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  • 30 Nov 2022
    • India
    • Australia
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Maritime Security

    Australia–India: “Hands Across the Water”

    Justin Burke
    Naval port visits send important signals and contribute to the thriving bilateral relationship.
  • 28 Sep 2022
    • China's Military
    • Australia's Defence Challenges
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security

    Buying the wrong submarine

    Peter Layton
    Being able to sink ships doesn’t end a war. Australia should consider ballistic nuclear missile subs as an alternative.
  • 25 Apr 2022
    • Southeast Asia
    • Maritime Security

    Not all maritime disputes are built the same

    Evan A Laksmana
    Resolving some of the South China Sea’s longest running issues needs a policy toolkit that is customised and diverse.
  • 15 Apr 2022
    • Maritime Security
    • South China Sea
    • Asean
    • Vietnam

    Taming troubled waters

    Lai Thai Binh
    Looking from Vietnam, multi-layer joint efforts to ensure maritime security are welcome in the South China Sea.
  • 13 Apr 2022
    • Maritime Security
    • China
    • International law

    Law of the sea: A contested watershed ruling

    Clive Schofield
    The 2016 arbitral award on the South China Sea has changed the dynamics of maritime disputes.
  • 12 Apr 2022
    • Maritime Security
    • China
    • Vietnam
    • Philippines
    • Malaysia

    China’s nine-dash line proves stranger than fiction

    Bec Strating
    How Beijing’s claims to the South China Sea have crept imperceptibly into global popular culture.
  • 11 Apr 2022
    • Maritime Security
    • Southeast Asia

    Thinking outside the box on Southeast Asian maritime security

    Collin Koh
    The pandemic brought about an observable increase in transnational crimes – smuggling, piracy and trafficking.
  • 8 Apr 2022
    • Maritime Security

    Shore thing: climate change and maritime security intrinsically linked

    Kate Clayton
    Rising sea levels in Southeast Asia and the Pacific mean collaboration on maritime order is essential.
  • 5 Apr 2022
    • Maritime Security
    • China's Military
    • India's Navy
    • Australian Navy

    Of maritime security and a rules-based order

    Abhijit Singh
    All good in theory, but the operational logistics of multinational cooperation at sea will take more than narratives.
  • 31 Mar 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security

    Order at sea: Southeast Asia’s maritime security

    Geoffrey Till
    Regional capacity building and the maintenance of good order in its waters are vital for the region’s ongoing stability.
  • 21 Sep 2021
    • US Navy
    • Maritime Security
    • China-Australia Relations
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Australian Navy
    • Asean
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia-United States Relations
    • China
    • United Kingdom
    • France

    AUKUS and the CPTPP: It’s all about China

    Ian Hill
    Security deterrence is only one factor in the new and fast-moving geostrategic environment of the Indo-Pacific.
  • 27 Aug 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Maritime Security
    • China's Military
    • Australian Navy

    Australia’s seaborne trade: Essential but undefendable

    Hugh White
    Recognising the limits to Australia’s military potential.
  • 16 Dec 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • China
    • Russia

    Russia and China team up on the Indian Ocean

    Oriana Skylar Mastro
    The US and its allies may have military dominance in the region, but it’s no guarantee of influence.
  • 28 Oct 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • India-Australia Relations
    • India

    Rebirth of the quadrilateral Malabar: Promises and portents for India

    Prakash Gopal
    The inclusion of Australia in the 2020 Exercise Malabar signals India’s resolve to defend its interests in the region.
  • 19 May 2020
    • United States
    • Maritime Security
    • United Nations

    Diego Garcia: An American perspective

    Michael McDevitt
    A bid by Mauritius to claim the Chagos Archipelago puts the future of the base in question. Does the US have an answer?
  • 9 Sep 2019
    • Maritime Security
    • Myanmar

    With new coastguard, Myanmar looks to improve maritime security

    Andrew Selth
    The proposed force would help protect the country’s lengthy coastline, and open opportunities for regional cooperation.
  • 12 Aug 2019
    • Maritime Security
    • Australia and the Pacific

    It’s time for a “Quad” of coast guards

    David Brewster
    This modest proposal could help bring stability and security to the Indo-Pacific, without the military fanfare.
  • 14 May 2019
    • Maritime Security
    • China-Australia Relations

    Australia struggles for clarity on the South China Sea

    Iain Henry
    Voters should know if their next government will conduct freedom of navigation operations in contested waters.
  • 10 Nov 2017
    • Maritime Security
    • India-Australia Relations
    • South China Sea
    • China
    • India

    Quad redux: A new agenda for Asia's maritime democracies

    Andrew Shearer
    It is sobering that Indian diplomats are talking of the Quad as a way to stiffen Australia’s spine.
  • 2 Aug 2017
    • Maritime Security
    • South China Sea

    Can Boris Johnson deliver on his colossal naval expectations?

