The importance of looking west
By Rebecca Strating*
This month, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that a new submarine base will be built in either Brisbane, Newcastle, or Port...
Ukraine: Turkey’s response and Black Sea access
Russia’s early 2022 invasion of Ukraine has heightened challenges North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally Turkey faces in balancing relations between the two countries...
Maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean
By Rebecca Strating*
A week ago, the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced that a new submarine base will be built in either Brisbane, Newcastle,...
Big expansion to Chinese shipyard
Jiangnan shipyard on the Yangtze River in Shanghai is important for the Chinese Navy (PLAN). It builds aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines, Naval...
Ukraine affecting Indo-Pacific attention
By Ashley Townshend and Tom Corben*
As the United States slides deeper into a proxy war with Russia, Indo-Pacific countries are increasingly concerned about the long-term...
USS Truman aircraft join NATO build-up
With the conflict in Ukraine not far away, fighter jets from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman are conducting airborne patrols with NATO allied...
Ukraine’s ripple effect in the Pacific
The ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the varied responses by U.S. partners, allies and China could have major implications for a...
Turkey closes Dardanelles and Bosphorus to warships
Turkey's Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, revealed that all countries have been warned not to transit warships through the straits. The decision which was made...
Ukraine: would US nuclear umbrella have worked?
By Joseph S. Nye Jr*
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revived many questions about nuclear deterrence. Whatever the outcome of what could be a long...
Russian Navy role in invasion of Ukraine emerges
By Peter Jones*
The role of the Russian Navy in the invasion of Ukraine has started to emerge. The Navy appears to have four missions:
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