Every sailor retains from the days of peace the view that rescue is the noblest and most honourable act he can perform - Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz
China and Russia have a highly complex and variable relationship that is ultimately one of strategic ambivalence and convenience rather than true strategic partnership or rivalry as has been suggested in the past. An interesting dynamic between the two countries is the tension between rhetoric and reality.
Australia is undeniably a maritime nation, yet it is only recently that Australia has begun to realise the importance of its maritime interests and the need for a sound maritime strategy to defence those interests.
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 published proceedings of a seminar held in Sydney in early 1994, hosted in conjunction with the Centre for Maritime Policy (now ANCORS), University of Wollongong; and the Australian Naval Institute.
The maritime strategies of navies in the Asia-Pacific region will change in the next century in response to emerging developments in the regional strategic environment.
This book is the proceedings of a seminar held in Canberra on 20 August 1996. Australia is and always has been a maritime nation.
When, at the turn of the nineteenth century, Mahan wrote voluminously and incomprehensibly (at times) on sea power, his purpose was to show that the lessons of sail remained relevant in the age of steam.
The ninth biennial RAN Sea Power Conference was held on Glebe Island in Sydney over 6-8 October 2015, examining issues associated with the future of sea power.