Japan becoming defence partner
Australia and Japan are in this together. We are both threatened by China, and both countries can see that the danger to their security...
What role for “global Britain” in Asia-Pacific?
By Stefan Ganzie*
A pivotal UK-Australia trade agreement has been signed, and “Global Britain” rhetoric is flowing from 10 Downing Street. However, the United Kingdom...
Allied Maritime Strategy from an Australian Perspective
China’s increasing assertiveness; the changing shape of the US alliance; Australia’s defence procurement programs; developments in unmanned weapons platforms; terrorism; piracy; and maritime trade...
More likely Japan would fight for Taiwan
Japanese authorities, increasingly worried about China’s determination to invade and forcibly “reunify” Taiwan, reportedly asked American officials to share U.S. plans for defending Taiwan,...
North Korea’s submarine construction
The Center for Strategic & International Studies has produced a very interesting video now placed on Youtube on North Korean submarine construction. The Sinpo South Shipyard...
France as an Indo-Pacific Player
By Jean-Mathieu REY*
SYNOPSIS
Although a European power, France has overseas territories in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Given its stake in the emerging Indo-Pacific, France...
France’s Indo-Pacific strategy
France’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific takes place in a context of regional political, economic and strategic re-engagement that dates back to the early 1990s....
China: Malaysia’s quiet, indirect defiance
Malaysia has pragmatically optimised diplomatic and legal instruments as the principal forms of statecraft to advance its interests. Diplomacy and selective deference are central...
Risks of competition in Pacific
By Joanne Wallis*
When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Pacific Island leaders about the dangers of “economic coercion” and “retribution” in an address...
The dragon in the Indo-Pacific
The Dragon in the Indo-Pacific: Jaws, Claws, Paws, Wings, Fins, Tail and Brain
By Sudarshan Shrikhande, IN (Retd)
The title for this column is meant to...