Kakadu 2018 underway – including China
Australia’s largest multilateral naval exercise, Kakadu 2018, is underway, with China participating for the first time. The RAN’s fleet commander, Rear Admiral Jonathan Mead,...
History: landing craft in PNG waters
In the latest episode of Australian Naval History Commander Greg Swinden & his expert panel of Commodore Sam Bateman, Commander Jerry Lattin, Commodore Lou...
Deterrence debate ignores the hard questions about nuclear war
By Hugh White*
Andrew Davies and Rod Lyon have had an interesting debate recently about nuclear weapons. Andrew has argued that we need to take...
Australia at Pacific Islands Forum: getting priorities right
By Joanne Wallis
Australia’s new Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne probably envied New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s welcome at this week’s Pacific Islands...
Rising seas and Pacific maritime boundaries
By Professor Karen Scott*
Sea level rise was on the agenda for the Pacific Island Forum. Pacific Island states are already developing a legal solution.
Sea...
Chinese anger at Royal Navy warship’s action
China has expressed anger after a British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea late last...
To go nuclear or not: seminar proposal
The attached flyer and narrative describe a proposed seminar for interested participants to discuss the factors involved in advocacy in Australia for nuclear propulsion...
Virtues and limitations of UAVs and artificial intelligence
World Naval Developments – August 2018
By Norman Friedman*
At the end of August the U.S. Navy chose Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray as its first carrier-based UAV....
In defence of nuclear deterrence
By Rod Lyon*
My former colleague Andrew Davies has converted to the anti-nuclear cause. His views are always worth listening to, but on this occasion...