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At #ASPIDefCon26, ASPI Executive Director @BassiJustin was joined by 🇦🇺's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence @RichardMarlesMP to discuss AUKUS, deterrence, emerging technologies, the 🇦🇺–🇺🇸 alliance and the social licence for defence. 📺 Watch: bit.ly/4aS7QGe

ASPI Defence Conference tackles Australia’s space security risks | @Dr_M_Davis | bit.ly/44zpfjs

ASPI's @Dr_M_Davis joined @SamDonovanABC on @abcnews to discuss the latest developments in the 🇺🇸-🇮🇷 conflict, the challenges the 🇺🇸 would face in any attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz and the likely response from Gulf states and Asian nations. 🎧⤵️ abc.net.au/listen/program…

Australia can lead the international legal case against the Taliban’s violation of women’s rights | @NowrojeeOSF | bit.ly/4ysuShg

War stores may be safe at Bandiana, but they have to get north | @johncoyne14 | bit.ly/3T0avaY

'The comfortable story that Pine Gap makes us indispensable is getting old. The desert that once made the facility priceless is no longer the fortress it was, and the intelligence world has moved on around it,' writes Patrick Winter. aspistrategist.org.au/pine-gaps-infl…

'While a war in the Taiwan Strait is by no means guaranteed, South Korea must prepare to manage the consequences now to offset its worst potential effects,' writes @ianjbowers. aspistrategist.org.au/south-korea-ne…

This @ANI article features @BassiJustin's analysis in The Strategist on 🇨🇳’s Pacific ballistic missile test, noting "🇨🇳 is not a Pacific nation, yet it is seeking to establish power in the region through increasingly assertive military activities". 🗞️⤵️ aninews.in/news/world/asi…

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Pine Gap’s influence in the Australia–US relationship has diminished | Patrick Winter | bit.ly/4wEKVqn

South Korea needs to plan for a Taiwan conflict | @ianjbowers | bit.ly/4eY85Ca

'New senators will have to step up, demonstrate leadership and compromise without losing focus on what really matters. They have no better model than Lindsey Graham,' writes @lestermunson. aspistrategist.org.au/the-challenge-…

'It is only with closer cooperation that aggressive behaviour can be countered. Modi and Albanese made that cooperation easier but there is a lot more work to be done,' writes @raji143. aspistrategist.org.au/modis-visit-au…

'As cyber vulnerabilities threaten critical infrastructure, essential services, economic stability and national security, Australia should consider establishing a dedicated cyber regulatory framework led by an empowered ACSC,' writes Natalie Treloar. aspistrategist.org.au/the-acsc-shoul…

The challenge that Lindsey Graham leaves behind | @lestermunson | bit.ly/4wDAjIc

ICYMI 📢 In this episode of Stop the World, @sultanofcyber, @michael_kuiken and @SophieAlexMayo join @davidwroe to discuss 🇦🇺's access to frontier AI, its push to build large-scale AI data centres, the cyber implications of powerful AI and more. 🎧: bit.ly/4h43Ki8

Modi’s visit: Australia, India seek to gain strength from each other | @raji143 | bit.ly/4pixhqx

On the strategic implications of 🇨🇳's recent missile test in the Pacific, @MikeHughesASPI tells @FinancialReview that while 🇦🇺 remains the region's preferred partner, maintaining that position will require continued leadership and investment. 🗞️ Read ⤵️ afr.com/politics/feder…

"At the @ASPI_org Deference Conference, I had engaging discussions with panellists from🇦🇺🇨🇦🇵🇭on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. Based on the updated FOIP led by PM Takaichi,🇯🇵continues to🤝with like-minded countries for the region's stability and prosperity"- Amb Suzuki

The ACSC should become Australia’s cybersecurity regulator | Natalie Treloar | bit.ly/3R9U6Qo