Iran’s new mini-submarine
By Tom Sharpe*
The Strait of Hormuz remains in a state of near lockdown. Many things worry merchant captains thinking of running the gauntlet there:...
A great wall of underwater sensors
China is building a network of undersea sensors in the Pacific Ocean to detect the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarines and secure its sea-based nuclear...
China using all levers to keep Darwin Port
By Geoff Wade and Justin Bassi*
Litigation by the Chinese lessee of Darwin Port is an attempt at stymying the Australian government’s stated aim of returning...
35 Chinese ships operating in Philippines EEZ
On 12 May the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that around 35 Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) and Chinese Coast Guard (CCG)...
Russian N-subs in the Pacific?
By Carl Janz*
Strategists in Canberra should factor in the plausible risk of Russian participation in a Western Pacific conflict, especially action by Russian submarines.
Russia...
China’s grey-zone fleet pressures Taiwan
By Nathan Attrill*
China’s pressure on Taiwan increasingly relies on vessels that aren’t warships. Instead, Beijing is deploying a maritime grey-zone fleet: a network of...
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...