China’s rise as a formidable maritime power is creating ripples through Asia and the world. This week’s National Security Pod dives into the troubled waters of the Indo-Pacific region.

The Brief podcast is a short, sharp, snapshot of today’s policy landscape. On this episode, multi-award-winning journalist Marites Vitug looks at the rule of law and the future of the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte.

For the democracies of the Indo-Pacific to compete with China, they must accept that the region will be multipolar, Akhil Deo writes.

An Indo-Pacific strategy for Australia is essential, but difficult. The country must think big, but start small, Andrew Phillips writes.

India, America, and Indonesia all have different views on how the newly conceptualised region should work, writes Richard Heydarian.

In our new podcast series looking at Australia and the region's security challenges, we hear from Rory Medcalf, one of the earliest intellectual proponents for the ‘Indo-Pacific’ concept now sweeping foreign policy circles around the world.