China’s mystery submarine cave
China's massive Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island is one of the greatest strategic interests in the region. It is home to China's nuclear...
Maldives: India v China
India has taken a lead over China in their contest for influence in the Maldives. This week (August 2020), India’s Minister for External Affairs...
Diego Garcia: US has clear choice
By Jagish Koonjul
Mauritius is the legitimate sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago, including the island of Diego Garcia, which hosts an important US military base...
Why did S. Korea go for carriers
By Robert Farley*
South Korea has decided to build aircraft carriers. New defense planning documents offer a roadmap for building at least one light carrier...
VC citation for Ordinary Seaman Edward Sheean
"On 1 December 1942, Ordinary Seaman Sheean, one of the youngest and most junior ranked members of Armidale’s Ship’s Company . . . decided...
Why Japan may cede Senkaku islands
The People’s Republic of China is turning up the heat around Japan’s Senkaku Islands, which the Chinese also claim and call the Diaoyu Islands,...
New strategy from US Navy cyber command
The US Navy’s primary cyber outfit released its strategic plan for the next five years, a document that calls for using the service’s networks...
Submarines: how did we get here?
By Graeme Dobell*
As Australia’s defence minister does her quarterly meetings with the French to push, pummel and pull at the future submarine project, Linda...
Suspicion, the virus and the cost of Australia’s defence
By Marcus Hellyer*
The 2020 defence strategic update represents a remarkable commitment by the Australian government to sustained growth in the defence budget. Released on...
Universities’ critical role in defence industry
By Robert Clark and Peter Jennings
The recent AUSMIN cabinet-level meeting between Australia and the US pointed to the growing importance of ‘collaboration on civilian...