Danger in Diego Garcia transfer
It has been widely reported that, during his meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer last week, President Trump gave his consent to the UK’s...
Rethink AUKUS, ex-Defence chief says
The United States has become an unreliable ally under Donald Trump’s presidency and the Albanese government should urgently develop a plan B for Australia’s...
AUKUS: Why Australia should stay the course
The world is in a difficult stage of its recent history, and the new United States administration’s change of tack is undeniably jarring, Jennifer...
AUKUS: a conspiracy of silence
Australians have never had the chance to properly vote on AUKUS. The major parties haven’t allowed them, Bernard Keane writes in Crickey.
It was foisted...
Report to US Congress on AUKUS and Indo-Pacific security
On 3 March the US Congressional research Service released an updated ‘In Focus’ report on AUKUS and Indo-Pacific Security. It stated:
In 2021, Australia, the...
China’s unwanted, uninvited naval vessels
By Euan Graham*
The Australian government’s underreaction to China’s ongoing naval circumnavigation of Australia is a bigger problem than any perceived overreaction in public commentary....
Japan to field second F-35B squadron
Japan plans to field a second F-35B squadron by the end of the decade, according to a Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) document reviewed...
China’s vertical naval growth
China has sent Australia a message in recent days about the strength of its rapidly growing naval fleet, already the largest in the world...
Live fire and the law of the sea
By Donald Rothwell*
A common Australian critique of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is that their conduct is unsafe and unprofessional. That includes air and...
China asks Australia for advance notice China operations
On 28 February the Chinese Defence Ministry published the following media on-line article:
In response to four questions raised by journalists on the recent exercises...