Geopolitics

Why the US will no spike AUKUS

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...