The Strategist
Helping Iran, China is a Party in the War
[By Raji Rajagopalan] China may claim neutrality and call for peace in the Middle East, but it is heav...
How Iran Can Stop Shipping With Mines, From the Arabian Gulf to the Red Sea
[By Andy Perry] Just reports of mines are often sufficient to disrupt maritime traffic. Even if ship owners, crews an...
Op-Ed: Conflict With Iran Opens a Missile-Defense Gap for China
[By David Axe] The US- and Israeli-led war on Iran has been, with a few key caveats, a quick military success for the...
Op-Ed: China's Threats Over Darwin Port Review Are Unacceptable
China’s ambassador has chosen a public platform to apply pressure on Australia, shape domestic debate and threaten...
With Purge, Xi's Military Control Rises - And So Do Regional Risks
By decisively consolidating his personal power, President Xi Jinping’s latest purge of senior military leadership...
Indonesia's Sea Lanes Give it Strategic Leverage Over China
[By Alfin Febrian Basundoro and Trystanto Sanjaya] The power dynamic between Indonesia and China is more complex...
Op-Ed: Maritime Surveillance Would be Key to an Indo-Pacific Conflict
[By David Axe] The notable thing was the timing. In back-to-back strikes on Russian air power from 18 to 20 December,...
Shadow Fleet: A Way to Get Supplies Past an Indo-Pacific Enemy
[By Andrew Rolander] The solution to maritime logistics challenges may not be a purely military one but, rather,...
One Tanker's Dash to Darwin Shows Australia's Thin Margins for Energy
[By John Coyne] A tanker sprinting against the clock to beat a cyclone shouldn’t be a national-security storyli...
At Manila Dialogue, Contemplating UNCLOS Rights and China's Might
[By Euan Graham] Last week’s Manila Dialogue demonstrated that the Philippines is far from cowed or i...