Submarine loss: more co-operation needed
Time tragically ran out for the crew of Indonesia’s submarine KRI Nanggala-402. When the Indonesian Navy lost contact with the boat conducting a torpedo...
China’s actions not Australian words are the problem
By Michael Shoebridge*
There’s a greater likelihood of major conflict in the Indo-Pacific region now than at any time since the end of the Vietnam...
Little bit of panic in China’s rhetoric on Australia
By Peter Jennings*
After another tumultuous week in the Australia–China relationship, four conclusions are becoming increasingly clear. First, we are going to be on this...
Lessons from Afghanistan
By Ian Dudgeon*
The announcement of the withdrawal all US, NATO and other allied (including Australian) forces from Afghanistan by 11 September this year represents...
US exercises FONOP in Indian zone
By Sarosh Bana*
In a move that has deeply embarrassed the Indian government, a guided missile destroyer from the US 7th Fleet transgressed into India’s exclusive...
Philippines’ new tougher stand on China
By Criselda Yabes*
The Manila government raised strong protests when Chinese vessels were seen anchored in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea....
US cancels Black Sea deployment
The United States has cancelled this week's planned deployment of two warships to the Black Sea, Turkish officials and media said Wednesday, amid high...
China’s fishing reality check
By Carlyle Thayer*
Question: Re: News reports that 220 Chinese militia ships appeared in Philippine waters in the South China Sea. What do you think
about this...
Mozambique Channel is the next hotspot
By David Brewster*
The waters off Mozambique are becoming a major new security hotspot in the Indian Ocean. An Islamist insurrection in northern Mozambique that...
Beware the bear in the Pacific
By Steve Raaymakers*
In 2007, I was invited by the United Nations to address a regional conference on multilateral cooperation in Pacific Rim ocean governance....