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,...
SIA says no further AE1 inquiry needed
The following is a public statement from the President of the Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA), Mark Sander, saying that SIA has considered the...
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...