Iran targets undersea cables
Early this week, Iranian state-linked media floated a plan to charge the operators of undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz for access...
Britain’s Arctic blind spot
By Nima Khorrami*
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the High North has become a primary theatre of strategic competition. This is a shift that...
India’s navy of neighbours
An Indian warship sailed from Mumbai last month as part of an operation dubbed Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar. On board, in addition to...
Cleaning up the fishing rules
By Schoni Song*
The next contest over maritime order will not be decided only by warships, coast guards or diplomatic communiqués. It will also be...
Vietnam’s Spratly Island overhaul continues
Vietnam continues to expand the size and scope of its Spratly Island outposts, maintaining the pace of island building seen over the past several...
The wrong ships for the wrong job
The United States is not winning the Iran war. It is not going to win it. I have been making that argument since the...
Australia-Japan statement on security cooperation
On 4 May 2026 the Commonwealth Government released the Australia-Japan Leaders Statement on Enhanced Defence and Security Cooperation. After the signing Prime Minister Anthony...
Russian oil hub tanker disappears
A 346-metre-long tanker that serves as a key hub for Russian Arctic oil exports has effectively “disappeared” from ship tracking systems. The operators of...
The Ides of March and the Tides of Trade
By Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Indian Navy (Retired)*
At the time of writing (March 2026), the soothsayer’s twice-spoken warning in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar — “Beware...
China’s expanding maritime presence
By Joe Keary, Raji Rajagopalan and Linus Cohen*
China’s defence and security presence beyond the Western Pacific is set to intensify over the next decade, expanding its...