ASPI USA

🇦🇺🇮🇩 How can Australia and Indonesia strengthen their defence ties in an era of hybrid threats? Join Dr Gatra Priyandita & Dr Euan Graham as they unpack their new ASPI report in an ASPI USA webinar: 🕡 Aug 7, 6:30PM EDT | Aug 8, 8:30AM AEST 🔗 Register: bit.ly/41lK7JG

ASPI USA was pleased to join the Tinker and the Primes panel in Oklahoma this week to explore growing Australia–U.S. subnational partnerships. Thanks to Shaina Bennett, Stuart Nutting, Brianna Peake, and Ben Clotworthy for their time and valuable insights!

On 24 June, ASPI USA hosted the US–Australia Space Roundtable in DC, bringing together South Australian space firms and US leaders. In partnership with @Austrade and moderated by @NishankMotwani, discussions covered AUKUS Pillar II, investment, and allied innovation in orbit.

NEW PODCAST 🎤 In the latest episode of Stop the World, @KMooreGilbert joined @davidwroe to discuss the political shifts taking place in 🇮🇷 amid the 🇮🇱-🇮🇷 conflict, the prospects for a popular uprising and the role of 🇮🇷's nuclear program in politics and society. 🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4lgJ5Gv

ASPI USA joined #DIBCon25 to help chart the future of defense innovation. @NishankMotwani spoke on AUKUS surge readiness and @ExecDir_ASPIUSA closed: “Deterrence begins not on the battlefield, but in the boardroom, the lab, and the production line.” bit.ly/404aKlM

'Rather than overreact to the US government’s decision to review AUKUS, Australia should see it as an opportunity to make the strategic and political case for the partnership in Washington,' writes @graham_euan. aspistrategist.org.au/dont-panic-the…

NEW PUBLICATION 📢 In 'Mapping India-Pakistan military power', @raji143 and Linus Cohen examine the 🇮🇳–🇵🇰 military balance, including defence spending, capabilities and personnel, in the wake of recent clashes between the two nations. 🔖 Read it now ➡️ bit.ly/4kJZB1W

On US concerns about its shipbuilding capacity amid the Pentagon's AUKUS review, @USA_ASPI's @NishankMotwani tells the @washingtonpost: “The US is not building enough submarines as per its own needs... that is a well-known problem.” Read more ⤵️ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Dr. @NishankMotwani in the @washingtonpost: “The U.S. is not building enough submarines as per its own needs ... let alone [to] hand over Virginia-class submarines to Australia.” Despite 🇦🇺 funding, 🇺🇸 shipyards still face major capacity shortfalls. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Happy to contribute some AUKUS math: a review means "show your work." @USA_ASPI @ASPI_org

In the @FinancialReview, @ExecDir_ASPIUSA discusses the Trump administration's review of AUKUS, why the 🇦🇺-🇺🇸 alliance will “remain steadfast” and US efforts to get allies to spend more on defence. Read the article ⤵️ afr.com/policy/foreign…

On the US review of AUKUS, @sophgaston tells @smh: “We can never be certain of where another government’s review will take them, but Britain and Australia must be confident in the rationale behind AUKUS and its alignment with America’s core goals.” Read 👇smh.com.au/world/north-am…

Quick🧵of initial thoughts on the Trump Administration’s decision to review AUKUS. 1st, let’s not overreact. 🇬🇧 and 🇦🇺 have both ordered reviews of AUKUS and its elements. Now it’s 🇺🇸’s turn, which has some risks but also potential upside.

On how 🇮🇳 is rewriting the rules of engagement with 🇵🇰, @USA_ASPI's @NishankMotwani writes in the @Diplomat_APAC: "This is the new normal: a posture of controlled escalation under a nuclear overhang – neither war nor peace, but deterrence by resolve." thediplomat.com/2025/06/no-war…

Thanks to all who attended our panel "AI, Alliances, and Action" at #SCSPAIExpo25, exploring how AI, quantum & cloud are reshaping influence, innovation, and deterrence across the Indo-Pacific. Shoutout to @NishankMotwani, Peter Barrett, and Mark Stewart! bit.ly/4dZowvQ

'As the country’s role and influence in the region grows, delivering the climate promises of previous administrations will help South Korea maintain its status as a trusted security partner of choice,' writes @AfeeyaAkhand. aspistrategist.org.au/on-climate-new…

In the final panel of ASPI’s 2025 Defence Conference 🇺🇦's Ambassador @AmbVasyl drew on 🇺🇦's experience to explain that resilience is not just about government but about all parts of society working together. 📺 Watch ⤵️

Speaking on the challenges of new technology at the ASPI Defence Conference, former Director-General of @ASDGovAu Rachel Noble explained how bifurcation puts democracies at a disadvantage against authoritarian regimes. 🎧 Hear what she had to say ⤵️

Next up at ASPI’s Defence Conference @KoriSchake discusses the second Trump administration with @BethanyAllenEbr and its implications for allies and partners. Hear her thoughts on what 🇺🇸 abandonment of 🇦🇺 could look like ⤵️

Discussing industry policy at the ASPI Defence Conference, @atla_kouhou_en's Dr Osamu Nishiwaki reflected on the need to maintain a strong defence industry if we want deterrence to have a serious meaning. Watch below ⤵️