Maritime Security

INS Arihant revealed
As we begin the second round of our debate on sea-based nuclear weapons in the Indo-Pacific, here is the first clear image of the INS Arihant, India's first indigenous nuclear…
The U.S.- China Rivalry Has Asia on Edge: Can "Middle Powers" Create Stability?
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The U.S.- China Rivalry Has Asia on Edge: Can "Middle Powers" Create Stability?
The U.S.- China Rivalry Has Asia on Edge: Can "Middle Powers" Create Stability?C. Raja Mohan and Rory MedcalfThe National Interest15 August 2014Please click …
SSBNs destablising? Not if command and control is maintained
Ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) became the seagoing platform of choice for the deployment of strategic nuclear weapons by 1960, with the availability of submarine-launched…
The dangers of SSBN proliferation in Indo-Pacific Asia
  It has become commonplace to lament the arms races underway in Indo-Pacific Asia. China's military modernisation over the last two decades has helped provoke heightened…
Why sea-based nuclear weapons won't stabilise the Indo-Pacific
China, India and possibly Pakistan intend to deploy nuclear weapons at sea. Ultimately, such deployments may well have a stabilising effect — that is, they may reduce the risk of…
1914-2014: the EU has more to share with the Asia-Pacific than history lessons
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1914-2014: the EU has more to share with the Asia-Pacific than history lessons
1914-2014: the EU has more to share with the Asia-Pacific than history lessonsRory Medcalf and May-Britt StumbaumEuropean Geostrategy8 July 2014Please click here for the full…
China’s maritime power trip
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China’s maritime power trip
In an article in The Australian, Non-resident Fellow Professor Alan Dupont writes that Beijing must be persuaded to change its course for regional peace of mind.Alan Dupont
Defining Asia the Indo-Pacific way
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Defining Asia the Indo-Pacific way
Defining Asia the Indo-Pacific wayRory MedcalfThe Jakarta Globe31 March 2014Please click here for the online text.Rory Medcalf
Right path must be steered between Tokyo and Beijing
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Right path must be steered between Tokyo and Beijing
Right path must be steered between Tokyo and BeijingRory MedcalfAustralian Financial Review26 March 2014Please click here for the online text.Rory Medcalf
Is India 'losing' the Bay of Bengal?
Is the Bay of Bengal the next strategic locus for Sino-Indian strategic competition? Prominent strategic commentator Raja Mohan recently lamented that India was on the point of …