The real significance of the Quad
By Dhruva Jaishankar*
In India, Australia and other Indo-Pacific countries, we have been regularly inundated with commentary about the ‘Quad’, the informal name for a...
Possibilities for new submarine technology on show
World naval development October 2018
By Norman Friedman*
In October the French held the biannual Euronaval show, displaying a wide variety of current European and other...
Naval Armistice November 1918: still worth remembering
By Gregory P. Gilbert
‘Admiral Beatty sent a signal to the Grand Fleet to splice the main brace. A tot of rum was served out...
Navy to use revamped Manus base as China concern grows
Australian war ships will make port visits to an enlarged naval base on Papua New Guinea, expanding the Navy’s presence to Australia’s north as...
Chinese whispers and Pacific agency
By Anna Powles, Tess Newton Cain and Joanne Wallis
Over the past year, Pacific specialists have been caught between bemusement, frustration, and deepening concern as...
Black swans: national approaches to managing risk
By Paul Barnes*
For a risk manager, few metaphors resonate more than that of a ‘black swan’ event. Equally interesting is the historical link between...
Maritime disputes and the rules-based order
By Dr Rebecca Strating
Defending the rules-based order requires identifying which rules we need to defend. Distinguishing the law of the sea from territorial sovereignty...
Introduction to Naval Operations course
The Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Security is holding an Introduction to Naval Operations course as part of its Professional...
Navy commissions new 822X Squadron to operate unmanned aerial systems
A Commissioning Ceremony at HMAS Albatross (Oct 2018) marked a major milestone in the Royal Australian Navy’s capability to operate unmanned aerial systems in...
Lockheed Martin selected for Canada’s next generation of warships
By Murray Brewster of CBC News
A group of companies led by multinational defence giant Lockheed Martin has been selected as the preferred designer for...