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...
Australian Maritime Strategy 2035
On 4 November Vice Admiral (retired) Tim Barrett launched A Maritime Strategy for Australia at the Maritime Strategy Masterclass held during the Indo-Pacific International...
The flaws in GDP defence measure
By Nick Tate*
The good thing about the share of GDP as a measure of defence spending is that it’s simple and comparable. The bad...
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...