Sam Roggeveen

is director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute and author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia’s Search for Power and Peace.

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News September 20, 2025

How AUKUS shapes Australia’s Pacific Islands relationship

ANALYSIS: The AUKUS submarines project contradicts the logic of the government’s diplomatic efforts across the Pacific Islands to forestall China.

Comment March 08, 2025

Why Australia’s response to China must be measured

“Australia should expect Chinese activity near its shores and airspace to become more frequent. Still, there are sound military and political reasons for Australia not to make too much of this affair.”