Countering China in Pacific nations
By Matthew Jones*
Australia should offer to help Pacific partners by employing private military and security companies (PMSCs) in the Pacific to counter Chinese influence...
Putin goes north on Naval Day
There will be no big celebrations for Navy Day on Sunday, as the main warship parade in St. Petersburg is cancelled for security reasons....
15th Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations
On 25 July 2025, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Penny Wong and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence the...
New 50-year UK-Australian treaty
The United Kingdom and Australia will sign a new five-decade treaty to cement the AUKUS submarine pact and bolster shipbuilding in both countries as...
US-Australian-Japan logistics pact
Australia, Japan and the United States today signed an agreement to further enhance logistics interoperability among their maritime forces, marking the first time a...
US plans fast-boat base near SCS
In a seeming bid to counter increasingly aggressive Chinese activities in the South China Sea, the U.S. plans to finance and construct a fast...
AUKUS’s role in critical mineral supply chain
By Ansel Bayly and Sarah Tzinieris*
The AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom is uniquely both vulnerable to Chinese...
Germany accuses China of laser attack
Germany on Tuesday accused China of targeting a German civilian aircraft employed on a European Union naval mission in the Red Sea with a...
Logistics becoming less secure
By William Freer and Charlotte Kleberg*
For many years, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) members have grown accustomed to secure logistics in Europe, as well...
China’s massive submarine build-up
By Ryan D. Martinson*
While much of the international attention on China’s naval buildup is focused on its rapidly modernizing surface fleet, the People’s Liberation...