Podcasts
ChinaTalk: Domestic Coronavirus Propaganda and China-Australia Relations
Jordan Schneider Fri, Apr 10, 2020, 4:53 PM
Adam Ni and Yun Jiang are two
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foreign interference
What’s in Australia’s New Laws on Foreign Interference in Domestic Politics
Evelyn Douek Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 8:00 AM
Australia passed national security and foreign interference laws at the end of June that Attorney General Christian Porter has called the country’s biggest counterintelligence overhaul in decades.
Foreign Policy Essay
When It Comes to CVE, the United States Stands to Learn a Lot from Others. Will It?
Eric Rosand Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 10:00 AM
Editor’s Note: Programs to counter violent extremism (known as “CVE”) attempt to offer non-military and non-law enforcement means to fight terrorism, working with communities to identify potential radicals and move them away from violence. Critics who have the ear of the Trump administration deride them as weak and ineffective, and programs at DHS and other agencies are on the chopping block. Eric Rosand, a non-resident fellow at Brookings and the director of the Prevention Project, calls for renewing U.S. CVE efforts.
Going Dark
The Laws of Mathematics and the Laws of Nations: The Encryption Debate Revisited
Herb Lin Wed, Aug 16, 2017, 4:34 PM
Australia is weighing in on the encryption debate regarding exceptional access by law enforcement.
Water Wars
Water Wars: Jockeying for Black Gold in the South China Sea
Jimmy Chalk, Sarah Grant Fri, Jul 28, 2017, 11:00 AM
China leverages its growing military presence, threatening Vietnam and building ties with the Philippines
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Going Dark
No, the Laws of Australia Don’t Override the Laws of Mathematics
John Villasenor Mon, Jul 17, 2017, 10:18 AM
According to published news reports, the Australian government plans to “introduce draft legislation that will attempt to force technology companies to break into end-to-end encrypted messages.”
Water Wars
Water Wars: A United Front from Singapore to Sydney
Jared Dummitt, Eliot Kim Fri, Jun 9, 2017, 9:46 AM
Mattis, Tillerson and U.S. Allies Present a United Front on the South China Sea
Water Wars
Water Wars: China, China Everywhere, Under the Sea and In the Air
Sarah Grant Fri, Jun 2, 2017, 9:15 AM
Water Wars
Water Wars: US Hits Reset Button in Asia-Pacific
Chris Mirasola Fri, Feb 10, 2017, 8:28 AM
Trump administration formulates policy in the East, South China Seas
Donald Trump
Shared Interests, Shared Values? The US-Australian Alliance in the Age of Trump
Iain Henry Tue, Feb 7, 2017, 4:54 PM
The United States and Australia have rarely disagreed on issues of strategy in the post-Cold War era. Generally, Australia reliably agrees with Washington’s assessment of threats and risks and supports America’s policy responses. In past examinations of the relationship some Australian analysts warned that a rising China would inevitably upset this happy status quo, while others insisted there was no dilemma and that Australia is not a “conflicted ally.”