The contemporary South China Sea (SCS) situation began with regional disagreements regarding the competing claims over islands and reefs by nations including China and five members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Vietnam, th
The global maritime domain exists not only for logistics and commercial traffic but also as a military operational domain in which state actors compete.
This report argues that several dynamics of the coming few decades in the Indo-Pacific will see naval mines used once again in the region.
The idea of the Indo-Pacific as a single region of interest is specifically useful for Australia, because it encompasses all of Australia’s maritime surrounds.
The transformation of Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force post-World War II is remarkable.
Countries around the world rely on free passage of goods across the seas, with 90- 95 per cent of international trade by volume carried by ships.
This paper summarises many of the details of seaborne trade flows to and from Australia and both extra and intra-Asia Pacific regional trade, before examining future trends in shipping and seaborne trade to 2020.
The paper begins with an overview of the regional maritime security environment, and then creates a framework for analysis based upon different political levels of naval cooperation, ranging from alliances to maritime cooperation that may not invo
This paper explores the naval strategic history of the Asia-Pacific region, providing a context for understanding current and prospective regional developments by applying a thematic approach to demonstrate that strategy is about choices condition