ANZUS at 70: the beginnings
By James Goldrick*
In the first years of the 20th century, shared perceptions of the potential threat from Japan began to bring Australia and America...
Quietly achieving five-power pact
The defence chiefs of the members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) had a crucial dialogue in June. The five states—Australia, Malaysia, New...
Russia’s FONOP reaction and international law
By Louis Martin-Vézian*
On the morning of June 23, 2021, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender departed its port of call in Odessa, Ukraine, and made...
Maritime surveillance in Indian Ocean
By David Brewster and Samuel Bashfield*
The Indian Ocean is an increasingly contested strategic environment. A growing Chinese naval presence raises the prospect that Beijing...
Arming Taiwan for sea denial
By Collin Fox*
Precision munitions have been sinking warships for the better part of a century, but never before have they been so capable, so...
US needed to prevent Arctic contest
Enhancing presence and cultivating partnerships in the Arctic are vital to ensuring the region does not become a contested space, according to 2nd Fleet...
Philippines keeps US pact and exercises
The Philippines will keep having large-scale combat exercises with the United States after President Rodrigo Duterte retracted his decision to terminate a key defense...
China’s warning to UK’s strike group
China has warned the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) upon its arrival in the contentious South China Sea, saying it is ready to deal...
European middle powers in the Indo-Pacific
By Nilanthi Samaranayake*
European middle powers are not typically part of U.S. discussions of the Indo-Pacific. However, in an era of growing strategic competition, they...
Port Darwin: leave with China or renege?
By Professor James Laurenceson*
A litmus test is at hand of just how far domestic politics and vague national security “threats” now drive Australian government...