The Philippines contains vital terrain in maritime Southeast Asia, for the United States and its regional allies. Australia has independent reasons to be invested in the security of the Philippines. This report analyses the factors that have brought about strategic convergence between Australia and the Philippines. It offers policy recommendations to both governments for furthering...

This report addresses the increasing strategic risks and geopolitical tensions surrounding the Taiwan Strait, which have direct and significant implications for Australia’s national security, economic stability and social cohesion. The Taiwan Strait is no longer a remote concern; it sits at the heart of Australia’s strategic conversations about its future in the Indo-Pacific region.

In October 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1325 and created the Women, Peace and Security agenda. To commemorate the resolution’s 25th anniversary, this compendium features a collection of articles published on The Strategist. This series reflects on the progress made since 2000, including the transformative changes in women’s representation across security.

This report brings together 14 maritime-focused articles highlighting Northern Australia’s pivotal role – and particularly Darwin’s emerging position – as a base for maritime power projection, an Indo-Pacific sustainment hub, and a focal point for regional cooperation and defence investment.

As Australia prepares its 2026 National Defence Strategy, the nation must recognise that a window of strategic risk exists now and will do so into the early 2030s. This paper explores asymmetric methods of deterrence, as offered by todays' technologies, and asks whether they might be appropriate for Australia.