    Euan Graham
    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.
  • 20 Nov 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Regional relationships
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia-United States Relations
    • Foreign Policy
    • Asia and the Middle East
    • US-China

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

    Elliot Brennan
  • 30 Oct 2015
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Australia-United States Relations

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

    Bonnie S Glaser
  • 27 Oct 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • China and the Pacific
    • South China Sea

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

    Euan Graham
  • 9 Oct 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Regional relationships
    • China-India Relations
    • US-China

    Malabar: Modi Government misses an opportunity as annual exercise slumps

    Shashank Joshi
  • 18 Sep 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Syria
    • Maritime Security
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Terrorism
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

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

    Danielle Cave
  • 3 Sep 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Despite protests, collective self-defence and Abe remain

    Malcolm Cook
  • 18 Aug 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Regional relationships
    • US-China

    Hegemon: Wargaming the South China Sea

    Julian Snelder
  • 12 Aug 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Dredging fleet shores up Beijing's position in South China Sea and beyond

  • 29 Jul 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Regional relationships
    • US-China

    The growing militarisation of the South China Sea

    Bonnie S Glaser
  • 28 Jul 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Regional relationships
    • US-China

    Japanese defence normalisation: Progress on three fronts

    Malcolm Cook
  • 24 Jul 2015
    • Maritime Security

    Here be pirates: Why Southeast Asia needs to boost maritime cooperation

    Elliot Brennan
  • 7 Jul 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies
    • US-China

    South China Sea: Why Korea is silent, and why that's a good thing

    Robert E Kelly
  • 12 May 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Australia and Asia
    • Defence Intelligence and Security

    North Korea missile test: Seoul must now focus on sub hunting

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
  • 1 May 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Australian Perspective
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Australia and Asia
    • Defence Intelligence and Security

    New Defence Guidelines re-brand US-Japan alliance

    Euan Graham
  • 13 Apr 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Ashton Carter's Northeast Asia visit looks south

    Euan Graham
  • 17 Mar 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Quick comment: Rory Medcalf on Australia's security challenges

    John Gooding
  • 13 Feb 2015
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Institutions
    • Regional relationships
    • China-India Relations
    • US-China

    The US-India convergence

    Shashank Joshi
  • 17 Dec 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Beijing's South China Sea objective is clear: To extend control

    Jingchao Peng
  • 12 Dec 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Lessons on strategic stability and SSBNs from the Cold War

    Sir Mark Stanhope
  • 11 Dec 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    The propaganda war over maritime rights

    Linda Jakobson
  • 27 Nov 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Regional tensions on display at Fifth Xiangshan Forum

    Merriden Varrall
  • 7 Nov 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    US and allies outgunned in South China Sea

    Julian Snelder
  • 6 Nov 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    China's overseas basing strategy

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
  • 16 Oct 2014
    • Maritime Security

    Piracy and maritime robbery on the rise again in Southeast Asia

    Elliot Brennan
  • 2 Oct 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Strategic stability and SSBNs: Arms control may be the answer

    Peter Dombrowski
  • 29 Sep 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Cyber Security
    • Emerging Threats
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Cyberwar and war in space: Making SSBNs more dangerous

    Brendan Thomas-Noone
  • 26 Sep 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    Chinese submarine's Sri Lanka visit prompts rescue questions

    James Brown
  • 21 Aug 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • Asia Pacific Security

    INS Arihant revealed

    Sam Roggeveen
  • 12 Aug 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security

    SSBNs destablising? Not if command and control is maintained

    Ravi Ganesh
  • 11 Aug 2014
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • Emerging Threats

    The dangers of SSBN proliferation in Indo-Pacific Asia

    Peter Dombrowski
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