A confluence of factors has made Australia less reluctant to increase the scope for U.S. forces to operate in and from Australian territory, but U.S. and Australian national defense postures are not yet in closer alignment. Practical steps are needed that reflect Australia’s current policy realities.

With India set to host the sixth Quad Leaders' Summit in 2024, there is every opportunity for this minilateral to not only develop a DPI initiative but also execute pilots in the Indo-Pacific. This essay shares a rationale for how the four Quad countries could achieve this goal.

What is the strategic significance of the Indian Ocean to Australia? What challenges and opportunities does the region present for Australia and its partners? And how much can Australia realistically achieve in such a vast region?

The collapse of EU trade talks with Australia and Mercosur is a big blow for Brussels. It reveals the shortcomings of the union’s negotiating strategy and goals.

The G7 was created fifty years ago in a different geopolitical era. Now is the moment to expand the core group.

New U.S.-Australia force posture initiatives are pulling the alliance into unchartered territory, raising critical challenges that Washington and Canberra must address.