Australia Archives

The 2024 Austrian Elections and the Rise of the Freedom Party of Austria

The Freedom Party of Austria’s (FPÖ) performance in the 2024 general elections reinforces the broader trend of the continental shift favouring a Eurosceptic and far-right worldview.

Australia’s Quest for ‘Strategic Equilibrium’ in the Indo-Pacific

Australia’s pursuit of strategic equilibrium has become the defining feature of its foreign policy in recent times.

The Road Ahead for AUKUS in 2024

As the roadmap and scope of the two pillars of AUKUS are now clearly defined, near-term tangible outcomes can be expected to materialise from 2024 onwards.

R. Vignesh
January 12, 2024
Issue Brief

The San Diego Roadmap for AUKUS: Hits and Misses

The San Diego roadmap heralds a major step forward for the AUKUS in achieving its key strategic objective of delivering SSN capability to Australia.

Quad’s Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative Needs Time to Deliver

The Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) Initiative aims to enhance regional maritime security via technology and training support.

Quad and Cybersecurity

The Quad has cautiously carved out a practical and cooperative agenda on issues of cybersecurity.

Security and Foreign Policy Priorities of Australia’s New Labor Party Government

The new Labor Party government in Australia is likely to show continuity on AUKUS and Quad initiatives in the Indo-Pacific, while policy approaches on Pacific Islands and China, as also on climate change, may get a re-look.

R.P. Singh
June 15, 2022
IDSA Comments

India–Australia Relations on the Upswing

India and Australia need to take a leadership role in maritime security affairs in the two oceans and have deeper engagements with the Pacific and Indian Ocean island countries.

R.P. Singh
April 26, 2022
IDSA Comments

Quad and the Ukrainian Crisis

While the US, Japan and Australia have taken an overtly critical stand towards Russia at the UN, India has abstained from all the UN resolutions condemning Russia. Will divergent views over the Ukrainian crisis weaken the Quad, is a pertinent question being examined in this issue brief.

Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Decoding the Joint Statement

The recent Joint Statement issued after the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Melbourne indicates the grouping’s drive towards institutionalisation and coming close to achieving a concrete mandate for its existence.