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HIMARS fire in unison from the US Army 17th Field Artillery Brigade at a multi-national live firepower demonstration at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023

Partnering for forward deterrence in the Indo-Pacific: Overcoming barriers to US-Australia cooperation on Australia’s GWEO Enterprise

3 July 2025

Report byDr Cynthia R. Cook, Kester Abbott

US President Donald Trump

Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ has passed the US Senate – these are the winners and losers

2 July 2025

Commentary byLester Munson

By the numbers | Breakdown of universal injunctions

2 July 2025

Interactive byMari Koeck

A US P8 Poseidon crew participate in an Anti Submarine Warfare mission off Darwin during Exercise Kakadu 2016

The Indo-Pacific

Converging currents: A case for enhanced Australia-India-US maritime intelligence sharing and security cooperation in the Indian Ocean

1 July 2025

Brief byCommander Phil Johnston RAN

US President Donald Trump

Trump’s irresistible force flattens immovable objects

30 June 2025

Commentary byBruce Wolpe

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Albanese’s sidestep on defence spending cannot be the last word

28 June 2025

Commentary byDr Michael J. Green

US President Donald Trump in the Situation Room.

Trump shifted geopolitical assumptions about America by bombing Iran

27 June 2025

Commentary byDr Michael J. Green

Key players in the Trump administration — and what they mean for Australia

27 June 2025

Explainer bySamuel Garrett, Ava Kalinauskas, Annabelle Brophy

President Lee Jae-myung

The Indo-Pacific

What does Lee Jae Myung’s victory mean for South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy, and for Australia?

26 June 2025

Explainer byKester Abbott

US President Donald Trump

Trump’s decision to bomb Iran exposes fissures in US politics

23 June 2025

Commentary byLester Munson

Ocean

Allies and partners

Maritime security strategies for Japan and Australia: Report of the inaugural JADE Fellows

20 June 2025

Trade and economics

2025 Economic Security Tracker

18 June 2025

Interactive byTom Barrett, Sahara Hoff