NZ-led force’s big drug seizures
During an intensive period of operations in November, units under the New Zealand-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 command completed eight successful interceptions in...
Brazil’s nuclear submarine project
In a ceremony held on November 25, the Brazilian Navy signed an agreement to start building the hull of its first nuclear-powered submarine (SSN),...
Put simply there is no Quad
By Nicholas Stuart*
This column was meant to be about the Quad - the pretend construct that Australia, India, Japan and the US are networking...
Ups and downs of a US naval shipyard
2020 was a bad year for Bath Iron Works, one of two shipyards that builds the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the workhorse of the U.S....
AUKUS and other alliances explained
In the new Strategic Insight 'What is AUKUS and what is it not? How does it connect to the Quad, the Sydney Dialogue, ASEAN...
Could Lombrum, PNG, be joint naval base
What is your assessment of the development of Lombrum as an Australian/U.S. naval facility? Where do you think this is headed? Could it turn...
Lawfare over Chagos islands
Ahmed Mujuthaba and David Brewster*
For decades, Mauritius and the United Kingdom have been in a dispute over ownership of the Chagos Islands in the...
US-China: the importance of alliances
By Joseph S. Nye*
The United States and China are competing for dominance in technology. America has long been at the forefront in developing the...
Australia should make things right with France
By Stephen Loosley*
This year marks the 80th anniversary of Australia’s war with France. It is largely forgotten, but the facts are simply these. Vichy...
Carrier Strike Group mission ends
Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has led the Carrier Strike Group (CSG21) across three oceans and five seas, sailing 49,000 nautical miles. Forces Net...