Report to Congress on AUKUS
The following is introduction to the Nov. 18, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, AUKUS Nuclear Cooperation.
On August 7, 2024, President Joseph Biden...
NATO needs subsea cable plan
By Cynthia Mehboob*
This month, a disturbing escalation in the suspected sabotage of undersea cables unfolded in the Baltic Sea. Two fibre-optic cables – one...
Sanctions delay Russian warship upgrade
Modernisation of the nuclear-powered battle cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is far behind schedule as Russia itself has to produce auxiliary systems because of sanctions, the...
South China Sea task for Trump
By Brahma Chellaney*
For more than a decade, China has been using an increasingly aggressive hybrid-warfare strategy to increase its power and influence in the...
US strikes on Houthi territory
On 13 November the US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated its forces executed a series of precise airstrikes on multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities situated...
Value in UK AUKUS inquiry
By Sophia Gaston*
The AUKUS review that Sir Stephen Lovegrove will deliver to the British government this month represents a vital opportunity to consolidate the...
Supporting Taiwan in contested seas
By Nathan Sicheri*
The 2027 scenario rests on the notion that President Xi Jinping has directed the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to be ready to...
Responding to China’s nine dashes
By Peter Leavy*
Recent developments in Southeast Asia have sent conflicting messages about the legitimacy of China's "nine-dash line" maritime claims, highlighting the ongoing challenges...
The litmus case of the South China Sea
By Lowell Bautista*
The high-stakes power struggle in the South China Sea unfolds as China’s audacious ambitions collide with the Philippines’ bold resistance, bolstered by...
US & Korea sign maritime cooperation accord
On 31 October the Republic of Korea and the US navies have signed a memorandum of cooperation in Washington DC to form a Maritime...