Asia boosts weapons buys, military research as security outlook darkens

Japan PM Ishiba calls for enhanced US security commitment in Asia

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed on Thursday that Asia needs an enduring U.S. commitment to the region, at a time of growing C

Defence Strategy Criticised as Hollow Amid Rising Indo-Pacific Threats

Australia risks being caught unprepared amid rising Indo-Pacific tensions, with a new report warning that the Albanese government’s defence posture leans too heavily on long-term promises while ignoring immediate threats. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s (ASPI) Cost of Defence 2025–26 report, released on May 29, delivers a blunt assessment of Labor’s approach. Despite talk of “generational investments,” the report warns the country is…

‘Paper ADF’: Dire warning to Australia

A leading defence think tank has issued a dire warning about Australia’s readiness for war as the Indo-Pacific heats up.

Australia's military vulnerable in the next decade: former deputy secretary

ASPI report calls for Australia to focus on drones and missiles to counter regional threats with 3% GDP defence focus.

Asia boosts weapons buys, Gulf states make inroads as security outlook darkens

HONG KONG: Spending on weapons and research is spiking among some Asian countries as they respond to a darkening security outlook by broadening their outside industrial partnerships while trying to boost their own defense industries, a new study has found. The annual Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment released on Wednesday by the London-based International Institute for

PLA attack on Taiwan ‘unlikely’ but ‘not impossible’ with Trump in White House

US-China ties never been ‘more strained’ in the 21st century, report by British think tank and co-organiser of Shangri-La Dialogue says.