The Lowy Interpreter
Op-Ed: ASEAN Sends Muddled Message on South China Sea
[By Dr Mark J. Valencia] On June 26, the leaders of the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held the...
Diego Garcia: India’s Conundrum
[By Abhijit Singh] The tug-of-war between the United Kingdom and Mauritius over the Chagos archipelago – and the US milit...
As Jakarta Trims Defense, Beijing Makes Waves in the South China Sea
[By Aristyo Rizka Darmawan] The Covid-19 outbreak has hit hard for Southeast Asian economies. Anticipating more shocks to...
Gwadar Port: New Dubai or Pie in the Sky?
[By Adnan Amir] The small port town of Gwadar, in the south-west of Pakistan, is the center stage of the $50 billion China-Paki...
Safety of Life at Sea: COVID-19 and Naval Operations
[By Dr. Sam Bateman] The potential impact of COVID-19 on naval operations has been highlighted by reports that over half of the...
Japan Scales Back its Whaling Program
[By Daniel Hurst] Even before the coronavirus pandemic began to dominate the news, and as Australia’s bush fires took mo...
Limiting the Global Economic Fallout from COVID-19
[By Roland Rajah] Panic has now set in over the Covid-19 global pandemic. The coronavirus is spreading rapidly, especially in E...
The Belt and Rebranding Initiative
[By Dr. Nora Shlenzig] China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI) continues to defy simple explanations. Initially used as a...
First Afghan Cargo is a Game-Changer for Gwadar Port
[By Adnan Aamir] On a sunny Tuesday in the third week of January, a cargo ship named Diyala docked at Gwadar seaport,...
Russia Makes its Presence Known in Iran Crisis
[By Dr. Alexey D. Muraviev] Recent revelations make it clear that Iran’s willingness to confront the U.S. following...