Chinese and Russian naval exercise
On 18 October the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) announced that Chinese and Russian participating naval task groups completed Northern/Interaction-2024 exercise and arrived at Qingdao...
Paradox of freedom of navigation acts
By Cheng-kun Ma and K Tristan Tang*
When non-Chinese navies send warships on undeclared passages through the Taiwan Strait, they may be achieving exactly the...
China’s latest threat: commercial vessels
By Selwyn Parker*
In a belated recognition that China has cornered the construction of ocean-going commercial vessels, those ships crucial to secure sea-borne supply chains,...
Experts review UK’s Indian Ocean decision
On 3rd October, the UK Government announced an agreement to cede sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) – otherwise known as the...
Step Pacific military disaster aid: ASPI
Australia and Pacific partners should consider expanding their newly formed military rapid response group for disaster relief as soon as next year, with climate...
Goldrick address: No easy answers
The following is the address of Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande IN (retired)* to ANI’s 2024 Goldrick Seminar.
My thanks to the President and the team...
Chagos: Britannia waiving the rules
Kate O’Shaughnessy*
The UK government announced last week that it will cede sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The agreement ends an almost 60-year...
Diego Garcia deal protects base
By Euan Graham*
Mauritius is getting sovereignty over the remote Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, but Britain will continue to administer the strategically crucial...
Taiwan is the main game for Australia
By Paul Dibb*
Other than the Middle East, the world faces the possibility of two major wars escalating in Europe and East Asia, over Ukraine...
UK gives up Chagos sovereignty, keeps base
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more...