Tag: US
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Why Australia needs a cyber approach to the Quad
Author: Daniel Phelan, Monash University Australia’s cyber capabilities present a huge opening for progress to be made, especially in terms of closing gaps upon certain cyber norms such as propelling interstate cooperation on security and protecting critical infrastructure. Australia can work towards acting as a regional ‘cyber-superpower’ towards its neighbours in the South Pacific alongside…
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Australia should have careful faith in ‘great and powerful’ friends
Author: Alexandra Robson, ANU If Australia was situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, neatly between the United States (US) and Western Europe, much of the anxiety that has defined Australian foreign policy would be alleviated. This anxiety, based on enduring feelings of vulnerability and isolation, has historically driven Australia to seek protection in alliances with…
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Where to for Australia and the Quad?
Author: Alex Bulley, University of Sydney Only a few years ago, Australia was supporting much of China’s involvement in regional affairs. But with increasingly tense disputes in the South China Sea and the current COVID-19 pandemic, this has taken a different turn. Australia is now wary of China’s intentions in the region and as a…
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Lessons in crisis management: the EP-3 crisis
Author: Anastasia Kalloniati, ANU Negative perceptions of international security and relations between global powers are steadily rising with mounting tensions between the United States (US) and China. In this fearful climate, we need to look deeper at crises that had the potential to be devastating to better tackle those that may arise in the future.…
Australian Crisis Simulation Summit 