The Southeast Asian region’s move towards growth and prosperity in recent years, while mainly positive, has been far from establishing a Shangri-La. Whilst interstate conflict has been minimal, there are still many political and economic hurdles within both mainland and maritime Southeast Asian states.
Information operations have been conducted by militaries since the earliest days of warfare. Sun Tzu wrote of the importance of information supremacy to the military commander and of the importance of controlling information within the battle space.
The strategic landscape continues to change in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. The globe is becoming increasingly volatile and the rise of China is accelerating shifts in the balance of power.
This paper describes Australia’s current amphibious capability. The Australian Amphibious Force is able to employ a landing force of up to battalion-group strength over the spectrum of operations from the provision of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to high-end warfighting, the latter capability having been tested, in conjunction with allies, during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2019.
Maritime security incidents in 2019 saw coordinated attacks against commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz, off the Port of Fujairah, and in the Sea of Oman.
In 2016, a United States’ warship entered New Zealand waters for the first time in 30 years. This marked a significant thawing in a near three decade freeze on full military cooperation after New Zealand Nuclear Free Policy was adopted by the Lange Government in 1985.
This paper defines Australia's area of primary strategic interest, noting that this security in this region is very much concerned with maritime issues and capabilities; the waterways through the region are strategically important for both merchan
This volume is the published proceedings of a maritime strategic issues workshop held at HMAS Creswell in November 1992, which considered the impact of strategic change, changing naval roles, the RAN’s contribution to regional s
This volume is the proceedings of a workshop held in 1994, which provides a rarely seen perspective of the security aspects of regional engagement, examining: the strategic environment, foreign and defence policy, international law, and defence in