This report examines the need for Australian diplomatic and political support, military assistance, humanitarian and medical assistance. The report confirms the reasons for unreservedly seeking to help Ukraine and makes a series of recommendations aimed at refining Australian support in each sphere.

An unprecedented crisis in freedom of expression is manifesting all over the world. This year's report provides an overview of current challenges to creative freedom and freedom of speech in particular as a result of armed conflict, political unrest and digital repression.

This analysis examines each of America’s grand strategic failures in war-fighting since 1945, and its failures to learn the right lessons from these wars.

The policy background to this assessment is that Russia’s outright invasion of Ukraine is an extremely dangerous moment for global security because Europe’s security order is now being fundamentally challenged with the real risk of escalation into a major war involving Russia and the United States.

This annual poll reveals that in 2022, Australians report feeling unsafe, and as the potential for conflict in our region feels more possible. Support for Australia’s alliance with the United States has returned to a record high, with the majority of Australians now supporting increased defence spending and Australia’s plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.