WA N-base: planning for war
By Michael Pezzullo*
From 2027, Australia will host under the AUKUS agreement a US submarine force at HMAS Stirling, near Perth. It will be known...
Singapore & Australia sign Industrial Base Resiliency Arrangement
On 27 July 2026 the Australian Department of Defence and the Singaporean Ministry of Defence signed an Industrial Base Resiliency Arrangement (IBRA). This was...
Chinese test alters maritime geometry
By Sean Andrews*
China’s recent submarine-launched ballistic missile test into the Pacific should be understood as more than strategic signalling: it marks a shift in...
Australia-Japan critical partnership
By Derek Grossman*
Just hours after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Fiji on 6 July to agree enhance cooperation with the island state, Beijing...
Uncrewed vessels should surveil Indonesian waters
By Chong De Xian and Sandy Juda Pratama*
In February, an Indonesian naval officer publicly acknowledged what had long been understood in the service: foreign...
Falklands flare up shows vunerability
A lightly-armed Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel completing a routine passage to a Chilean port raised Anglo-Argentine tensions, which have been magnified by a...
Australia-India Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation
On 9 July the Commonwealth Government released the text of the Australia-India Joint Declaration (2026) on Defence and Security Cooperation. This followed a meeting...
China’s Pacific own goal
By Oliver Nobetau*
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been on a hot streak of Pacific diplomacy. Over the past week, Australia has inked three...
Pacific seabed’s crowding
The Pacific seabed is no longer an empty space between nations. It is becoming one of the most strategically crowded environments in the region....
Making it difficult for Taiwan
By Nathan Attrill*
In 2026, Beijing is making international engagement with Taiwan more costly. China has long sought to narrow Taiwan’s international space and make...