The AUKUS sovereignty conundrum
By Michael Hickey and James Fitzgerald*
Australia must exploit ambiguity in its sovereignty narrative to enable AUKUS. The Garrett Enquiry is energising the Australian public...
AUKUS’s fie-year political resilience
By Jennifer Parker*
As AUKUS reaches its fifth anniversary, a strong navy has never been more important for Australia. But that recognition is not what...
First AUKUS steel set for 2027
The Defence Nuclear Enterprise 2026 Update to Parliament published this week confirms that steel will be cut on the first RN SSN-AUKUS submarine in...
Deterring before SNN AUKUS class arrives
By Malcolm Edgar*
Australia’s declared strategy of denial needs to become effective long before the powerful new nuclear submarines become meaningfully effective in the 2040s.
This...
Russia’s new black-hole submarine
The Project 667 Lada (Lada-class) submarines were originally intended to replace the older Project 636 (Kilo-class) ships. The idea was to create a new...
Pakistan’s submarine strategy unfolds
By RADN Sudarshan Shrikhande IN (Ret)
Editor's note: Pakistan’s Hangor-class submarines could alter the underwater balance in the Indian Ocean, particularly if deployed into the...
US should target Chinese carriers
China is devoting enormous efforts — from submarines to ballistic missiles — to destroy America’s aircraft carriers. The strategy prompted a U.S. think tank...
Houthis consolidate chokepoint control
By Tom Sharpe*
The Houthi rebels have seized Perim, the small island in the narrowest part of the Bab el-Mandeb (“the Gate of Tears”), the...
Goldrick Seminar Registrations Open
Registrations are now open for the 2026 Goldrick Seminar.
The seminar theme, Maritime Power and National Resilience, reflects a period of acute strategic uncertainty coupled...
Salt in His Veins: Sir Albert Poland
Salt in His Veins: The Life of Vice Admiral Sir Albert Poland KBE CB DSO DSC RN. By Vice Admiral Peter Jones AO DSC...