Need for strategic independence
By Clive Williams*
I went to a large military event in Melbourne recently and found the lack of independent thinking about Australia’s strategic circumstances somewhat...
UK, US vessels in Taiwan Strait
A U.S. and U.K. warship transited the Taiwan Strait this month (September 2025) last week drawing protests from Beijing, USNI News has learned.
U.S. guided-missile...
Blurry legal status of uncrewed vessels
By Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga*
The South China Sea has always been a flashpoint for regional tension, but the next phase of its militarisation might...
Freedom of navigation questions
By Euan Graham*
A freedom-of-navigation activity that the Australian and British navies jointly conducted near the Spratly Islands last month was notable. It was the...
Space: a third Pillar for AUKUS?
By James Palmer*
AUKUS is reshaping Australia’s strategic future, but its vision is incomplete. While the partnership’s first two pillars focus on submarines and advanced...
Logistics becoming less secure
By William Freer and Charlotte Kleberg*
For many years, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) members have grown accustomed to secure logistics in Europe, as well...
Countering China’s dual-use strategy
By Henry Yep*
It’s the mid-2030s, and China’s growing network of dual-use ports and airfields has reshaped the South Pacific’s security landscape. Ostensibly, civilian projects...
Defence Minister addresses Defending Australia 2025
"China's conventional military build-up is the most significant military build-up that we have seen – conventional military build-up – that we have seen since...
Trump drives big undersea and seabed changes
By April A. Herlevi*
The fate of the subsea environment and the seabed are on the brink of a fundamental shift. Driven by the Trump...
UK’s Strategic Defence Review 2025
The UK Government has released its Strategic Defence Review 2025: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad 2025. In the Introduction to the...