The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) was formed in 2001 as an independent, non‑partisan think tank. ASPI is responsible for informing the public on a range of strategic issues, generating new thinking for government and harnessing strategic thinking internationally.
ASPI seeks to inform policy debates in the Indo-Pacific through original, rigorous and data-driven research. ASPI is a leading voice in global debates on cyber, emerging and critical technologies, foreign interference and issues related to information operations and disinformation.
ASPI has a growing mixture of expertise and skills with teams of researchers who concentrate on policy, technical analysis, information operations and disinformation, critical and emerging technologies, cyber capacity building and internet safety, satellite analysis, surveillance and China-related issues.
To develop capability in Australia and across the Indo-Pacific region, ASPI has a capacity-building team that conducts workshops, training programs and large-scale exercises for the public, private and civil-society sectors. ASPI enriches regional debate by collaborating with civil-society groups from around the world and by bringing leading global experts to Australia.
ASPI research teams
Coercive Statecraft and Resilience team
ASPI's Coercive Statecraft and Resilience research team investigate issues around cyber, disinformation and information warfare, protection of critical infrastructure and regional diplomacy on cyber and technology issues.
ASPI Europe
ASPI's Senior Fellow and Director Europe Bart Hogeveen supports the HIPPA project and initiates complementary work that strengthens links between Australia, the Indo-Pacific and Europe.
China Investigations and Analysis team
ASPI's China research team conducts ground-breaking and data-driven research on China, including on hybrid threats. Recent work includes a major update to the China Defence Universities Tracker.