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📢 Registrations now open for the 2026 ASPI Defence Conference. Join policymakers, military leaders and experts in Canberra on 25 June to discuss strengthening deterrence, building credible capability & reinforcing collective security. 🎟️ Register here: bit.ly/4b4EHbo

'If Australia is to effectively evolve from having a national intelligence community to possessing national intelligence power, it will need to more effectively meet its customers where they are now, or indeed where they will be,' writes @StatecraftINT. aspistrategist.org.au/ai-is-revoluti…

As the Danish Royals’ 🇦🇺 tour concludes, @BartHoogeveen speaks to @abcnews about the opportunity for 🇦🇺 to tap into 🇩🇰’s experience in the renewables transition and highlights the strategic signal the visit sends at a time of shifting global dynamics. 🎧👇abc.net.au/listen/program…

Without planning, consultation or legitimacy, the US needs a lot of luck in Iran | John Frewen | bit.ly/4bRXFlQ

Antarctic allies: Australia and New Zealand at the end of the earth | @BuchananLiz | bit.ly/3Pmfy3x

Australia’s fuel shock reveals a system without a centre | @raelock | bit.ly/4bSznbs

🚨 Professional Development Opportunity 🚨 Build practical policy skills with ASPI’s Policy Foundations Program — a 1-day training course unpacking how policy is developed and decisions are made in government. 🗓️ 22 April 2026 📍 Canberra 🔗 Register ➡️ bit.ly/4uFEwv2

NEW PODCAST 🎤 On Stop the World, @ArmsControlWonk joins @davidwroe to discuss the difficulty of ending 🇮🇷’s nuclear program, the spectre of regime change, and the degradation — and potential reconstitution — of its missile capabilities. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4cU3CQj

On whether Australia could contribute a warship to operations in the Persian Gulf, @Dr_M_Davis tells @abcnews the navy is currently “poorly placed” to provide a frigate as it manages a smaller fleet and prioritises Indo-Pacific commitments. 🔗 Read more ⤵️abc.net.au/news/2026-03-1…

For critical minerals, Darwin’s the place to be | @johncoyne14 | bit.ly/4bkfgTo

Crisis in Middle East exposes Australia’s maritime vulnerability | @JAParker29 | bit.ly/4dw2mD1

AI is revolutionising journalism. Intelligence is next | @StatecraftINT | bit.ly/3PhKIJn

'Cautious handling of the US is not just about US President Donald Trump, but also the substantive differences that remain in Canberra’s and Wellington’s security partnerships with Washington,' write @BassiJustin, @davidcapie and @AlexBristowASPI. aspistrategist.org.au/anzmin-shows-t…

'Iran’s blockage of shipping around the Strait of Hormuz could similarly affect global food security and the stability that underlies it,' write Andrew Henderson and @sabasinai. aspistrategist.org.au/hormuz-disrupt…

'Australia’s military drone pilots are internationally competitive, and the army is beginning to benefit from skills that service personnel are developing privately,' writes Oscar Warren. aspistrategist.org.au/military-drone…

'This year’s meetings of the national assemblies have shown that China is accelerating towards a high-tech future while anchoring itself in systemic repair and greater ideological conformity,' writes Shruti Jargad. aspistrategist.org.au/key-takeaways-…

'Northern universities are expected to operate as autonomous competitors in a national market while also functioning as essential public infrastructure for the regions they serve,' writes Anna Alexander. aspistrategist.org.au/the-mission-pr…

'Mining is rarely the choke point. The vulnerability sits in the missing middle, the industrial steps that turn feedstock into separated oxides, then metals and alloys, and finally magnets,' writes Atom Singh. aspistrategist.org.au/australia-can-…

'Strategic surprise will remain a feature of the modern strategic environment. Advantage will belong to states whose institutions can absorb pressure, integrate signals quickly and sustain coherent responses under stress,' writes @johncoyne14. aspistrategist.org.au/keeping-austra…

ANZMIN shows the Australia–New Zealand alliance has focus and potential | @BassiJustin, @davidcapie and @AlexBristowASPI | bit.ly/4sTp8cr