The Strategist
Indonesia's Sea Lanes Give it Strategic Leverage Over China
[By Alfin Febrian Basundoro and Trystanto Sanjaya] The power dynamic between Indonesia and China is more complex than the one-way...
Op-Ed: Maritime Surveillance Would be Key to an Indo-Pacific Conflict
[By David Axe] The notable thing was the timing. In back-to-back strikes on Russian air power from 18 to 20 December, the Ukrainia...
Shadow Fleet: A Way to Get Supplies Past an Indo-Pacific Enemy
[By Andrew Rolander] The solution to maritime logistics challenges may not be a purely military one but, rather, one pulled from t...
One Tanker's Dash to Darwin Shows Australia's Thin Margins for Energy
[By John Coyne] A tanker sprinting against the clock to beat a cyclone shouldn’t be a national-security storyline—but last week it...
At Manila Dialogue, Contemplating UNCLOS Rights and China's Might
[By Euan Graham] Last week’s Manila Dialogue demonstrated that the Philippines is far from cowed or isolated in the face of China’...
Why Indonesia is Unlikely to Publicize China's Aggression at Sea
[By Aristyo Rizka Darmawan] The Philippines’ transparency initiative is crucial for addressing and countering disinformation and m...
The West Needs to Draw a Line on Russian and Chinese Gray-Zone Provocations
[By Jake Thrupp] The West must draw clear red lines for responding to gray-zone aggression by China and Russia. Both adversaries h...
Shanghai University's Uncrewed Vessels Support China's Maritime Expansion
[By Astrid Young] ASPI’s newly expanded China Defence Universities Tracker reveals how leading Chinese research institutions, incl...
Australia is Buying Dozens of Autonomous Subs. What Will They be Used For?
[By Sam Goldsmith] Autonomous submarines that Australia has launched into production are likely to relieve operational pressure on...
The US Navy Needs Frigates to Save Taiwan - But Doesn't Have Them
[By David Axe] If China ever makes good on decades of threats and invades Taiwan, it could succeed or fail in the span of a few ho...