Op-Ed: Elbridge Colby's S. China Sea Reassurance Deepens Manila's Trilemma

Published Aug 18, 2026 3:27 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

[By Richard Javad Heydarian] The festering conflict in the Strait of Hormuz coupled with the stubborn military deadlock in Ukraine...

Houthis Fighting on All Fronts and Aiming for the Red Sea Coast

Published Aug 18, 2026 9:00 AM by The Maritime Executive

Fighting has now broken out on most fronts on the internal frontier within Yemen. The Houthis are seeking to portray the fighting...

Published Aug 17, 2026 3:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports on social media indicated that a drone had been sighted over the fuel tank farm on Diego Garcia last week. The Maritime Ex...

Published Aug 17, 2026 1:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Royal Australian Air Force’s 10 Squadron has commenced its first operational intelligence collection flights over the South Ch...

Published Aug 16, 2026 10:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

More than 80,000 people visit the battleship USS New Jersey each year, and her namesake state is investing $24 million in a redeve...

Published Aug 16, 2026 5:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Russian authorities have arrested a Russian escort and accused her of killing a Russian Navy officer, ex-Ukrainian Navy defector R...

Published Aug 16, 2026 3:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Amidst the ongoing Iranian campaign to control and close the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump promised Friday to make the...

Published Aug 14, 2026 9:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

The invasion of Ukraine has crystallized the rapid changes in warfare brought about primarily by advances in electronic applicatio...

Published Aug 14, 2026 8:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following claims of poor conditions aboard the long-deployed carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, the Navy asserts that it does not have a...

Published Aug 14, 2026 5:33 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

In the South China Sea, power is usually measured in ships, patrols and presence. In July, the Philippines opened a quieter front:...