Challenge for Maldivian Coast Guard: Indian Ocean security
By Serge DeSilva-Ranasinghe and Mitchell Sutton*
AS THE the number of Indian Ocean Coast Guard forces multiply, the region’s small island-states are moving to secure...
Brendan Nelson to be Vernon Parker orator
THE Honourable Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial, will be this year's Vernon Parker Dinner Orator. The oration will be held on...
National defence strategic policy as a function of national leadership
By Rear Admiral Ian Crawford AO AM (Mil) RAN (Rtd)*
IN THE development of defence strategic papers the questions often asked are: “How does this...
The US realignment of the Persian Gulf regional security complex
By William Allen*
THE Persian Gulf sits at the nexus of multiple regional security complexes overlaid one upon another, creating a delicately balanced yet dangerously...
Modi touring Indian Ocean to keep China’s subs at bay
Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a tour of three Indian Ocean countries today as he seeks to prevent China from establishing a military foothold...
Varshavyanka class submarine Stary Oskol trialled
Admiralty Shipyards kicked off shipbuilder's sea trials of new Varshavyanka class stealth submarine "STARY OSKOL", the shipbuilding company's newspaper "Admiralteyets" reports.
The submarine trials will...
Making the world go round – seaborne trade!
MONEY, or even love if you prefer, are claimed to make the world go round. For the shipping world, however, it’s trade that sets...
The New US Maritime Strategy
By Joshua Tallis*
A Cooperative Strategy Reboot
A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready (CS21R) is different from its 2007 predecessor in both...
Call for papers for submarine conference
ABSTRACTS and papers are sought for the Third Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Conference to be conducted by the Submarine Institute of Australia in...