The Ides of March and the Tides of Trade
By Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Indian Navy (Retired)*
At the time of writing (March 2026), the soothsayer’s twice-spoken warning in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar — “Beware...
AUKUS: the Japanese option
By Richard Gray and Mike Hughes*
Japan is unlikely to join the submarine component of the AUKUS defence partnership between Australia, Britain and the United...
China’s expanding maritime presence
By Joe Keary, Raji Rajagopalan and Linus Cohen*
China’s defence and security presence beyond the Western Pacific is set to intensify over the next decade, expanding its...
First RAN Vietnam port visit
The flight deck of HMAS Toowoomba was akin to an informal United Nations General Assembly recently, as more than a dozen nations gathered on...
Mogami deal: more than just ships
The signing of the “Mogami Memorandum” aboard the JS Kumano frigate docked in Melbourne on April 18, 2026, marks a pivotal geopolitical moment, one...
Santions-busting tanker’s Cuba trip
Following its delivery of 100,000 tonnes of oil to Cuba, the Anatoly Kolodkin has arrived at the far northern Russian port of Murmansk, the...
Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War
Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks; Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War. By Sean M Wiswesser. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2026
Reviewed by Tim Coyle
There are...
US Navy boss: meat-eaters, please
Recently appointed Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao delivered brief remarks Tuesday about his plans for the Navy during one of his first public appearances...
Could Argentina retake the Falklands?
By Tom Sharpe*
Interest in the Falkland Islands rises and falls predictably. The anniversary of the 1982 liberation is usually a peak. Argentina generally stirs...
UK ‘unserious’ about naval defence
By Jake Thrupp and Alastair Walton*
Australia should have a big concern. Britain, a country that Australia is relying on for its future submarine force and...