ANI podcast: The China Challenge
‘Most immediately and closest to home, Australia now has a direct security threat in our neighbourhood, and I mean a traditional military security threat...
NZ’s more assertive foreign policy
By David Capie*
Before jetting off on a whirlwind trip to Brussels, Stockholm, and the NATO Summit in Vilnius last Friday, New Zealand Prime Minister...
Russian corvettes visit Shanghai
According to information published by Tass on July 10, 2023, in a historic first since the lift of COVID-19 restrictions, two Russian Steregushchiy-class corvettes...
NATA must avoid sea blindness
As heads of state come together at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, this week, all manner of topics are sure to be discussed....
Chinese hospital ship in South Pacific
The People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) hospital ship Daishan Dao, also known as the Peace Ark, is undertaking a three month deployment titled, Harmonious Mission...
France can help in West Indian Ocean
By Hugh Piper and Kate O’Shaughnessy*
The western Indian Ocean — home to the island states of Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros, as well as...
Second AUKUS pillar requires new thinking
By Justin Bassi*
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are nearing their third year of the most forward-looking and visionary strategic industrial effort...
Next steps in the Baltic for NATO
By Mark F. Cancian , Sean Monaghan , and Daniel Fata
NATO will hold a leaders’ summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, next month. In preparation for...
US Assistant Secretary of Defense’s visit to Australia
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, Dr. Mara Karlin, completed an official visit to Australia on 1 July. Over an...
India revises pro-China position on 2016 sea ruling
India has revised its position on the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration in a meeting between Indian and Filipino diplomats that supports Manila’s territorial...