Building up US ship-building capacity
By Matt Sermon*
The Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Office is celebrating hundreds of new maritime workers at our National Signing Day in Washington, DC....
RN, RAN vessels in SCS contested waters
The Royal Navy has conducted another freedom of navigation operation in the contested South China Sea, with HMS Spey operating near the Spratly Islands...
US should support S Korean naval expansion
By Ju Hyung Kim*
When people think about the U.S.-ROK alliance, they often envision the Korean Peninsula: joint ground drills, combined air exercises, and the...
HMAS Arafura commissions
The Royal Australian Navy commissioned the first of its new class of offshore patrol vessels, HMAS Arafura, at Fremantle Passenger Terminal on Saturday 28...
International action needed for nation lost at sea
By Sheridan Ward*
What happens when a country ceases to exist? Where do its people go, who no longer have a citizenship to protect them?...
Countering China’s dual-use strategy
By Henry Yep*
It’s the mid-2030s, and China’s growing network of dual-use ports and airfields has reshaped the South Pacific’s security landscape. Ostensibly, civilian projects...
The UK nuclear deterrent: what now?
The UK Nuclear Deterrent Since 1940: Lessons from the Past? (Approx 7600 words)
By Admiral Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC PC*
Introduction
Few people...
Why Iran won’t block Hormuz
By Jennifer Parker*
In the wake of the US strikes on Iran, focus has shifted to how Tehran will respond. Its options range from direct...
NZ frigate joins UK taskforce
Warmly welcomed as the latest partner of the United Kingdom’s premier Naval deployment of 2025 is the Royal New Zealand Navy, whose frigate Te...
UK view of AUKUS debate in Australia
Communication was initially one of the bigger issues for AUKUS, particularly Pillar I. Shrouded in secrecy, all three members had some degree of international...