Prospects for close India-Australia ties
By Biren Nandra
China’s rise and assertive behaviour has been a source of concern to both India and Australia. While India prioritises its territorial disputes...
Federal Govt should rein in states over foreign policy
By Andrew Carr*
While there is a diversity of views on Victoria’s Belt and Road Initiative agreement with Beijing, there seems to be universal agreement...
Indian solution to Australian reliance on China
By Adil Cader*
In the wake of COVID-19, there has been much talk about Australia’s economic reliance on China and the vulnerability this creates. In...
Diego Garcia sovereignty fight
Diego Garcia is the United States’ major geostrategic and logistics support base in the Indian Ocean. Sovereignty over the island is increasingly being challenged...
The ‘Bone’ is back on Guam
By Dave Makichuk
Reading some media reports, one would have surmised the US military ran away from its warfighting Pacific duties like frightened little girls,...
Vietnam rejects China’s fishing ban
Vietnam has rejected China's ban on summer fishing in disputed areas of the South China Sea, and has encouraged its fishermen to continue their...
US and UK ships to Barents Sea
Four U.S. Navy ships and a U.K. Royal Navy ship sailed into frigid Arctic waters of the Barents Sea on May 4 to conduct maritime security...
The challenge of maritime domain awareness
By Jay Benson*
To effectively govern the maritime space, states need an accurate picture of what is happening and where in order to establish normal...
China bolsters presence in disputed waters
China has bolstered its presence in the South China Sea by setting up two administrative bodies on islands in the disputed water, dubbed "its...
Anzac: Why didn’t they listen to the Navy?
If only the British Government had listened to a naval voice in 1915, the whole Gallipoli campaign would have ended differently, the war shortened...