Houthis Upping the Ante
Houthis Escalate Threats against Shipping Launching “Fourth Stage” French destroyer on escort duty in the Bab al-Mandeb. Photo: EUNAVFOR Aspides The leader of the Houthi movement called for a […]
Author: Rick BAYLEY
Red Sea Warship Decision
The Red Sea warship decision: a continuation of the continental drift in our strategy By Richard Menhinick Last year I wrote the maritime opinion piece on the Defence Strategic Review […]
Modern Naval Warfare – a Perspective
BY ALESSIO PATALANO Alessio Patalano is a professor of war and strategy in East Asia and co-director of the Centre for Grand Strategy at King’s College London, where he specializes in […]
A Diplomatic Look Back at Israel & Palestine History
Tel Aviv Diplomatic Despatches: 1972-1975 Ambassador Frederick Rawdon Dalrymple, died on 29 September 2023, aged 92. Of his eight postings, four were at head of mission level, all as ambassador. […]
Hunter Class Failings
Concept art of the planned Hunter class frigate Image: BAE Systems. Defence admits numerous failings in Hunter class frigate program selection Andrew McLaughlin – Riotact The Defence Department has conceded […]
Resourcing the RAN
An Australian maritime strategy: resourcing the RAN By Jennifer Parker As a country ‘girt by sea’, Australia must enunciate a clear maritime strategy that recognises the scale of its maritime […]
Let’s Get Behind an Australian Merchant Navy
By Rowan Moffitt I congratulate Peter Court for his recent Strategist article, which was as timely as it was important. The Royal Australian Navy should wholeheartedly support his proposition to […]
Commodore Tony Cooper – Hydrographer
Tony Cooper was instrumental in progressing the development of the RAN Hydrographic Branch as well as many other foundation initiatives impacting hydrographic knowledge internationally. His Obituary tells the story of […]
The Sinking Submarine Industrial Base
THE SINKING SUBMARINE INDUSTRIAL BASE EMMA SALISBURY OCTOBER 26, 2023 Submarines are an integral part of the U.S. Navy’s future force design, and rightly so. The United States needs more […]
US Report on China’s PLAN
Pentagon Assesses The PLA Navy’s Modernization AndGrowing Aggression The Pentagon’s annual assessment of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) – entitled the 2023 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the […]