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Defending Australia’s way of life, not just its shores, is a central objective of the new National Defense Strategy.

Twin visits by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Washington and Beijing underscore Canberra’s delicate geopolitical tightrope walk.

A new book by Sam Roggeveen is bound to profoundly unsettle the Australian national security policy consensus.

Indonesia's growth prospects and youthful population mean that it is set to be a significant global player in the coming decades as it moves towards becoming a developed economy.

A new book speaks out against Australias commitment towards military aggression against China, hopefully beginning a discussion to salvage our trade relationship with the nation.

Aggressive behaviour by China is being pushed back by Canberra but worrying developments in the Indo-Pacific could give them the ability to coerce Australia.

On the global stage, Australias sticking its neck out. "It is heartening to see that Australia as a leading middle power is once more playing an important role in upholding the global rules-based order in the region," says Professor Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, with the Morrison government displaying "awareness of Beijing as a source and originator of current threats to regional (and global) rule of law, security, and stability". Prime Minister Scott Morrison may feel threatened by Chinaâ...

Aggressive behaviour by China is being pushed back by Canberra but worrying developments in the Indo-Pacific could give them the ability to coerce Australia.

On the global stage, Australias sticking its neck out. "It is heartening to see that Australia as a leading middle power is once more playing an important role in upholding the global rules-based order in the region," says Professor Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, with the Morrison government displaying "awareness of Beijing as a source and originator of current threats to regional (and global) rule of law, security, and stability". Prime Minister Scott Morrison may feel threatened by Chinaâ...

The way the defence force is structured and the weapons deployed sends a message beyond the words.