China’s carrier group to South China Sea
An aircraft carrier group led by China’s Shandong carrier is conducting a series of exercises in the South China Sea in its first known...
The Brits are coming. Can they sustain it?
By Geoffrey Till*
For several years, the British government has been making clear their intention to tilt towards the Indo-Pacific region as part of the...
Post-Brexit fishing stand-off in Jersey
Vessels from Britain's Royal Navy and French police boats patrolled Thursday near the English Channel island of Jersey, where French fishermen angry about losing...
Australia’s Pacific step-up should aim higher
By Michael Shoebridge*
In November 2018, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced his version of Australia’s ‘Pacific step-up’, which was about taking ‘our engagement to a...
Time to end China’s Darwin lease
By Peter Jennings*
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has asked his department ‘to come back with some advice’ about the future of the 99-year lease by...
Taiwan’s new coast guard flagship
Taiwan commissioned into service a new coast guard flagship on Thursday to help counter China’s “grey zone” war tactics against the island, Reuters reports.
Taiwan’s...
Submarine loss: more co-operation needed
Time tragically ran out for the crew of Indonesia’s submarine KRI Nanggala-402. When the Indonesian Navy lost contact with the boat conducting a torpedo...
China’s actions not Australian words are the problem
By Michael Shoebridge*
There’s a greater likelihood of major conflict in the Indo-Pacific region now than at any time since the end of the Vietnam...
Little bit of panic in China’s rhetoric on Australia
By Peter Jennings*
After another tumultuous week in the Australia–China relationship, four conclusions are becoming increasingly clear. First, we are going to be on this...
Lessons from Afghanistan
By Ian Dudgeon*
The announcement of the withdrawal all US, NATO and other allied (including Australian) forces from Afghanistan by 11 September this year represents...