Who is doing what in the Red Sea
In November 2023, the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group began launching missile, drone and even unmanned surface vessel attacks against commercial shipping in what the...
Chinese and Russian vessels at risk in Red Sea
China and Russia, which might’ve thought their merchant fleets were safe sailing through the Red Sea, got a reminder over the weekend that there...
Risks to Australia’s maritime trade
By David Uren*
If push comes to shove between China and the United States, Australia’s international trade with Asia is at risk of becoming collateral...
UK and Australia: formal allies?
By Euan Graham*
Australia and Britain have concluded a new treaty-level Defence and Security Cooperation Agreement (DSCA). Australian Strategic Policy Institute. The Strategist. To what...
China grabs another bit of ocean
Earlier this month, China quietly turned a swathe of the Gulf of Tonkin into an extension of Chinese internal waters, simply by declaring a...
Fourth Chinese spy vessel around India
With India planning to test at least one more nuclear ballistic missile in the next two weeks, a new Chinese spy ship has started...
Sinking of Russian ships has come too late
Last week, the Ukrainian military claimed it struck—presumably with British-made Storm Shadow missiles or similar, French-made SCALP-EGs launched by Sukhoi Su-24 bombers—two Russian navy...
Will AUKUS survive Trump?
A year ago, the AUKUS agreement was formally announced between Australian and UK Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Rishi Sunak and US President Joe...
Spiky questions for AUKUS proponents
By Sam Roggeveen*
The debate about AUKUS — the military technology-sharing agreement best known for its promise to supply eight nuclear-powered submarines for Australia’s navy,...
China circling Taiwan with assets
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 15 Chinese military aircraft and 10 naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Tuesday (March 19)...