US Diego Garcia base under threat
By David Brewster*
The US base on the island of Diego Garcia, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, is among the most important US...
How Singapore is replacing its submarines
On February 18, 2018, officials gathered to celebrate the launch of a new state-of-the-art submarine at a shipyard in Kiel, Germany destined for the Singapore Navy....
RN’s secret sub project revealed
Open Source Intelligence is finally catching up with the Royal Navy’s secret project to produce a submarine to succeed the Astute Class attack submarine,...
Where is diplomacy in China?
By Allan Behm*
Zhou Enlai, China’s first premier, was arguably one of the best diplomats of the 20th century. Maintaining connections between the outside world...
Adams-class destroyers and the RAN
By David Shakleton*
From its origins in 1901 until the late 1950s, through its deep association with the Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy became...
Martime security a priority
Anthony Bergin, David Brewster and Aakriti Bachhawat, authors of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute's report titled Ocean Horizons.
The publication Ocean Horizons examines how Pacific island countries and Indian...
Concern of US anti-sub retreat
With half of the world’s combat submarines expected to be operating in the Indo-Pacific in coming decades it would seem anti-submarine capability would be...
The origins of the 9-dash line
By Carl Thayer*
Where is China's claim to ninety percent of South China Sea rooted? ANSWER: The present-day claim by the People’s Republic of China...
Chinese strategy in South China Sea
By Carl Thayer
Is China's strategy one of causing tensions but not pushing the situation to war? ANSWER: In 2003, China incorporated the concept of...
Carrier’s air wing, not the platform is key
By Robert C. Rubel*
A lot of ink has been spilled over the past decade or so concerning the viability of the aircraft carrier. Some...