International security
Discussion paper
What does it look like for Australia to ... use all tools of statecraft in practice
This paper argues that while mechanisms for coordinating Australia’s statecraft already exist, they are insufficient for ensuring that policy-making, decision-making and implementation are consistently and most effectively joined up. It also suggests there is scope for greater strategic guidance, as well as improved structures and processes at the political and bureaucratic level, for running international...
Report
Mixed report card: China’s influence at the United Nations
This report contextualises China’s growing presence at the United Nations by examining publicly available data on four metrics that gauge Beijing’s success in steering the global governance agenda.
Report
'An incomplete project': Australians' views of the US alliance
The alliance with the United States remains the single most important element in Australia’s approach to managing strategic change in the Indo-Pacific. The authors of this report argue that as Australia adapts to an altered security landscape, it is more important than ever to look beyond the headlines to understand views and access ideas from...
Briefing paper
China and the challenge to global order
The authors of this paper argue that while China poses a modest security threat to the United States, it does pose a major challenge to the overall global economic and political order.
Report
Many hands: Australia-US contributions to Southeast Asian maritime security resilience
This report brings together four leading experts from Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, to explore what role Australia and the United States could play in supporting more robust maritime security capabilities with their countries.