DSR: what now?
By Robbin Laird (Second Lines of Defense)
During my current visit to Australia to support the Williams Foundation Seminar held on 27 September 2023, I...
ASEAN and EU’s maritime strategies
By Rahul Mishra and Li Yan*
The emergence of the Indo-Pacific concept shows the cardinal role oceans play in shaping international politics. While synergies are created...
Review: shrink Hunter, add destroyers
The navy would receive a major firepower boost through the addition of three heavily armed air warfare destroyers under a plan being considered by...
Japan, South Korea and the US should mirror AUKUS for destroyers
By Cmdr. Douglas Robb*
Last month in Washington, leaders from Japan, South Korea and the United States gathered to “inaugurate a new era of trilateral...
RAN unfit for purpose: retired admiral
By Rowan Moffitt*
At a time when the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) told us Australia faces the greatest strategic risk in 80 years, our Navy...
Distance: a tyranny or an asset?
By Sam Roggeveen*
Paul Dibb’s critique of my Australian Foreign Affairs essay, ‘Target Australia: Is the alliance making us less safe?’, falls into three broad...
Warning: no strategic warning time
By Jennifer Parker*
The structure of the Royal Australian Navy since its inception has been determined by trading off capability, cost and workforce. Long lamented...
Case for over-arching maritime strategy
By Tom Barber and Melissa Conley Tyler*
Maritime security is a term that can mean almost anything. For many, it conjures images of big-ticket ‘hard...
NZ’s first national security strategy
When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz proclaimed a “Zeitenwende”, or historical turning point. It resulted in Germany’s first ever...
Better way for poor nations to monitor maritime domain
By David Brewster*
Understanding what’s happening in the maritime domain, known as maritime domain awareness or MDA, is an essential element for any country that...