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Britain’s Antisemitism Crisis Is Now a National Security Threat

There has been yet another terrorist attack targeting Britain’s Jewish community. This time, two Jewish men were stabbed on Wednesday in Golders [...] More

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Anti-Semitism is a National Security Issue: It’s Time to Treat it Like One

EXPERT OPINION / PERSPECTIVE -- Less than three months ago, two people were killed in a terrorist attack on Jewish people in a synagogue in [...] More

Chinese Ghost Machines: The Hidden Risk in Australia's Energy Infrastructure

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The recent revelations from Reuters and other U.S. news outlets, detailing the discovery of "rogue" communication devices [...] More

Australia's Strategic Recalibration: Navigating Trump's Second Term

Donald Trump's return to the White House has dramatically reshaped Australia's strategic landscape, forcing a delicate balancing act between alliance [...] More

Australia Under Cyber Siege

Australia Under Cyber Siege

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Australia has suffered enormous back-to-back cyberattacks in recent months. The first major attack hit Optus, Australia’s [...] More

There is a Place for Japan in AUKUS

OPINION — From an Australian perspective the emergence of Japan as a confident and substantial contributor to peace and security in the Indo-Pacific [...] More

China's foray among Pacific Islands provokes U.S., Australian concerns

China's foray among Pacific Islands provokes U.S., Australian concerns

EXPERT ANALYSIS — A security agreement signed by China and the Solomon Islands in April, has created waves of concern throughout the region and [...] More

These are Turbulent Times for Australian National Security

This piece from Cipher Brief Expert Nick Warner was first published in The Australian and is re-published with permission from the author.OPINION — [...] More

Stay Calm and Consider 5 Steps on Solomon Islands

OPINION — In a world of hybrid warfare, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and threats from and through space – geography is still important. [...] More

Australia Must End its Pacific Stupor Before it's too late

Australia’s neglect has allowed China to expand its grand strategy of global base-building into the Pacific. It is not too late for us to shore up [...] More

Xi Jinping and the AUKUS Submarine Deal

Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist with the U.S. Dept. of State and is currently Associate Professor of Psychiatry [...] More

Intelligence Sharing in a Complicated World: The Future of Five Eyes

Intelligence Sharing in a Complicated World: The Future of Five Eyes

In the midst of World War II, facing multiple threats in a complicated series of engagements around the world, the US and the UK entered into a [...] More