In this opinion article in the Wall Street Journal (Asia), International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf and Military Fellow James Brown argue that the 2013 Australian defence white paper needs a budget to back it up, otherwise Australia risks losing the capability edge it would need to help the United States in an Asian security crisis.

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove examines the costs of the war in Iraq to the United States and the implications for the Australia-US alliance.