Taiwan: actions signal preparation
By Nathan Attrill*
Analysing China’s military activity around Taiwan often invites a simple question: what triggered it? Analysts tend to assume that spikes in aircraft...
In a fractured world, Australia must rebuild national power
By Jennifer Parker*
It is not even the end of January, yet 2026 is already marking a decisive break in the global order, and in...
Northern sea route: risks for South Korea
Ju Hyung Kim*
The gradual opening of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is typically explained as either a commercial opportunity or a distant arena for...
The Arctic is a strategic distraction
By T.X. Hammes*
Over the past five years, numerous articles have called for increased U.S. defense resources focused on the Arctic. This is a strategic...
UK Foreign Secretary in Arctic
The UK Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Yvette Cooper is touring the Arctic Circle to bolster regional security and to highlight the importance...
Chinese maritime coercion near Taiwan
By Anthony Marco and Nils Peterson*
On September 13th, 2025, a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel entered the restricted waters around the Republic of China’s...
US and Japan expand joint training
The U.S. and Japan have pledged to further expand joint training across Japan’s southwest region, including the first island chain, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
South China Sea monograph released
The South Korean think tank Asia-Pacific Leadership Network has published an important monograph External Stakeholders in the South China Sea: Northeast Asia, Europe, and...
Here we go again with Greenland
By Tom Sharpe*
Here we go again with Greenland. Normal daily business has once again been interrupted by a mid-afternoon Truth Social bomb, this time...
Should UK go after sanctioned tankers?
Earlier this month, the United States (US) seized the Marinera, a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic. Formerly sailing as the Bella 1...