Hormuz opening: US or nobody
By Tom Sharpe*
As the US-Israeli war with Iran enters its sixth week, Tehran has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a weapon. Since early...
Slow trickle of Hormuz vessels
Cargo vessels and tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz saw a minimal rise last week, despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s denial the waterway...
Russian warships visit Indonesia
A Russian naval task group, comprising the corvette Gromky, the submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and the ocean-going tug, Andrey Stepanov, arrived in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta on...
ADF-NZDF Cyber Agreement
The Five Eyes Defence Cyber Contact Group Conference in Melbourne during March marked a significant step forward in trans-Tasman cyber cooperation. The New Zealand...
China’s hospital-ship statecraft
By Malika Knapp*
Medical assistance and defence objectives are closely intertwined, with free treatment serving to normalise a foreign military presence while advancing China’s geopolitical...
Ukrainian drone wrecks Russian ship
A high-profile Russian security service vessel, designed for Arctic operations, has been struck by a Ukrainian drone while docked at the Vyborg shipyard near...
Australia-European Union Security and Defence Partnership
On 24 March Australia and the European Union announced that they are strengthening cooperation through a new Security and Defence Partnership. The Prime Minister...
Understanding Iran’s power over Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz has a particular geographical importance to the world, as the land on one side belongs to Iran, and the country...
Overcoming Diego Garcia misinformation
By Nilanthi Samaranayake*
Criticism by both U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer about using the Diego Garcia military base for U.S....
Australia right to aid Gulf states
By Jennifer Parker*
In the second week of the escalating conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, Australia on 10 March announced a limited...