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Publication alert | Turbocharging the NTIB – not just AUKUS – key to US-Australia defence industrial agenda, report argues

Publication alert | Turbocharging the NTIB – not just AUKUS – key to US-Australia defence industrial agenda, report argues

President Trump’s push for Pentagon reforms may offer the chance to finally optimise the US National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB) for Australia, according to a new report from the United ...

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From framework to force multiplier: Rethinking the NTIB for a new strategic era

From framework to force multiplier: Rethinking the NTIB for a new strategic era

Executive summary The United States’ National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB) is a congressionally mandated policy framework intended to foster integration and collaboration between defence...

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Mission critical: Australia keen to lock in new US deal before Trump meetin

Mission critical: Australia keen to lock in new US deal before Trump meetin

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Australia is ramping up its bid to strike a deal with the Trump administration on critical minerals in time for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s October 20 ...

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Donald Trump ‘bells the cat’ on United Nations ineptitude

Donald Trump ‘bells the cat’ on United Nations ineptitude

Unpacking Trump 2.0 As the second Trump administration rapidly advances its agenda, the landscape of US domestic and foreign policy is undergoing profound change. This report sees experts from th...

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Publication alert | Australia must increase focus on Indian Ocean to counterbalance China’s influence, new report argues

Publication alert | Australia must increase focus on Indian Ocean to counterbalance China’s influence, new report argues

More than 80% of the world’s maritime oil trade passes through the Indian Ocean, but a new report from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney finds that Australia expe...

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Publication alert | New public opinion polling on space finds disconnect between sentiment and awareness on Australian space activities

Publication alert | New public opinion polling on space finds disconnect between sentiment and awareness on Australian space activities

Three times as many Australians want to spend more money on Australian efforts in space than want to spend less despite less than one-quarter saying they have a clear sense of Australia’s future d...

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