Oceania
Collins-Class Submarine Almost Suffered a ‘Catastrophic Loss’
What You Need to Know: Australia, a key U.S. military ally, has faced challenges in modernizing its navy, particularly its submarine fleet. In 2003, the HMAS Dechaineux, a Collins-class submarine, nearly...
How China is Winning the Solomon Islands
April 17 was election day in the Solomon Islands, a country of around 750,000 people northeast of Australia that is best known to most Americans as the site of the...
What Australia’s B-21 Decision Means for Deterrence
The recent ASPI report by Marcus Hellyer and Andrew Nicolls is a welcome addition to the B-21 debate in Australia. In the report, Hellyer and Nicolls cite Michael Mazarr, a...
Can America Afford to Build Australia’s Nuclear Submarines?
Vice Admiral William Joseph Houston is a thoughtful and experienced United States naval officer, entrusted with command of perhaps the most potent US capability: its submarine fleet. Houston is also...
Why Australia Is the Perfect Training Ground for the Marines
“MORE READY, MORE LETHAL, AND MORE ALLIED IN THE INDO-PACIFIC,” a statement from the Marine Corps reads. The statement refers to Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, an annually-rotated Marine Corps force based...
Bad Precedent: Has AUKUS Torpedoed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime?
The Russo–Ukrainian War has raised concerns in the arms control community about potential nuclear use and the tremendous strain on the global nonproliferation regime. But the year-old AUKUS (Australia–United Kingdom–United...
Don’t Rule Out Intervention in the Solomon Islands
The principle of self-determination—that people have a right to rule themselves without foreign interference—was first espoused in 1860. The Atlantic Charter, signed by the Anglo-American powers as the basis of...
Just a Test? This Year’s RIMPAC Naval Exercise Ended With a Bang
America’s ability to operate with partners and allies is a force multiplier. The United States Navy’s biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise is the world’s largest maritime military exercise and...
Eyes on China: U.S. and Australia Hold Major Joint Exercise
U.S. marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen recently concluded a combined arms exercise in Australia with their Australian counterparts this month, highlighting Washington and Canberra’s increasingly tight relationship and mutual concern about...
Going Shopping: Australia to Choose a Nuclear Submarine Design
Australian deputy prime minister and minister of defense Richard Marles explained that the country will be ready to choose a nuclear submarine design sometime in 2023. Canberra would also like...
AUKUS: U.S. Navy Admiral Appointed to Lead Submarine Development
The United States has appointed a senior U.S. Navy officer to head up the American leg of the AUKUS triad, choosing a U.S. Navy attack submarine admiral to the post....
China threatens Australia with Missile Attack
In the face of an increasing torrent of abuse from Beijing, Canberra should seek a much clearer commitment from Washington that its United States ally will retaliate if China launches...