Toward Programme
ASPI at 25 – Shaping Australia’s relationship with its most important neighbour
Why it matters
Indonesia is Australia's most strategically important regional neighbour; sustained institutional engagement through think tanks like ASPI directly supports Alliance pillar resilience and reduces vulnerability to Chinese strategic encroachment in the archipelago. The article underscores that non-government dialogue and policy networks are essential scaffolding for bilateral defence cooperation and regional stability, particularly in the Northern Arc.
Pillar tags and the significance note are AI-classified (Claude) and human-curated. The platform's own preparedness scores never move on a single story without a separate human approval.