Indo-Pacific: governments failing on climate
A new book from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute's Climate and Security Policy Centre warns that governments have failed to grasp the vast scale...
Ships move in Ukrainian stand-off
As the Navy aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman and its strike group steams in the Mediterranean Sea — close to a bevy of Russian...
Indonesia’s statement of intent
By Sam Roggeveen*
The fuss made over Quad meeting in Melbourne (Feb 2022) is quite out of proportion to the group’s significance. Australians shouldn’t take any...
Chinese vessel lasing ADF aircraft
A P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight over Australia’s northern approaches, the Australian Department of Defence reports.
The laser was...
China’s coast guard: for peace or war?
By Ahmed Mujuthaba*
Coast guard roles are envisaged to lay a bridge between state enforcers on land and those beyond state waters. Understanding the fundamental...
More details on new Chinese sub
Since a video was leaked of a new Chinese submarine on February 8, analysts have been trying to make sense of it. While the...
The curious case of Blenheim Reef
A remote sandbank in the middle of the Indian Ocean, known as Blenheim Reef, is hitting the international news. The Mauritian government has sponsored...
The Quad moves to delivery stage
By Michael Shoebridge*
Let’s hope the Quad and AUKUS get boring. It’s rare in the politics of diplomacy to have no new ‘announceables’ or major...
Frigate’s trip shows Germany’s intent in the Indo-Pacific
By Bertil Wenger*
The German Navy frigate Bayern is making its way home after its six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific. Earlier this week, the Brandenburg-class...
Malacca: US v China
By Adam Greco*
For centuries, merchant vessels have passed from the Indian Ocean to Eastern Asia through a small waterway nestled inside Southeast Asia. The...