‘Pacific governments and media organisations are calling for more training on understanding disinformation tactics, on fact-checking information and on sifting through online noise’, write Adam Ziogas and Blake Johnson. aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-failed-…

‘While Chinese suppliers such as Huawei and ZTE are not trusted because of their ties and legal obligations to China’s party-state, Western suppliers have struggled to compete on cost’, writes Manoj Harjani. aspistrategist.org.au/o-ran-is-overh…

‘The budget line for separate Northern Australian Industry Grants need not be large. Yet the targeted funds would create a scalable defence industrial base in northern Australia and foster economic growth there’, writes Dr John Coyne.
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China’s failed information offensive in Fiji | Adam Ziogas and Blake Johnson | bit.ly/4dRsnum

📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

We are delighted to announce that Nick Warner, former Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence, will join the lineup of speakers at 'JoiningFORCES'.

Join us next week as we explore ways to bridge national and international boundaries

This Radio Free Asia article features insights from ASPI analyst Daria Impiombato on navigating topics like censorship, surveillance and propaganda in the Chinese social media landscape.

Read it here ⬇️ rfa.org/english/news/c…

O-RAN is overhyped as avoiding Chinese 5G influence | Manoj Harjani | bit.ly/3VgjRxI

Northern defence industry needs targeted grants | Dr John Coyne | bit.ly/3R60dSN

‘The SSN-AUKUS submarines built by Australia and Britain will be identical, incorporating technology from all three nations, including cutting-edge US technologies. Those for the Royal Australian Navy will all be built at Osborne’, writes Brendan Nicholson. aspistrategist.org.au/submarine-agen…

‘The problem for Biden is that appeasing China and strengthening the Quad, which Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has decried as the ‘Indo-Pacific version of NATO’, are fundamentally incompatible’, writes Brahma Chellaney. aspistrategist.org.au/is-the-quad-be…

‘It didn’t take Coles and his team long to work out that the Collins class submarines were fundamentally sound but the system (being generous with the term) put in place to support them wasn’t fit for purpose’, writes AndrewJDavies. aspistrategist.org.au/how-the-collin…

Submarine agency chief: Australia’s SSNs will be bigger, better, faster | Brendan Nicholson | bit.ly/4dUKbF3

⏰ FINAL WEEK ⏰

There's only seven days left until ASPI's 2024 Defence Conference 'JoiningFORCES'!

Don't miss the chance to engage with the top thinkers and decision makers in defence, national security and foreign affairs.

🎟️ Tickets still on sale ➡️ bit.ly/3WTnVFx

Is the Quad becoming a Potemkin alliance? | Brahma Chellaney | bit.ly/4aEj2TO

'If Ukraine wins or loses really is going to be decided [in the] next few months,' Dr. Malcolm Davis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 tells ABC News as Russia uses glide bombs to gain ground in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

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This The Australian article features AndrewJDavies's new ASPI book 'Nobody wins unless everybody wins'.

The book reveals 'the parlous state of the nation’s submarine fleet a decade ago' in 'the first comprehensive history of the Collins class fleet'.

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theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence…

How the Collins submarine fleet went from near zero to hero | AndrewJDavies | bit.ly/3ViOfb0

Great article by AndrewJDavies on his new ASPI book - Nobody wins unless everybody wins: the Coles review into the sustainment of 🇦🇺’s Collins class submarines.

'The problems with the Collins class began early..

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‘If a new, larger EU is to function, creative solutions will be needed. Many have advocated a multi-speed Europe, in which member countries move toward integration at their own rate, with a set of vanguard countries leading the way’, writes Ana Palacio. aspistrategist.org.au/is-the-europen…