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The United Nations Convention for the Law of Sea (UNCLOS III) has failed to adequately define a nation’s territorial waters and to create a body which can enforce its judgements on nations involved in arbitration, David Mattingly writes.

China’s increasingly powerful navy launched its most advanced domestically produced destroyer on Wednesday, at a time of rising competition with other naval powers such as the United States, Japan and India.

Four China Coast Guard boats sailed into Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea Saturday, further inflaming long-simmering tensions between the two countries. The...

The People’s Liberation Army is to make its most visible -appearance in Hong Kong in 20 years, marking the handover anniversary with an unprecedented port call by its first aircraft carrier, the LIAONING, sources told the South China Morning Post.

The Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, announced this week (June 2017) changes that will strengthen the requirement for Australian involvement in Defence projects. “We...

By Capt. Matt Phillips* In the wake of the Fitzgerald-Crystal collision, many have taken to the internet to examine, theorize or vent about what...

The ANI held a very successful 2017 Vernon Parker Oration and Annual Dinner on Tuesday 20 June 2017 at the Hotel Realm in Canberra. Close to 200 ANI members, guests and representatives of industry attended this year's event to hear the Oration delivered by Mr Ric Smith AO PSM on the subject This Uncertain World: It's Not Just Trump.

2017 Vernon Parker Oration Mr Ric Smith AO, PSM 20 June 2017 Vice Admiral Johnston, Ambassador and High Commissioner, Members and friends of the Australian...

Countering the Beijing narrative in the South China Sea is crucial, but concrete steps must be taken by the U.S. and the ASEAN countries before these small outposts become bigger militarized stepping stones, Brandon Hughes writes.