Geopolitics

China’s coast guard remains aloof

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This month the coast guards of Japan, the Philippines, and the United States conducted their first-ever exercise, two weeks after the United States and Japan...

Indian corvette gifted to Vietnam

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On 28 June the Indian Khukri-class corvette INS Kirpin departed Visakhapatnam for passage to Vietnam where she will be transferred to the Vietnamese People’s...

US-PNG deal in face of Solomons’ ban

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With the Solomon Islands still imposing a “moratorium” on foreign naval vessels visiting the Pacific island state, the US has pivoted to setting up...

US Congressional reports: AUKUS and sub procurement

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The US Congressional Research Service has recently released two reports that relate to AUKUS. They are: AUKUS Pillar 2: Background and Issues for Congress...

Russia puts subs behind boom net barrier

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New satellite images this June show what appears to be a boom net barrier stretching from shore to shore across Olenya Bay, home to...

AUKUS: 3 partners, 2 pillars, 1 problem

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By Alexandra Caples, Jamie Gaida and Danielle Cave* Much of the AUKUS discussion to date has focused on Pillar 1, the trilateral effort to support Australia...

Battle plan for takeover of Taiwan

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By Max Stewart* Introduction In recent years, there has been an increased and discernable concern surrounding the possibility of an invasion of Taiwan by the People’s...

Russia: risks of melting Arctic ice

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By Barry Gardiner Ask Britain’s foreign secretary which part of the world poses his biggest foreign policy challenge, and the chances are he will say...

AUKUS: capability in search of a strategy

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By Dr Richard Dunley* Just over a year ago, the AUKUS agreement was announced out of the blue. It was widely seen as heralding a...

Is NZ off Australia-US radar?

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On the eve of ANZAC Day, 24 April 2023, the public version of the Australian Defence Strategic Review (DSR) was released. Surprisingly, given the...