AUKUS: much more than just the subs
By Charles Edel*
AUKUS, it turns out, is about much more than submarines, and more than even a trilateral defense partnership, the National Interest reports....
RO-RO ferries in Taiwan Strait
By Conor Kennedy*
The role of civilian roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ferries in a PLA invasion of Taiwan deserves its growing notoriety. With port access secured or...
Where is the strategic clarity?
By Gregory Brown, Bronte Munro and Iain MacGillivray*
The bold and complex plan to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines represents a paradigm shift in US strategic thinking on empowering...
New submarines – dreams and nightmares
By Tom Lewis*
The announcement of the route we will take to acquire nuclear submarines is good only in parts. Down the road a decade...
AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pathway at a glance
The 13 March 2023 announcement in San Diego of the AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Pathway by President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime...
An AUKUS view from Blighty
By Dr Jeremy Stocker
The recent AUKUS announcement has attracted almost as much attention in Britain as it has in Australia, such is its symbolic...
Leaders’ joint statement on submarines
In September 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced AUKUS – a new security partnership that will promote a free and...
White House statement on submarine deal
On March 13, 2023, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr....
UN moves to avert oil disaster
The UN has bought a huge ship that it hopes will prevent an environmental catastrophe off the coast of Yemen. For years, more than...
ADF helps cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu
HMAS Canberra has arrived in Vanuatu to assist the nation after it suffered damage from Cyclones Judy and Kevin. The ship sailed from Sydney...