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The American and Japanese contingents stand at ease while attending the Exercise Yama Sakura 85 Opening Ceremony at Camp Asaka, Tokyo

Allies and partners

A partnership for the AJUS: Operationalising Australia-Japan-United States defence cooperation

14 April 2025

Report byTom Corben, Christopher B. Johnstone, Professor Peter Dean, Professor Tetsuo Kotani

Sydney International Strategy Forum 2024: Conference summary

28 March 2025

Report byJared Mondschein, Ava Kalinauskas, Samuel Garrett, Annabel Bendavid

Quad flags

Polishing the diamond: Opportunities for the Quad

27 March 2025

Report byTom Barrett, Esther Soulard, Jared Mondschein, Tom Corben

Allies and partners

US-Australia-Japan strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: Testing trilateralism through crisis simulation

20 March 2025

Report byDr Christopher J. Watterson, Dr Michael J. Green, Professor Peter Dean, Professor Nobukatsu Kanehara , Katsuya Yamamoto, Takuma Matsu

The Virginia-class submarine Iowa sits in a graving dock at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, August 2023.

Federation is deterrence: The US defence industrial and technology integration agenda in the Indo-Pacific

12 March 2025

Report byTom Corben, Sophie Mayo

A Royal Australian Navy officer on HMAS Toowoomba observes three Republic of Korea Navy ships in formation during officer of the watch manoeuvres as part of a regional presence deployment in 2023.

Allies and partners

Australia–Republic of Korea Dialogue on Security Cooperation outcomes report

18 February 2025

Report byTom Corben, Esther Soulard, Kester Abbott

The USS Canberra in Sydney Harbour prior to her commissioning on 22 July 2023.

New South Wales and AUKUS: Role and opportunities for the ‘premier state’

5 February 2025

Report byAlice Nason, Edward Cavanough , Professor Peter Dean, Esther Soulard

TDP World Logistics Facility at Sydney’s Port Botany

Trade and economics

Australia’s economic security outlook: Expert perspectives on challenges facing Australia in 2025

30 January 2025

Report byHayley Channer, Georgia Edmonstone, Tom Barrett

Technology

Standards Development Organisations in an era of strategic competition

16 December 2024

Report byTom Barrett

Container ship docked in Colombo

Trade and economics

Building bridges across the Indian Ocean: Australia-India cooperation for port development

13 December 2024

Report byRiya Sinha

Test fire of a development Joint Strike Missile on the US Air Force’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Image provided by Kongsberg Defence Australia, used by Defence with permission

Defence industry reactions to the GWEO Plan

12 December 2024

Report byProfessor Peter Dean, Alice Nason, Kester Abbott

Solar farm

Trade and economics

Should Australia make solar panels? Supply chain security through global engagement

1 December 2024

Report byGeorgia Edmonstone