Defence
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Navy replacing and upgrading underwater training range sites, advancing training capability
In increment I, the USWTR team managed the installation of the ocean sensor and shore electronics subsystems located off the…
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Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Fighter Jet Makes Historic Flight in Japan
The Air Force’s F-35B Lightning II fighter jets were successfully tested aboard the Japanese ship Izumo, marking the first time since…
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Turkey does not deserve U.S. support
The country’s autocrat, Recep Erdoğan, scorns Western values. Antonis Antoniou * And what is more, he has repeatedly taken actions…
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China’s Military Activities Near Taiwan Aim to Impress at Home and Abroad
In this Q&A, our expert Amanda Hsiao says Beijing is not only demonstrating its objections to deepening U.S.-Taiwan ties, but…
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Greece and France give European strategic autonomy a shot
The deal supports the European defense industry because Greece agreed to buy three warships from the French builder Naval Group—the…
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AUKUS: A game-changing move by President Biden to strengthen the US and our allies
On Sept. 15, 2021, President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a…
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The American Empire Is Unwinding
The bad news stemming from the ill-planned and ill-managed US evacuation of the Afghan capital just kept coming in. Andrew…
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Taiwan rebukes China over record fighter jet incursion
Beijing marked its National Day on Friday with its biggest aerial show of force against Taiwan to date, buzzing the…
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Taiwan deploys combat aircraft to meet China’s largest ever ‘military aggression’
Taiwanese fighters scrambled against 38 Chinese aircraft in two waves on Friday, the Taiwan Defence Ministry said. Ben Blanchard WAtoday…
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The Necessity of AUKUS
The diplomacy surrounding the recent agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States left much to be desired,…
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Keating turns fury on Labor and government over AUKUS deal
In a no-holds-barred statement, the former Labor leader said Prime Minister Scott Morrison has led Australia away from the Asian…
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As the US defense budget inches closer to $800 billion, critics say more money doesn’t buy what the military really needs
The National Defense Authorization Act emerged from the House Armed Services Committee this month with a major addition: $23.9 billion…
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Morrison’s China ‘strategy’ makes us less, not more, secure
Questions like: How do submarines actually contribute to our national security? Kevin Rudd Τhe Sydney Morning Herald And now, it…
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Overkill: Reforming the Legal Basis for the U.S. War on Terror
As part of our series The Legacy of 9/11 and the “War on Terror”, we argue that Washington should enact a…
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EU’s new Indo-Pacific strategy: What are the objectives and challenges?
After months of waiting, the European Union has finally published its Indo-Pacific Strategy paper — a landmark document that ought to…
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What does the new AUKUS alliance mean for global relations
Britain has just become part of something momentous in the Indo-Pacific, the super-region centred on maritime Asia and Australasia where…
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