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Russia’s quiet push into Asia-Pacific

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By Matt Bartlett* Russia’s “hard” power is generally well-understood. President Vladimir Putin has ensured this is the case, particularly through his proclivity to showcase Russian...

China may only seek a limited naval role in the Indian Ocean

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By David Brewster* Among the many questions raised by the massive modernisation and expansion of China’s Navy in the last few years is its future...

Russia’s nuclear push in Europe

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World Naval Developments – January 2019  by Norman Friedman* Late in January the U.S. Government announced that it was suspending the Cold War agreement to...

Brexit might mean more RN presence in SE Asia

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By Geoffrey Till* SYNOPSISAlthough it should not be exaggerated, a persistent British naval presence in Southeast Asia should be expected now that commitments to Iraq...

Critical mass for continuous shipbuilding

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By Alastair Cooper* My previous previous post  looked at the greater value for money Australia will derive from the program of continuous warship design and...

Is this the near future of Australian naval shipbuilding?

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By Geoff Slocombe* This is an exciting time for Australian naval shipbuilding. Two patrol vessel programs are underway, the Anzac-class frigate midlife capability assurance program...

Australia and the Taiwan contingency

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By Paul Dibb* Of all the credible contingencies facing Australia in the foreseeable future, the most challenging would undoubtedly be our involvement with the US...

Quad supports US goal to preserve rules-based order

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By Derek Grossman* Following the first meeting in November 2017 of the resurrected Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, the US has been consistent in discussing the...

It’s time to renew Australia’s north as a source of strategic advantage

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By Michael Shoebridge* Australian policymakers’ attitude to the role of northern Australia in the nation’s defence mimics a cicada’s life cycle. For a brief period,...

The defence of undersea infrastructure

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By Bill Glenney* Introduction Given recent activities by the PLA(N) and the Russian Navy, the matters of seabed warfare and the defense of undersea infrastructure have...