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Op-Ed: Trump's Strikes on Houthis Won't Work Any Better Than Biden's

Published Mar 30, 2025 2:24 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

  The Houthis have proven resilient in the face of strikes. The Trump administration’s strikes this month...

Sunk Costs: Shipwrecks and the Urgent Need for the Nairobi Convention

Published Mar 16, 2025 2:03 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

  [By Sheridan Ward] It is estimated that there are 3,800 shipwrecks scattered across the floor of the Pacific Ocean. M...

Should Australia Rebuild its Merchant Navy?

Published Mar 9, 2025 3:09 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

  Australia’s vulnerability to maritime trade disruption is well recognized. International shipping moves some ...

Why Shared Governance Could Save Our Oceans

Published Jan 26, 2025 3:49 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

  In the summer of 1968, Garrett Hardin published his seminal paper, “The Tragedy of the Commons”, offering a...

Vanuatu Illustrates Risks of Thin Subsea Cable Infrastructure

Published Jan 5, 2025 8:31 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

    [By Cynthia Mehboob] Last month’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake near Vanuatu caused widespr...

Taiwan Works to Catch Up With the Drone Boat and UAV Revolution

Published Dec 17, 2024 6:16 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

  The drone message from the war in Ukraine has not been lost on Taiwan. Uncrewed aircraft and vessels, especially small,...

Peru's New Chinese Megaport Reveals a Refined Belt and Road

Published Dec 15, 2024 8:28 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Ports

  [By Selwyn Parker] China should be extremely grateful to the Peruvian government of Dina Boluarte. Courtesy of her Co...

Who is Paying for Cambodia's Massive New Canal?

Published Dec 8, 2024 1:59 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

  [By Grace Stanhope and Hannah Buckley] Speculation swirls around Cambodia’s newest megaproject, the F...

Understanding Indonesia's Gambit With China in the South China Sea

Published Nov 27, 2024 10:53 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

  [By Emirza Adi Syailendra] China and Indonesia recognise that they have overlapping claims in the South China Sea. Ho...

Where Will the Philippines' Defense Fit Into Trump's Rivalry With China?

Published Nov 26, 2024 12:04 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

  [By Richard Javad Heydarian] The impending return of Donald Trump to the White House has, quite predictably, refocuse...

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