Powers Can Help Reduce the Risk of War

With China resisting U.S. pleas to manage superpower competition, other countries should step in, writes Head of Centre Brendan Taylor.

Thailand: Srettha Thavisin's Election Raises Questions - Analysis

Gregory Raymond writes, "Thailand’s protracted electoral process began with great excitement after the success of the liberal progressive Move Forward party in the 14 May poll. But the denouement is now visible and unambiguous".

Explainer: What is the Khalistan movement sparking a diplomatic feud between India and Canada?

Dr Stuti Bhatnagar explains that "India – and the government of India – needs to take this matter with the utmost seriousness".

Split photo of army personnel — Report cover photo

Australian Army Research Centre report examines “forward presence”

Australia’s push to develop and deploy its own missiles lacks credibility as a means to deter conflict unless backed up by US support, Andrew Carr and Stephan Frühling warn in a new paper.

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Large Royal Australian Navy ship, with shipbuilders on the prow — HMAS Arunta, Naval Ship Management personnel, Royal Australian Navy. Photo by LSIS Susan Mossop

Mon, 18 Dec 2023

Rethinking the Future of Australian Defence Industry Policy

You are warmly invited to the launch of Defence Industry in 'National Defence': Rethinking the Future of Australian Defence Industry Policy.

Strategic Diplomacy project, hero image. Jochen Prantl 2017

Mon, 11 Dec 2023

Strategic Diplomacy for 21st Century Defence and Statecraft - Launch

How best should key strategic partners in Asia and Europe meet their future defence and security needs in a world that offers less policy space and more complex problems?

Professor Toni Erskine, ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

Tue, 28 Nov 2023

Before Algorithmic Armageddon: The Immediate Risks of AI in War

This 2023 John Gee Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Professor Toni Erskine.

Thu, 19 Oct 2023

Australian Army Research Centre Fellowship - information session & roundtable workshop

Workshop with Prof Stephan Fruehling, LtCol James Groves, staff from the Army’s Research Centre and your fellow ANU researchers, for a light lunch and a brainstorming workshop focusing on the resea

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

Military Abolition and the Misuse of Force

December 1 marks the 75th anniversary of Día de la Abolición del Ejército, or Military Abolition Day in Costa Rica. The republic disestablished its armed forces in 1948.

Fri, 15 Sep 2023

Logistics preparedness and mobilising the national support base: the effectiveness of ADF strategic logistics prior to Operation Warden 1999

Although the ADF’s performance during Operation Warden in East Timor in 1999 highlights logistics and preparedness failures, there has been little study of the breadth of factors which conspired to

Tue, 22 Aug 2023

Reliability and Alliance Interdependence: The United States and Its Allies in Asia, 1949-1969

Book Discussion: Reliability and Alliance Interdependence: The United States and Its Allies in Asia, 1949-1969

Thu, 17 Aug 2023

Forward Presence for Deterrence: Implications for the Australian Army

Report launch by Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, AO, DSC.

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Robert O'Neill Lecture Series

Honouring the legacy of Robert O'Neill, a former head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the former Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford.