Australia needs to step up in the western Indian Ocean
Australia must become more active in the western Indian Ocean, not least because the country’s fuel supplies depend on tanker traffic through the region. The
Social licence is key to building defence in the north
Defence must improve its social licence in the Northern Territory to operate more effectively and tackle under-utilisation and under-development of local capability. The increase in military investment and
In Nepal, the US and India Come Together to Counter China
New Delhi increasingly recognizes that it might not be able to ward off China’s economic influence alone. Nepal’s new Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba is
Trump 2.0 Would Get Mixed Responses in the Indo-Pacific
If former President Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election this November, it will have significant implications for U.S. foreign policy, including in Washington’s priority
New York resident charged with spying for China
A New York resident of Chinese origin has been charged with operating as an illegal agent for Beijing, the US Justice Department said. US national Tang Yuanjun is accused
3 South Korean skiers killed in New Zealand highway crash
A van and a four-wheel drive collided in New Zealand’s South Island, killing 3 South Korean ski athletes. The island is home to New Zealand’s
Drone attack sparks Volgograd storage fire
Kyiv says it hit a fuel and glide bomb storage site in a drone attack on a military facility in southern Russia. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr
Space Force Supports Maui Firefighters
In a rapid response to a wildfire on Maui’s Haleakalā in July, the U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific Headquarters provided valuable and timely commercial analytics to
China Has Built the Strongest Military in the Indo-Pacific
Since the end of the Second World War, the U.S. has been the strongest military power in the Indo-Pacific. However, China’s rapid military growth in
We Dug Into the 2024 Polling Crosstabs. What We Found Was Stunning.
Kamala Harris’ surge in recent national polls is a stunning political turnaround. The story behind her burst of momentum, as told by the polling crosstabs,