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Can Boris Johnson deliver on his colossal naval expectations?

Boris Johnson’s ebullient pronouncements last week on a future Royal Navy freedom of navigation 'operation' in the Indo-Pacific region have attracted attention, but also criticism. At the press conference following the “2+2” meeting of Australian/UK defence and foreign ministers (AUKMIN), on

By Euan Graham

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More Indonesian maritime co-operation remains an elusive goal

Jakarta is only very slowly responding to Canberra's overtures for more joint security at sea. We have no choice but to persevere, writes Euan Graham. Originally published in The Australian Financial Review. Photo: Getty Images/Barcroft Media

By Euan Graham

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China’s new tactic: playing by the rules at sea

Originally published in The Australian

By Ashley Townshend, Rory Medcalf

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Shifting waters: China’s new passive assertiveness in Asian maritime security

In this Report, Ashley Townshend and Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow Professor Rory Medcalf examine China’s evolving maritime security conduct. They argue that China’s less confrontational but more strategically assertive behaviour has paradoxical implications for regional security,

By Ashley Townshend, Rory Medcalf

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Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper – Forward funded defence

In a commentary for PacNet, Euan Graham discusses Australia's latest Defence White Paper. For more from PacNet, click here

By Euan Graham

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Much at stake for Turnbull and the region at East Asia Summit

The 10th East Asia Summit this weekend promises to be one of the most interesting bits of summitry in some time. This, the last stop on Malcolm Turnbull’s five-nation tour which has included one-on-one meetings with the top three on Forbes' Most Powerful List, is also likely to prove the most

By Elliot Brennan

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South China Sea: US Navy mission justified by China's excessive claims

After many months of intense debate inside the Obama Administration, the US conducted a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea on 26 October. The destroyer USS Lassen sailed for over an hour within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef, a low tide elevation (LTE; a feature that was

By Bonnie S Glaser

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US launches FoNOPS in the South China Sea: Better late than never?

So, the much-heralded US freedom of navigation (FoN) operation in the South China Sea has finally seen daylight. The designated lead, the USS Lassen, is a guided missile destroyer which has already been patrolling the South China Sea in recent weeks. After leaving port in East Malaysia this

By Euan Graham

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Malabar: Modi Government misses an opportunity as annual exercise slumps

US-India relations are in good shape. The personal relationship between Modi and Obama appears excellent, there are big, ambitious ideas in the pipeline – like US assistance to Indian carrier development – and the strategic dialogue is getting deeper in several ways. But things are falling

By Shashank Joshi

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Open-source intelligence links: Soldiers on Instagram, Russian submarines, Chinese drones, Syria and more

Thanks to advances in digital technologies, open-source intelligence (OSINT) is playing an increasingly important role in the mix of intelligence collected by state and non-state actors. Now and then The Interpreter will publish OSINT links instead of the weekly Digital Asia links to capture the

By Danielle Cave

Indonesia's unorthodox toll road debt

South China Sea: Beijing raises the temperature again

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Can Boris Johnson deliver on his colossal naval expectations?

More Indonesian maritime co-operation remains an elusive goal

China’s new tactic: playing by the rules at sea

Shifting waters: China’s new passive assertiveness in Asian maritime security

Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper – Forward funded defence

Much at stake for Turnbull and the region at East Asia Summit

South China Sea: US Navy mission justified by China's excessive claims

US launches FoNOPS in the South China Sea: Better late than never?

Malabar: Modi Government misses an opportunity as annual exercise slumps

Open-source intelligence links: Soldiers on Instagram, Russian submarines, Chinese drones, Syria and more

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