The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is expanding its operational reach across the Indo-Pacific, underscoring a strategic commitment to regional security and international partnerships. The recent
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For a waterbombing reserve, adapt ADF aircraft
Australia should buy equipment to cheaply and temporarily convert military transport aircraft into waterbombers. On current planning, the Australian Defence Force will have a total
Indonesia has cut funding for counterterrorism programs. Australia should step in
Indonesia’s government has slashed its counterterrorism (CT) budgets, despite the persistent and evolving threat of violent extremism. Australia can support regional CT efforts by filling
Europe thinks the unthinkable on a nuclear bomb
WE WOULD BE safer if we had our own nuclear arsenal,” Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, told his country’s parliament on March 7th. The reason he
Singapore, Vietnam Announce Anticipated Diplomatic Upgrade
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Taiwan’s Lai vows to curb infiltration by ‘foreign hostile force’ China
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Australia universities face Trump funding cuts
Australia’s top universities said on Thursday the Trump administration had cut U.S. funding to some of its researchers and asked others who receive U.S. government
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sign deal to end border dispute
The presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed a deal on Thursday on demarcating their shared frontier, seeking to end a long-running border conflict that has
Japanese frigate Noshiro makes Australian port call amid bidding
A Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate has made a port call in Western Australia as Japan bids for a contract to build Australia’s new fleet of
India respects Mauritian sovereignty over Chagos Islands
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday backed Mauritius’ claim over the Chagos islands — home to a U.S.-U.K. military base — amid efforts to