The need for a range of vessels
Desmond Woods, ANI Councillor, responds to Andrew Davies' article.
While not disagreeing with Hugh and Andrew that we need distributed lethality at sea, the phasing...
Defence ‘balance’ is lazy thinking
By Andrew Davies*
The old defence dictum that talking dollars is a necessary condition for talking policy is applied in spades in Hugh White’s most recent...
Counting the cost of nuclear deterrent
By Robert Forsyth
As a former Royal Navy submarine commander, I read with interest Hugh White’s suggestion that Australia may, in the decades to come, need to...
Tanker for tanker
By Roger Shanahan
The most perplexing question following Iran’s capture of the MV Stena Impero on Friday is why the British were unable to foresee...
China’s head-spinning white paper
By Dennis J Blasko
Readers of the white paper China’s National Defence in the New Era can be forgiven for their headaches as they move from one...
UNCLOS and Vietnam’s right to sovereign jurisdiction
By Carlyle A. Thayer
Vietnam has officially confirmed the fact that a Chinese survey ship entered Vietnam’s Vanguard Bank on its southern continental shelf. The...
Bob the Bluebottle & maritime defence
It's small, bright blue and named after an unwelcome visitor to our beaches but the experts say the Bluebottle will take the dull, dirty...
The AFR case for naval engagement
Many Australians will be nervous at the prospect of the Royal Australian Navy’s warships sailing into the tension-ridden waters in the Straits of Hormuz,...
Shipbuilding college’s key conference role
The Naval Shipbuilding College has been confirmed as the Premium Partner for the upcoming Indo-Pacific Defence Conference, Western Australia’s flagship defence industry event.
Hosted by...
China’s enthusiasm for Declaration on Conduct of Parties in South China Sea
By Elena Collinson*
China appears to have switched from a foot-dragging strategy to public enthusiasm for a finalised agreement on an ASEAN-China Code of Conduct...