Category Archives: Australia

Resurrecting the Papua New Guinea Defence Force

Posted on November 27, 2015

by Paul Pryce. He is a Junior Research Fellow at the Atlantic Council of Canada. With degrees in political science from universities on both sides of the pond, he has previously worked in conflict resolution as a Research Fellow with … Continue reading →

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Growing maritime linkages in the Indo-Pacific: India and Australia

Posted on October 15, 2015

by Darshana M. Baruah. She is a Junior Fellow at the New Delhi based think tank, Observer Research Foundation, is working on the South China Sea and has completed her Masters in International Relations from Cardiff University in 2012. The … Continue reading →

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Royal Australian Navy’s Second Canberra-class LHD sets off for Sea Trials

Posted on July 8, 2015

The Canberra class amphibious assault ships are the largest vessels ever constructed for Australia, and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) recently sent the second vessel, the HMAS Adelaide (L01), off for sea trials in mid-June. The 230 meter vessel left BAE … Continue reading →

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Sea Control 61 – Land Based Anti-Ship Missiles

Posted on November 26, 2014

In October, LTC (US Army) Jan K. Gleiman and Harry White wrote a very interesting article about land based anti-ship missiles. In this article, they argue that the growing capability of China’s land-based anti-ship missile systems is forcing the United … Continue reading →

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Interview: Herausforderungen und Chancen im Indopazifischen Raum

Posted on October 1, 2014

Offiziere.ch führte ein Interview mit dem Politikwissenschaftler Dan Krause auf der Grundlage seines Buches “Europa als sicherheitspolitischer Akteur” “Zusammengenommen stellt der Indopazifische Raum ein globales und wirtschaftliches Kraftzentrum von etwa drei Milliarden Menschen dar, dessen weitere Entwicklung herausragenden Einfluss für … Continue reading →

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Sea Control 42 – Asian-Pacific Fighters in Iraq and Syria

Posted on July 14, 2014

It is well known that fighters, especially from US-America and Europe, are participating in the war in Syria and in the violence in Iraq and Yemen. Today, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder expressed is concern about fighters from Europe and … Continue reading →

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Sea Control 39 – Pacific Cyber Security

Posted on June 22, 2014

In a very short episode, Natalie Sambhi, of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), interviews her colleague Klée Aiken from ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre (ICPC) about ICPC’s new report on cyber maturity in the Asia Pacific. They talk about … Continue reading →

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Sea Control 30 – Australian Submarines

Posted on April 22, 2014

As announced in Sea Control episode #26, this episode is the Asia-Pacific edition, hosted by Natalie Sambhi of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). Currently, Australia has six diesel powered Collins-class submarines, in which only about two are fully operable … Continue reading →

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HMAS Canberra LHD To Be Handed Over Q3 2014

Posted on April 11, 2014

The latest satellite imagery shows the HMAS Canberra LHD at the fitting out pier at BAE’s Williamstown shipyard in Victoria, Australia. The Canberra class amphibious assault ships are the largest vessels ever constructed for Australia, and it appears the Royal Australian … Continue reading →

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Asian Century White Paper: Why Australia Is On The Right Track!

Posted on October 29, 2012

by Felix F. Seidler, owner of Seidlers Sicherheitspolitik” – the article was first published there. Australia will become one of the most important Indo-Pacific players. Barack Obama’s Canberra speech in November 2011 washed away any remaining doubts. Australia’s government has … Continue reading →

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