For Hormuz the toll bells: Australia
As negotiators work to keep the Strait of Hormuz toll-free, new analysis from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute warns that letting Iran charge for...
China: Japan and S Korea boost naval clout
As China dwarfs other Pacific nations with its naval expansion in terms of raw tonnage, number of hulls and the amount of capabilities hitting...
Rehearsing diplomacy on the water
Nations are used to diplomacy in the embassy. But in the South China Sea, consequential exchanges between states also occur on board vessels –...
Chinese container ship takes Arctic route
After a 25-day voyage via the Arctic a Chinese container ship has arrived at Teesport in the UK.
The voyage of the Dubai Tower, operated...
Bigger US military presence in Australia
The US military's presence in Australia is set to grow further, with the defence minister flagging upcoming announcements on a greater US "force posture"...
China gets Russian oil via northern route
Twelve tankers sailed across the Northern Sea Route with more than ten million barrels of oil to Chinese buyers in the first eight months...
Moving against Russia in the far north
By Tom Sharpe*
US marine corps missile vehicles landed on Jan Mayen, a remote volcano island in the High North (August 2026)
It is 560 miles...
Why Putin is taking aim at AUKUS
Vladimir Putin has taken fresh aim at AUKUS and warned that the Indo-Pacific is “becoming increasingly prone to conflict” in what marks a significant...
Australia should help Philippine Coast Guard
By Joy Dianne Gumatay*
At 4am, the Philippine Coast Guard begins building an overview of what is happening across the country’s ports and waterways. How...
Iran war exposes US Indian Ocean role
By Nilanthi Samaranayake*
Recent reporting(Opens in new window) in the aftermath of Iran’s attacks on US bases in the Gulf suggests that the United States...