UK-Norway counter Russian undersea threat
The UK and Norway have signed a major defence agreement that will see them operate together to counter Russian undersea threats. The Royal Navy and...
Defence division of labour in Pacific
Australia and Japan should begin developing joint plans for a partial wartime division of labour in the Pacific to protect the critical sea lines...
Australian-US ministerial
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles and U.K. Secretary of State for Defense John Healey 10 December 2025...
Russian threat to UK’s undersea assets
To Russia, the Yantar is an oceanic research vessel - to others, including the UK, it's a spy ship, and a worry for Britain's...
Japan closer to ending nuclear ban
By Raji Rajagopalan*
It looks like Japan will finally cast aside its ban on hosting nuclear weapons—specifically, those of the United States.
Moving towards action she...
Japan’s Taiwan move jolts Australia
By Juan Fernando Herrera Ramos*
Australia’s strategic outlook shifted decisively when Japan announced this month that a conflict over Taiwan could constitute a threat to...
China’s discount on shadow-fleet gas
The 293-metre-long gas carrier Buran arrived in the port of Utrenny on November 14, and a few days later set out from the ice-covered...
A Taiwan war would be global
By Sub-Lieutenant Joseph T. Reilly, Royal Navy
If China were to begin a war against Taiwan as soon as 2027 and the United States decides...
Defence debate is not war-mongering
By Jennifer Parker*
It is not warmongering to discuss how a changing world may affect Australia’s way of life, just as it did during World...
Russia’s grey zone attack against UK
By Tom Sharpe*
About a week ago, the Russian spy ship Yantar – well-known for its interest in our undersea cables and pipelines – repeatedly...