100TH Anniversary of the end of World War I
The Naval Historical Society of Australia outlines the role of the RAN in World War I
The newest navy in the world at the beginning...
Hard times in Australian strategic thinking
By Rod Lyon*
Australia has long been ‘the lucky country’—basking in endless beaches, summer barbecues, democratic government, and mineral wealth. It’s also been lucky in...
Exports critical for Australia’s defence industry
By Kate Louis*
The federal government’s defence export strategy, released in January 2018, is paving the way for a new era of success for the...
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...