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Emerging Voices Series: For a Capability-Based Perspective on Economic Security

By Chris (Chih-Hua) Tseng

[May 2026] There is an emerging direction on the horizon for economic security policies, and Phoenix is on the front...

Emerging Voices Series: Subnational Diplomacy in a Fragmenting World

By Dr Lily McElwee

[May 2026] Global governance faces a paradox. Tricky challenges that urgently require coordinated international responses – pandemics, climate change, rapid...

The Strategic Imperative of Critical Minerals in AUKUS

By Sarah Tzinieris

[July 2025] This article, "The Strategic Imperative of Critical Minerals in AUKUS" by Ansel Bayly & Dr Sarah Tzinieris, was...

Fortress AUKUS: order-engineering by exclusion in the Indo-Pacific

By Sarah Tzinieris

[June 2025] This article, "Fortress AUKUS: order-engineering by exclusion in the Indo-Pacific" by Sarah Tzinieris & Zeno Leoni, was originally...

To Exclude or Not to Exclude: AUKUS and Order-Engineering

By Zeno Leoni

[March 2023] Introduction While the delivery aspect of AUKUS – that is of nuclear-propelled submarines and advanced technological capabilities –...

Some Awkward Truths about AUKUS

By Candace Rondeaux

[October 2022] The AUKUS deal was signed in September 2021 and subsequently evaluated by pundits and experts worldwide almost entirely...

THE STRATEGIC INTERPLAY BETWEEN AUKUS, THE NPT, AND THE RULES-BASED INTERNATIONAL ORDER

By Shirley Scott

[September 2022] This commentary focuses on the first dimension of AUKUS: the plan for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines in...

AUKUS and the Rules Based International Order

By Geoffrey Chapman

[September 2022] On September 15, 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced a wide-ranging technology-sharing partnership agreement...

AUKUS and the international rules-based order in the maritime domain

By Douglas Guilfoyle

[September 2022] Context: the role of the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific The idea of AUKUS began with the acquisition...

AUKUS, NATO, and Euro-Atlantic Security Post-Ukraine

By Lawrence Freedman

[September 2022] The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 was one of those punctuation points in history, like the...

AUKUS and Pacific Grand Strategy: A View From Washington

By James Stavridis

[September 2022] The new trilateral security partnership formed by Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States adds a significant...