Tokyo’s recent geopolitical assertiveness cements its position as a regional security and economic powerhouse.

Virtually all Australia’s trade moves by sea, yet relies almost exclusively on foreign flagged and foreign owned vessels.

Can Australia’s statecraft and alliances offer alternative security options in the Indo-Pacific?

A pyrrhic military cooperation or building capability for future contingency?

A crucial global trade route is subject to a rash of petty crime, but the consequences aren’t so petty.

UNCLOS ambiguity, again.

International law includes passage rights for all vessels in archipelagic waters – during peace or wartime.

Naval port visits send important signals and contribute to the thriving bilateral relationship.

Being able to sink ships doesn’t end a war. Australia should consider ballistic nuclear missile subs as an alternative.

Resolving some of the South China Sea’s longest running issues needs a policy toolkit that is customised and diverse.

Looking from Vietnam, multi-layer joint efforts to ensure maritime security are welcome in the South China Sea.

The 2016 arbitral award on the South China Sea has changed the dynamics of maritime disputes.

How Beijing’s claims to the South China Sea have crept imperceptibly into global popular culture.

The pandemic brought about an observable increase in transnational crimes – smuggling, piracy and trafficking.

Rising sea levels in Southeast Asia and the Pacific mean collaboration on maritime order is essential.

All good in theory, but the operational logistics of multinational cooperation at sea will take more than narratives.

Regional capacity building and the maintenance of good order in its waters are vital for the region’s ongoing stability.

Security deterrence is only one factor in the new and fast-moving geostrategic environment of the Indo-Pacific.

Recognising the limits to Australia’s military potential.

The US and its allies may have military dominance in the region, but it’s no guarantee of influence.

The inclusion of Australia in the 2020 Exercise Malabar signals India’s resolve to defend its interests in the region.

A bid by Mauritius to claim the Chagos Archipelago puts the future of the base in question. Does the US have an answer?

The proposed force would help protect the country’s lengthy coastline, and open opportunities for regional cooperation.

This modest proposal could help bring stability and security to the Indo-Pacific, without the military fanfare.

Voters should know if their next government will conduct freedom of navigation operations in contested waters.

It is sobering that Indian diplomats are talking of the Quad as a way to stiffen Australia’s spine.

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.