NEW RESEARCH 📢 Our new research project ‘Pressure Points’ is now live! ‘Pressure Points’ is a world first online resource tracking the activity and behaviour of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the South China Sea and beyond. 🔎 Explore it now ➡️ bit.ly/4hPH55Z

🧵An ongoing thread of satellite-detected damage from the Burmese earthquake, starting with @Planet's SkySat products from Mandalay. This shows the Sky Villa apartment complex, showing the building having split into 4 and collapsing.

The ASPI Cyber, Tech & Security Monthly Roundup has landed! In this edition, ASPI's Jocelinn Kang explores the latest developments in the world of undersea infrastructure and shares her top picks from the Daily Cyber & Tech Digest in March. 🔖 Read it now ➡️ bit.ly/420unv6

Just brilliant. Because Indonesia has a high tax on coffee imports, Trump's going to put a 32% tax on coffee imports from Indonesia - even though the US exports no coffee to Indonesia (or most anywhere else). He literally does not understand the concept of comparative advantage.

Timely analysis from Fitriani and Alice Wai on the displacement effect of China’s crackdown on cyber-scam centres on Thailand-Myanmar border and potential for scammers to use the 28 March earthquake to target international victims 👏

Plenty of food for thought at today's #AP4D webinar on what global turbulence in diplomacy and trade means for Australia. Many thanks to speakers Richard Maude, Lisa Singh, Hayley Channer, Joel Nilon, Fitriani & william maley. Thanks also to an engaged audience.

🚨 New paper out! “Securing Our Data: Subsea Cables and Maritime Security in Southeast Asia” 📡🌊 Proud to contribute to Blue Security with Cynthia ‎Mehboob on this critical topic. Big thanks to the amazing editorial team for the support! 📖 Read here: latrobe.edu.au/__data/assets/…

OUT NOW Maritime Affairs Issue 11 | Securing Our Data: Subsea Cables and Maritime Security in Southeast Asia by Cynthia ‎Mehboob & Fitriani. latrobe.edu.au/__data/assets/…

Timely analysis from ⁦ASPI⁩ ⁦Fitriani⁩ and Nira Calwyn. Shows how China’s targeting of Canada's election is relevant to Australia. Chinese electoral influence reflects Beijing’s ambitions and tests the strength of our democracies. aspistrategist.org.au/china-targets-…

'Ultimately, Chinese electoral influence reflects Beijing’s ambitions and tests the strength and self-awareness of democracies,' write Fitriani and Nira Calwyn. aspistrategist.org.au/china-targets-…

Critical piece from ⁦ASPI⁩ Research Intern Jascha Ramba Santoso highlighting how & why Huawei’s dominance constrains Indonesia’s digital sovereignty & limits its strategic autonomy. Relevant for the region, not just Jakarta. Well done Jascha 👏 aspistrategist.org.au/indonesia-is-h…

Mapping a decade’s worth of hybrid threats targeting Australia | Fitriani and Shelly Shih | bit.ly/3RT9P3d

🧵Geolocations of ALL sites that the Indian Army has claimed to have hit in Pakistan and Kashmir. 1. Masjid Syedna Bilal/Hazrat Bilal 34.385846°N 73.456974°E It appears to have been a direct hit, according to after-strike ground photos. google.com/maps/place/34%…

In the The Australian, Gatra Priyandita argues that Anthony Albanese's upcoming trip to Jakarta is an opportunity to develop 🇮🇩’s relationship with 🇦🇺: “not as a reluctant participant or passive neighbour but as a strategic partner in its own right”. Read more: bit.ly/439GC9v

Reminder Russian-sponsored acts of sabotage are a real & present danger. While Europe may be ground zero, Australia & the Indo-Pacific are not immune. We need to ensure this playbook is not repeated closer to home. wsj.com/world/europe/g…

Political, education & business leaders in advanced countries & emerging economies have long fretted over a brain drain from their own shores. Now they are seizing a chance to reverse the flow. “This is a once-in-a-century brain gain opportunity” nytimes.com/2025/05/14/bus… 1/4

ASPI Executive Director Justin Bassi joined ABC News to discuss our new 'Cost of Defence' analysis, why defence funding should rise to match the seriousness of the strategic threats Australia faces and the importance of investing in cheaper mass-produced capabilities. Watch ⤵️

🧵 about what the 🇬🇧 Strategic Defence Review #SDR2025 means for Australia. Spoiler 🚨: it's mainly good news, but likely needs more money than currently pledged. More analysis soon from Euan Graham & other ASPI experts. Great timing for ASPI Defence Conference tomorrow!

Japanese and PNG officials at ASPI conference this morning when Pat Conroy started on the Cost of Defence report (with thanks to the nameless soul who I stole this from)

I write for ASPI on five notable things in the UK defence review 1/ Where it leaves Indo-Pacific policy 2/ How it frames China 3/ Shift from 'campaigning' to 'warfighting' 4/ New language on deterrence/escalation 5/ Hints on tactical nuclear weapons aspistrategist.org.au/five-important…