Russia’s FONOP reaction and international law
By Louis Martin-Vézian*
On the morning of June 23, 2021, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender departed its port of call in Odessa, Ukraine, and made...
Maritime surveillance in Indian Ocean
By David Brewster and Samuel Bashfield*
The Indian Ocean is an increasingly contested strategic environment. A growing Chinese naval presence raises the prospect that Beijing...
Arming Taiwan for sea denial
By Collin Fox*
Precision munitions have been sinking warships for the better part of a century, but never before have they been so capable, so...
US needed to prevent Arctic contest
Enhancing presence and cultivating partnerships in the Arctic are vital to ensuring the region does not become a contested space, according to 2nd Fleet...
Philippines keeps US pact and exercises
The Philippines will keep having large-scale combat exercises with the United States after President Rodrigo Duterte retracted his decision to terminate a key defense...
China’s warning to UK’s strike group
China has warned the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) upon its arrival in the contentious South China Sea, saying it is ready to deal...
European middle powers in the Indo-Pacific
By Nilanthi Samaranayake*
European middle powers are not typically part of U.S. discussions of the Indo-Pacific. However, in an era of growing strategic competition, they...
Port Darwin: leave with China or renege?
By Professor James Laurenceson*
A litmus test is at hand of just how far domestic politics and vague national security “threats” now drive Australian government...
Japan becoming defence partner
Australia and Japan are in this together. We are both threatened by China, and both countries can see that the danger to their security...
What role for “global Britain” in Asia-Pacific?
By Stefan Ganzie*
A pivotal UK-Australia trade agreement has been signed, and “Global Britain” rhetoric is flowing from 10 Downing Street. However, the United Kingdom...