S Korea’s nuclear submarine deal with US
By Euan Graham*
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has pulled off a diplomatic coup by persuading US President Donald Trump not only to assist...
West must stand up to grey-zone aggression
By Jake Thrupp*
The West must draw clear red lines for responding to grey-zone aggression by China and Russia. Both adversaries have mastered operating below...
Danger in China’s interceptions
By Jennifer Parker*
The White House meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump produced a string of positives. Chief among them...
AUKUS ambiguities should be dealt with
By Euan Graham*
Nervous AUKUS-watchers in Australia probably felt a mix of emotions when the defence technologies initiative was raised in public during Prime Minister...
US hints at WA base
Australian officials are preparing for the United States to seek ongoing use of the nation’s biggest naval base as part of the Pentagon’s secretive...
Proposal for Pacific intelligence framework
By Mihai Sora*
Australia should lead the creation of a formal intelligence-sharing framework — a “Pacific Eyes agreement” — initially involving Australia, New Zealand, Papua...
AUKUS through to the next round
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally met US President Donald Trump face-to-face, emerging with assurances that the AUKUS deal will proceed as planned. Trump said...
Diego Garcia as an AUKUS island
By Nathaniel England*
Australia should formally propose to establish a modest rotational presence on Diego Garcia – a UK administered territory, recently transferred under Mauritius...
Trump’s misplaced Taiwan optimism
By Sam Roggeveen*
The Trump-Albanese summit at the White House is over. The Australian media is understandably pre-occupied with what the President said about Australia...
Maritime drug strikes: working? illegal?
By Tom Sharpe*
Since the beginning of last month, the war on drugs in the Caribbean has taken a significant turn. Navies have been involved...