This report by Hugh Smith and Anthony Bergin examines PME in Australia—the career-long process of developing the qualities ADF personnel will require as members of the profession of arms. It sets out reasons why PME is crucial to Australian security and outlines some recent criticisms of the system. It also ex...

In May 2012, ASPI and the Johannesburg-based Brenthurst Foundation co-hosted a major international dialogue on natural resource demand and China’s economy. Held in Zambia, the event brought together experts and policymakers from Africa, Australia, Latin America and elsewhere.

Our growing interest in Afr...

In mid-June ASPI's Peter Jennings chaired an international conference in Perth aimed at developing responses to piracy and related crimes at sea. The meeting was sponsored by the DFAT and Defence. This Special Report provides a summary of the deliberations as well as some very useful back...

At the 15 September 2011 AUSMIN talks in San Francisco, Australian and US officials took advantage of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS Treaty to announce the alliance would now extend into cyberspace. It was the first time, outside of NATO, that two allies had formalised their joint cooperation in cy...