Lawfulness of US tanker boardings
By Jennifer Parker*
Recent US boardings of oil tankers linked to Venezuela have prompted claims of piracy and illegality under international law. In reality, many...
Warning time squandered
Warning Time Squandered: Australia, China’s 2027 Ambition, and the Test of Maritime Preparedness
By Nick Tate*
The Pentagon’s latest assessment of China’s military trajectory is confronting....
What are Freedom of Navigation ops?
By Kim Heriot-Darragh*
You probably know what a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) is. But do you really?
Maritime disputes have thrust international law into conversations...
Australian-flagged fleet is flagging
A federal plan to build a strategic fleet of Australian-flagged ships designed to strengthen the nation's maritime resilience and provide vessels for crises, emergencies,...
Hitting Russia’s shadow oil fleet
By Tom Sharpe*
There has been a significant shift in the maritime war between Ukraine and Russia. On 28 November, two Russian shadow-fleet tankers were...
The real threat to Australia
By Clive Williams*
Unlike Ukraine or Taiwan, Australia faces no threat of large-scale invasion. No regional power currently has, or is likely to develop in...
New pirates of the Caribbean
By Tom Sharpe*
Every now and then something quite unusual happens at sea. Mechanical failures are not uncommon nor is a tow line parting, particularly...
Maritime strategy beyond AUKUS
By Jennifer Parker*
There is growing concern about the shifting geopolitical environment, the increasing use of military force to settle disputes, and what this means...
China’s coming small wars
By Michael Hanson*
The world took note of the meteoric growth of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), both in size and capability. Specifically, the PLA...
CN stresses importance of undersea cables
The Australian island continent depends heavily on data and communications made possible by undersea cables, but Australia lacks the law, policy and capability to...