This document sets out planned investments in the New Zealand Defence Force to 2030 and identifies potential investments to be made after 2030.

The southern-flank portion of the U.S regional alliance network—also known as the ‘San Francisco system’—includes formal bilateral defence treaties with Thailand and the Philippines and the ANZUS defence pact. This report outlines an assessment of how the San Francisco system’s southern flank matters in contemporary U.S strategic policy.

In this ASPI Strategic Insight, Stephanie Copus-Campbell describes her personal history with a key neighbour to Australia’s north and examines the complex and difficult challenges that PNG faces.

This report argues that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been a mixed bag for China, in terms of its outward investments and economic and strategic outreach plans.

Since 2017, Qatar has been subject to a boycott by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt (the Arab Quartet), creating a deep rift in a region already beset by civil wars and insurgencies. This paper examines the causes and dynamics of this dispute in detail and identifies elements required to reach a solution.