Oceania

China’s gradual incremental power projection in Australian waters is a calculated gray zone strategy.

With a fundamentally different playing field today, the United States and its Western partners should adapt, if not adopt, the strategies of the Cold War. 

The biggest current question facing Australia may not be whether it can trust the U.S., but whether it can have the confidence to trust itself.

The real political shift in Australia is the public’s increasing attraction to independent candidates.

Incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has the weight of history on his side. But modern day politics is volatile, and the voters are cranky.

At the ninth edition of the Defense Policy Talks, they called for collaboration between their defense industries in the fields of defense science and technology.

Australia’s reliance on the U.S. has only grown deeper since 2000. But that may be about to change. 

A so-called Australian immigration crisis is a central election issue, but it's based on misconceptions easily debunked by any examination of the evidence.

Australians facing steep insurance premium hikes in a world of disasters are sharing a global problem. The solutions are out there, but they are complex.

A new report outlines the importance of strengthening civics education in Australia.

Historically underemphasized, New Delhi-Wellington engagement is now gaining strategic and diplomatic prominence.

The region voted overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea in 2019, but realizing this in practice has been far from straightforward.

Australians are swamped by misinformation every day, but they're smart enough to know they need help to better navigate an untrustworthy online world.

The U.S. cannot sustain its influence or meet its objectives in the Indo-Pacific with only hard power or material inducements to other states.

With the U.S. and Europe – both traditional allies of New Zealand – now deeply divided, whatever path Wellington chooses will directly affect present and future security arrangements.

Thus far, Australian leaders seem unable to address the implications of the fact that U.S. values and interests may in fact no longer be congruent with Australia’s own.

Political influencers on platforms like YouTube and TikTok are already a force likely to shape how elections are covered, even if they don’t swing votes.

Labor's messaging on economic management doesn't resonate with voters more concerned about their hip pocket. There are already signs it's trying to change tune.

Australia has so far been content to bend and gently adjust to the Trump 2.0 whirlwind. It will inevitably have to decide where to draw the line.

Australia’s responsibility lies in being a prominent champion of international humanitarian law in concert with other like-minded partners. 

Political inaction and big tech’s reluctance to protect users leave Australians vulnerable to a murky world of digital misinformation going into the election.

The male backlash to female empowerment is a locally and globally destabilizing force and should be directly addressed.

The live-fire exercises were a demonstration of China’s growing sea power in Australia and New Zealand’s immediate periphery – and meant to normalize the PLA presence there.