Greater US, Japan, Australia co-operation urged
America, Japan and Australia know their national security establishments must work more closely together, as reflected by a number of signed agreements and commitments....
China-Cambodia: naval convergence
Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, on the Gulf of Thailand, is unlikely to fall exclusively into China’s grasp following a Chinese upgrade of the military...
Australia-NZ alliance: still relevant?
By Joanne Wallis and Anna Powles*
Australia and New Zealand engage in wide-ranging daily cooperation, butseldom refer to the alliance between them. Has the alliance...
14th Singapore-Australia joint ministerial meeting
On 3 December the 14th meeting of the Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC) was held in Singapore. Attending were the Australian Deputy Prime Minister...
Philippines sends cutters to protect fish fleet
The Philippine Coast Guard deployed two patrol vessels to protect Philippine fishermen at Iroquois Reef following reports of harassment from a Chinese Navy helicopter...
US carrier heads to South China Sea
Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) departed the Port Klang Cruise Terminal in Malaysia on Wednesday, according to the Royal Malaysian Navy. The carrier is...
US N-sub bases in Guam
Naval Base Guam received the USS Minnesota (SSN-783) on Tuesday, marking the first forward deployment of a Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine to the strategically...
Sweden asks Chinese ship to stay put
Sweden’s prime minister asked a Chinese bulk carrier, suspected of cutting two undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea, to return to its water...
Subi Reef now ‘anchoring hub’ of Chinese ships
On 28 November the Philippine Navy (PN) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said that Subi Reef is now...
Time for RN to return to Black Sea
By James Rogers and George Scutaru*
Since February 2022, Britain’s presence in the Black Sea has shrivelled up. Between 2014 and 2021, the Royal Navy...