Why the US will no spike AUKUS
By John Blaxland*
There’s a degree of nervousness in Australia about the Pentagon's announcement that it will review the massive AUKUS agreement between the United...
US to review AUKUS submarine deal
The United States has launched a snap review of the $368 billion AUKUS submarine deal, just before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares for a...
Russia’s scam to buy ship despite sanctions
Disguised as businessmen from Dubai, cronies of a Russian adventure company pursued a takeover of the 70-year-old Stålbas for expedition cruises to Novaya Zemlya...
Russia’s reckless increase in spying
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, European countries have expelled at least 750 Russian diplomats accused of espionage. NATO says it has...
Mogami to boost Defence ties with Japan
On May 23 ADM interviewed Sayako Sumomo, Director of the International Cooperation Division of ATLA’s Department of Equipment Policy, to discuss why the Mogami...
Desensitisation in the South China Sea
By Jennifer Parker*
This month (May 2025), Chinese coast guard vessels rammed and shot water cannon at Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The...
Norway ambivalent on Russian fishing spies
Russian fishing vessels are mapping critical infrastructure and conducting human intelligence gatherings in Norwegian waters. The government is well-informed about the spying, sources tell...
Australia’s maritime focus with South Korea
By Jennifer Parker*
When HMAS Toowoomba manoeuvred alongside ROKS Gang Gam-chan during Exercise Haidoli Wallaby in November 2023, the image crystallised a decade of quiet progress...
Russian oil flowing through Indon free port
Russia has quietly opened a new route to circumvent sanctions and maintain its oil exports—this time through a remote Southeast Asian port, Ukraine’s Foreign...
Minilateralism and Indian Ocean security
By Nilanthi Samaranayake*
When considering the future of Indo-Pacific security and minilateralism in the Indian Ocean, we should first clarify which minilaterals we are talking...