Recognising that the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is not an add-on to the security agenda, but is intrinsic to it, this paper suggests that there is scope for Australia to progress genuine partnership with the Pacific and support these efforts through greater collaboration.

The Australian government and European Union are looking to improve the complementarity and coordination of their infrastructure financing efforts, especially in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region. This paper makes several suggestions for how this group of like-minded partners can lift their infrastructure financing contribution.

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...

This report assesses the capacity-building assistance provided by Australian partners in disaster preparedness, response and recovery to other governments in the Indo-Pacific region. The evaluation found partners had established a sound foundation for emergency response capacity strengthening programs, which could continue to develop in a new phase.

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...