The return of combat losses?
By Michael Shoebridge
When governments send their militaries into conflicts, the forces usually suffer combat losses—deaths of people and destruction of machines. Between East Timor...
Future of US-Australia strategic cooperation: implications for WA
By Charles Ikins*
Key Points:
The rise of China and the spread of its political, economic and military influence throughout the Indo-Pacific region has accentuated the...
Merchant warships – modern East Indianmen
By Steve Wills
The East Indiaman was an iconic vessel from the age of “fighting sail” that combined the features of a robust, long-range cargo...
New forms of operational planning for commanding the seas
By Bill Shafley*
Introduction
Sea Control operations require a delicate balance of protecting the hunters and releasing the hounds. Strike Group and subordinate staff’s tactical planning,...
Fighting for sea control in the next war
By Lars Wedin*
The sea is growing ever more important. Conflicting interests make it a prime domain for future wars. Historically, securing command of the...
Sea control at the tactical level of war
By LT Adam Humayun, USN*
From the dawn of naval war through the mid-twentieth century, sea control served political ends only indirectly. A force that...
Japan is back in the Bay of Bengal
By David Brewster*
The eastern Indian Ocean has become contested waters. The competition for position between China, India and the US is becoming ever more...
PNG: new friend versus old, APEC and polio
By Annmaree O’Keeffe*
The condemnation of China last week by Nauru’s President Baron Waqa at the Pacific Island Forum leaders’ meeting may have been bolstered...
India’s navy: between carriers and patrol boats
By Prakash Gopal*
Last month, the Indian Navy conducted the largest ever disaster relief and rescue operation under its Southern Naval Command, part of an...
Are we being played in the Pacific?
By Fergus Hanson*
If you were trying to design a low-cost strategy to constrict the operational horizon of an important US ally in the region,...