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Fault Lines – Scarborough Shoal, South Korea at RIMPAC, shipriders
Welcome to the latest edition of ASPI’s Fault Lines. Every fortnight, ASPI’s Defence Strategy Program monitors the actions and developments shaping th...
Aug 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Beyond Hormuz: The Future of Maritime Chokepoints
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to extract payments for safe passage — plus, more recently, the Houthis’ move to attack Saudi shipp...
Aug 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
There Will be Unseen Costs to be Paid over the War in Iran. Who is Weighing Them?
EXPERT INTERVIEW – With an interim agreement expected as early as today between the U.S. and Iran aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping ...
Aug 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
BLUF: The US Must Lead in Gray Zone Activity
As Washington works on the historically large defense budget, there is one theme which should loom large in the budget but comparatively, will cost li...
Aug 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
North Korea threatens response to Japan’s arms buildup ahead of Asian Games
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Wednesday threatened Japan for transforming into a “war state,” citing Toky...
Aug 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
North Korean attack could leave 76,000 unexploded shells in an hour
A full-scale conflict with North Korea could leave the Korean Peninsula littered with millions of explosive remnants of war (ERW), prompting the need ...
Aug 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Paterson at ASPI’s Defence Conference: break the bad defence news to the public
In his fireside with former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon at the 2026 ASPI Defence Conference, Senator James Paterson took the view that Australia’...
Aug 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Defence industry is deterrence – and alliance supply is conditional
When NATO leaders met in Ankara in July 2026, industry was the centrepiece of the summit. The Strategy for Industry–NATO Cooperation, endorsed by all ...
Aug 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
A Conversation with the Pentagon’s Chief Buyer, Under Secretary Michael P. Duffey
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael P. Duffey joins Jonathan to discuss the Pentagon’s ongoing acquisition transformati...
Aug 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The autonomous arms race in the Russia–Ukraine war
The war in Ukraine has become increasingly technological. Take unmanned systems: Kyiv has successfully implemented a drone strategy that combines a dr...
Aug 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Digital threats are crossing domains. Our responses should, too
As digital threats increasingly span across domains, cross-institutional cooperation is becoming central to national security. Australia needs to fuse...
Aug 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Russian military help could strengthen North Korean forces over time: Japan
Russian assistance does not appear to have directly strengthened North Korea’s military yet, but the rapid and expanding cooperation between the two c...
Aug 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail