Yesterday
Chinese warships a wake-up call to step up our maritime security
The clear and present China threat that sailed so close to home must mobilise the political class to take action.
February
Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed ship after undersea cable severed
Taiwan is preparing for the worst in an escalating subsea infrastructure battle after authorities detained a Chinese-crewed cargo vessel suspected of sabotage.
Top Trump aide pushes to axe Canada from Five Eyes intelligence group
But Peter Navarro denies that he wants to expel the northern neighbour from the information-sharing team, which also includes the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Trump’s tempest and China’s live-fire means Australia must do more on defence
Trump’s capricious foreign policy and ambiguous commitment to alliances mean we need to become more self-sufficient in how we safeguard our security
Jewish hate crimes yet to plateau, ASIO boss warns
The top spy used an annual threat assessment to warn the fallout from the October 7 Hamas terror attacks includes Jews being conflated with Israel’s actions.
UK orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
The British government’s undisclosed demand, issued last month, requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material.
New US bill seeks to ban DeepSeek app on government devices
The two sponsors, one a Republican and the other a Democrat, cite concern that the chatbot’s code is linked to China’s Communist Party.
Labor bans DeepSeek from government devices
Australia has banned Chinese artificial intelligence service DeepSeek from government devices over national security concerns.
January
This ex-spook says DeepSeek security fears are overblown
Former Australian Signals Directorate deputy director-general Simeon Gilding said he was more concerned about Chinese-made EVs than early AI products.
Here are Europe’s three big fears in a Trumpian world
If it fails to adapt, the European Commission may end up looking like the Los Angeles fire department – scrambling after the damage has already been done.
TikTok starts going dark across the US
Donald Trump had earlier said he would probably give the Chinese-owned social media app an extension from applying the ban upheld by the Supreme Court.
Can Chinese chips beat Taiwan in the global tech race?
SMIC’s stock rally shows – at least to mainland investors – that China can build a self-sufficient semiconductor ecosystem. But the reality could be different.
China discusses selling TikTok to Elon Musk
Senior officials are mulling contingency plans for the social media platform’s US arm as part of discussions on how to work with the Trump administration.
Business tapped to foil Chinese influence in the Pacific
The Albanese government is reminding Australian companies that keeping their social licence means operating beyond the nation’s borders.
France marks Charlie Hebdo anniversary amid rekindled terror threat
Attacks in Germany and the US have revived old anxieties, but in France extremism has cost more lives, and opened sharper political divides, than anywhere else.
James Curran is wrong: ASPI is and will remain independent
Commentators are free to criticise research institutes critical of China but should focus on evidence, not innuendo.
Attacks prompt extra security ahead of Washington events
Preparations are well under way for the roughly two-week stretch that will test security in the nation’s capital.
Marching blindfolded into the new Cold War
A new report into the funding of Australian strategic think tanks raises consequential issues for Australia’s global engagement
December 2024
Trump hints at change of heart on TikTok ban
The role of the popular social media app in last month’s election victory may have convinced the president-elect to give parent company ByteDance a reprieve.
China investigates Nvidia as tech war with US escalates
The State Administration for Market Regulation opened a probe into the chipmaker over suspicions that it broke anti-monopoly laws around a 2020 deal.