Greg Austin
The Diplomat
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Past articles by Greg:
How Good Are China’s Cyber Defenses?
The foundations of China's cyber defenses remain weak. → Read More
Defeating the Next Islamic State (in Southeast Asia?)
We need to devise a plan for the containment of the next revolutionary Islamic State. → Read More
The US will win the cyber war with China in 2017
Asian news hub covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia → Read More
Australia’s Careful Dance in the South China Sea
Is Canberra ‘toeing the line’ with the United States on East Asia’s maritime disputes? → Read More
Australia’s Submarine Superiority: Strange Strategies and Overspending
How grounded in strategic reality is the Australian government's decision to purchase 12 new submarines? → Read More
Australia Still Doesn’t See a Cyberattack as the Menace the United States Fears
Australia has some way to travel before it graduates to a coherent national cybersecurity strategy. → Read More
Xi Jinping and Maritime Militarization
Fuzzy “pink lines” in the water. → Read More
China’s Maritime Expansion: Contradictory Threat Analyses from the US Government?
It would be useful if U.S. officials positing a Chinese threat were to take steps to better substantiate their claim. → Read More
China’s Threat to Commercial Shipping in the South China Sea
The Soviet precedent. → Read More
'Mountains out of Molehills:' The Pentagon’s Big Lie About the South China Sea
Blurring the red lines in the South China Sea. → Read More
Australia and Human Security: Why Turnbull Has to 'Do a Merkel'
Human security is emerging in Australia: The grass roots are speaking against neo-realism. → Read More
Strategic Culture and Cyberspace: Cyber Militias in Peacetime?
It's time to see how the concept of strategic culture can be used in understanding national approaches to cybersecurity. → Read More
Australia’s Shame: Child Abuse as a Border Defense Strategy?
Australia has to find a way to protect its borders without seeing children in its care subjected to repeat sexual abuse. → Read More
Middle Powers and Cyber-Enabled Warfare: The Imperative of Collective Security
Collective security in cyberspace may be the only answer for middle powers. → Read More
China and Indonesia: Joint Cyber War Simulations
An important diplomatic precedent for collaboration. → Read More
Recalibrating US Diplomacy: Fresh Words from Australia’s PM
While visiting the United States, Australia's Turnbull offers a master class on statesmanship, but stumbles on theology. → Read More
The Myth of a ‘Strategic Imbalance’ in the South China Sea
As Australia focuses on China's perceived advantages in the SCS, it's worth taking a closer look at that narrative. → Read More
Think Like an Australian Terrorist
Australia has a policy fog around the character of Australian terrorists that is not helpful and needs to be dissipated. → Read More
US China Policy Under a Republican President
Can we expect a better China policy from the U.S. if a Republican takes office in the White House in January 2017? → Read More
China’s Dirty Money: How Dangerous Is the China-UK Nuclear Deal?
Is Beijing → Read More