Shared governance could save the oceans
By Mohd. Yunus*
In the summer of 1968, Garrett Hardin published his seminal paper, “The Tragedy of the Commons”, offering a sobering analysis of how...
Profile on the US Secretary of the Navy nominee
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Navy is Mr John Phelan, who is a businessman and investor. The Times of India reported...
Trump acts on vaccine, transgender, and female admiral
Soon after taking office Monday, President Donald Trump repealed a rule established by former President Joe Biden that allows transgender people to openly serve...
RNZN Officer takes command of CTF 150
On 15 January Commodore Rodger Ward took command of Combined Task Force 150, accepting responsibilities from Commodore Asim Sohail Malik of the Pakistan Navy...
Call for Pacific maritime safety program
By Shaun Cameron*
Southeast Asia’s maritime environment faces threats from piracy, slavery, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. A maritime security program tailored for...
2025 Strategic Policy Grants Program announced
On 8 January Defence announced the opening of the 2025 round Strategic Policy Grants Program (SPGP). This program supports original, independent research and public...
ADV Reliant on a Pacific mission
Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant has departed Brisbane on its first deployment of 2025. Further enhancing Australia’s partnership with the...
First Australian submariner to earn US Dolphins
On 12 December the US Navy qualified the first RAN officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine. In a pier-side ceremony, Rear Admiral Chris Cavanaugh,...
Filling the AUKUS comms gap
By Jacqueline Gibson and Cameron Hendrix*
Gaps in AUKUS communication strategies limit public understanding of its benefits and allow malign actors, such as China and Russia,...
Here come the (tougher) Marines
By Andrew Rolander*
The US Marine Corps is dramatically increasing its relevance to the war fighting capability of the United States. As the world lurches...