G7’s pledge on maritime security and law
On 14 March 14, 2025 the G7 Foreign Ministers released the following statement from Charlevoix in Quebec.
1. We, the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France,...
ANI at 50: A 1976 Vision of the RAN
Below is the seventh article drawn from ‘Davy Jones’ Locker’. Well before the RAN’s Seapower Conferences at Darling Harbour, the Navy held a largely...
Naval capacity and the Lepanto Trap
By Nicholas Mazzucchi*
Navies of free and open nations have focused too much on the high-end tactical capabilities for Day One of a conflict, and...
Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy
On 5 March the Australian Submarine Agency updated Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy. In doing so it stated that:
Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy outlines...
Live fire and the law of the sea
By Donald Rothwell*
A common Australian critique of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is that their conduct is unsafe and unprofessional. That includes air and...
Record Japanese defence budget
Japan’s cabinet approved a new $55.13 billion defence budget on Friday, marking the 13th consecutive year that Tokyo has increased defence spending, US Naval...
Pakistani warship seizes large drug shipment
On 1 January the Pakistan Navy (PN) reported that its replenishment ship PNS Moawin seized a large cache of narcotics during a counter-narcotics operation...
Philippines moves on law of the sea
By Alex P Dela Cruz*
In March 2022, the Philippines summoned China’s ambassador in Manila to protest the lingering presence of a People’s Liberation Army...
Maritime war fought from land
By Andrew Rolander*
The US Army should consider borrowing a page from the playbook of Yemen’s Houthi militants. The character of war is always changing,...
Navy fraudster gets 15 years
A federal judged on Tuesday sentenced Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis, the man behind a large Navy fraud and bribery scheme, to 15 years in...