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Royal Australian Air Force, United States Pacific Air Force and Japanese Air Self Defence Force aircraft conduct a trilateral photo exercise during Exercise Southern Cross in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Defence

Australia, Japan and the United States: Implementing a trilateral denial strategy along the First Island Chain

15 September 2026
Report byTom Corben, Jennifer Parker, Professor Satoru Mori, Jeffrey W. Hornung
AUKUS

Five years into AUKUS, what do we have to show for it? We’ve measured progress on three key metrics

15 September 2026
Commentary byTom Corben, Esther Soulard
Technology

Data centres have existed for decades. So why are they so controversial now?

14 September 2026
Commentary byJohanna Lim
UK and Australian Flags embedded into an abstract cube stack.
Trade and economics

An Australia–United Kingdom agenda for economic security

10 September 2026
Report bySahara Hoff
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019 in Panmunjom, South Korea.
Foreign policy

Why does Donald Trump want to meet Kim Jong-un, and will he?

10 September 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
US President George W. Bush (R) and Australian Prime Minister John Howard speak in the Rose Garden at the White House June 3, 2004 in Washington, DC. The two leaders met in the Oval Office and discussed Australian and US relations as well as the war in Iraq.
Allies and partners

I evacuated the White House on 9/11. These are four lessons we can’t afford to forget

4 September 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
Trade and economics

The US has struck a deal to control Venezuela’s oil reserves. It probably won’t help bring down fuel prices

1 September 2026
Commentary bySahara Hoff
The Indo-Pacific

Democratic partnerships in the Pacific: Shared priorities and opportunities for cooperation

1 September 2026
Commentary byMonika LeRoy
US flag projected on the Sydney Opera House
Allies and partners

After 75 years of our alliance with the US, most Australians still can’t see a better option

31 August 2026
Commentary bySamuel Garrett
Allies and partners

Allies and partners poll 2026: Alliances hold, views fragment

31 August 2026
Report bySamuel Garrett, Ava Kalinauskas, Jared Mondschein
Digital wave graphic
Technology

Sovereignty through managed dependence: Australia’s strategy for frontier AI access

20 August 2026
Report byHannah Merchant
Foreign policy

Liberty Yards: US maritime revival as an alliance project

17 August 2026
Brief byDr Mary Bridges