In building a database to consolidate previously unconnected data, this report proposes that two types of non-military action in the Indo-Pacific — the Belt and Road investment project and the use of civilian vessels as maritime militia — should b
This report aims to understand the implications of AUKUS in the Indo-Pacific and what role, if any, Indo-Pacific states and ‘hedging’ will play in Australian and American foreign policy as they seek to contain growing threats to the region, includ
The report analyses Australia’s strategic thinking towards Antarctica through a qualitative document analysis of national security policy documents since the ATS’ establishment in 1961.
Just fifteen years ago, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) seldom sailed beyond the Chinese littorals. When PLAN ships left home port, they did not stay away long; while at sea, they encountered few threats.
The idea of the blue economy has been gaining publicity since the second half of the 20th. century. Coastal states worldwide are especially aware of the crucial importance of oceans as an economic and ecological resource.
The Philippines plays an important geopolitical role in the Indo-Pacific region because it occupies a geostrategic location among the Americas, Oceania and Asia. It connects Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia.
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.
Just like in the Arctic, the Antarctic is no longer insulated from geopolitical tension or the spillover of mistrust in the international community.1 Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are no longer exceptional in terms of ‘low tension’ governance
The transformation of Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force post-World War II is remarkable.