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Six chokepoints, each against its own five-year range
Daily transits through the waterways most of world trade has to pass through, each drawn against the range of the previous five years.
Aug 20, 2026 · A. HarrierOriginally on Geostrategy
China’s Military Says AI Can’t Replace Commanders. Xi Is Testing That
For years, the Chinese military’s own newspaper has been making a promise it may no longer be able to keep. Whenever the People’s Liberation Army Dail...
Aug 20, 2026 · Staff
Wong 'outraged' at Israeli decision to not criminally investigate Zomi Frankcom killing – video
'Australia is outraged by the Israeli government's decision to not pursue any criminal proceedings against those responsible for killing Zomi Frankcom...
Aug 20, 2026 · StaffThe anti-ballistic missile shortage
In six months of on-again, off-again fighting with Iran, the United States has effectively exhausted its supply of heavy air defence interceptors. The...
Aug 20, 2026 · Staff
Russian greenhouse operator plans to hire 50 North Korean workers as students
A former state-run Russian farm is seeking to bring 50 North Korean men and women to work at its greenhouse as “student trainees,” procurement documen...
Aug 20, 2026 · StaffHow AI Could Hollow Out the U.S. Military
The best soldiers know how to think for themselves.
Aug 20, 2026 · StaffAustralia’s AI future relies on our scientific capability
This week is National Science Week. When the Minister for Industry, Senator Tim Ayres, launched it at Questacon, he put it well: our scientific capabi...
Aug 20, 2026 · Staff
Trump says he’ll meet Kim this year, despite Pyongyang denying communication
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, despite Pyongyang’s apparent denial hours earl...
Aug 20, 2026 · Staff
NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
Without a rescue, NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to reenter the atmosphere later this year.
Aug 20, 2026 · StaffFault Lines – Putin’s Kurils trip, US’s carrier gap, China’s NZ espionage
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 19, 2026 · StaffThe ‘Extinct Volcanoes’ Problem: Why Unit Strength Is Not Combat Power
More than a century ago, Aleksandr Svechin warned against mistaking formations that still existed on paper for units that retained real fighting power...
Aug 19, 2026 · Staff
Space Force Funding Could Be Record High, If Congress Agrees
The Administration is requesting $71 billion for the U.S. Space Force in FY2027, more than twice what it has now. An analysis by the Aerospace Corpora...
Aug 19, 2026 · Staff