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The hole in Canada’s intelligence system is ASIS-shaped

Linus Cohen 12 June 2025
Strategist Article, National Security Program, Statecraft and Intelligence Centre

The Independent Intelligence Review is finally out, and it’s a worthy sequel

Chris Taylor 21 March 2025
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Report, National Security Program, Statecraft and Intelligence Centre

The ‘official’ histories of Australian and British intelligence: Lessons learned and next steps

Chris Taylor 9 August 2024
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Report, National Security Program, Statecraft and Intelligence Centre

A national strategic warning intelligence capability for Australia

Chris Taylor 1 July 2024
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Podcast, Statecraft and Intelligence Centre, Stop the World: an ASPI podcast

The future of intelligence

26 April 2024
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Report, National Security Program, Statecraft and Intelligence Centre

Australia’s 2024 Independent Intelligence Review: Opportunities and challenges: Views from The Strategist

Chris Taylor 18 April 2024
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Statecraft and Intelligence Centre

Intelligence diplomacy an underrated tool of statecraft

Chris Taylor 16 October 2023
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Report, National Security Program, Statecraft and Intelligence Centre

‘Doing good deeds quietly’: The rise of intelligence diplomacy as a potent tool of statecraft

Chris Taylor 16 October 2023
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Report, National Security Program, Statecraft and Intelligence Centre

An inflection point for Australian intelligence: Revisiting the 2004 Flood Report

Chris Taylor 2 August 2023
The Australian Government commissions a review of its intelligence community every five to seven years. With July 2023 marking six years since release of the last review’s report and, with funding already allocated in this year’s federal budget, the next one is likely to commence shortly. The best starting place for the forthcoming review is the work that precedes it, so reflection on 2017’s Independent Intelligence Review proves valuable. This report, Informing Australia’s next independent intelligence review, reflects on the experiences of the 2017 review and the implementation of its recommendations, and draws lessons to inform the terms of reference, approach and suggested focus of the next review. In doing so the report identifies three broad topics upon which the next review can most profitably ground its work: attracting, building and retaining a skilled workforce; adapting to rapid and profound technological change; and leveraging more, and closer, partnerships. It also highlights how the past six years have raised important and challenging questions in relation to each of those broad topics and identifies opportunities to further advance the future performance of the National Intelligence Community. In addition, specific recommendations are made to inform government’s planning and preparation for the new review.https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/magnify-glass-inspects-paper-documents-gm949099606-259097519
Report, National Security Program, Statecraft and Intelligence Centre

Informing Australia’s next independent intelligence review: Learning from the past

Chris Taylor 29 June 2023