According to the National Security Law of Vietnam, national security is defined as the stable, sustainable development of the socialist regime and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integri

CMDR Anh Duc Ton, PhD Vice Dean, Coast Guard Faculty Vietnamese Naval Academy

In national security affairs what often marks Australia’s experience is an insular imagination, a feature that is most striking when it comes to understanding the importance of the sea.

Michael Evans

Berlin and Canberra are separated by some 10,000 miles of oceans, continents, hemispheres as well as up to ten time zones.

CMDR Sascha Schwarzer (GER-N)

Because of its utility as the safest and cheapest way of transporting goods and people, the sea has always been a basis - and many would say the basis - for trade.

Geoffrey Till

According to some assessments, by 2030 Australia could be left with no domestic refining capacity, less than 20 days’ worth of refined petroleum fuel reserves, and the reality that the Australian Defence Force will be entirely reliant on imports f

Rupert Herbert-Burns

As one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, The Philippines faces numerous natural hazards which carry implications to national peace and security.

Ariel Halasan