The Lowy Interpreter
What Are China's Ambitions in the Antarctic?
[By Benjamin Sacks and Peter Dortmans] The recent opening of China’s Qinling base, its third permanent Antarcti...
The Dangerous Reality of China's Megaprojects in Pakistan
[By Syed Fazl-e-Haider] The killing of five Chinese engineers in a 26 March suicide attack in Pakistan&rsqu...
Ocean Mapping is the Next Front in Battle for Influence in Indian Ocean
[By David Brewster] Hydrography, the mapping of bodies of water and surrounding coastal details, is the new front in...
China's Gray-Zone Provocations: Time to Reciprocate
[By Peter Layton] It’s time to send a signal to Beijing that a crisis is approaching. China’s use of ...
Australia's Future Navy: The Japanese Option
[By Peter J. Dean] By the end of this decade the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) may well by operating a frigate that originates fr...
Russia’s Shadow Tanker Fleet Runs into Trouble
[By: Selwyn Parker] Barring new evasive techniques by Kremlin technocrats, the rapid rise in Russia’s shadow tanker fleet...
Vietnam's Ports Benefit From Geopolitics and Trade Wars
[By Selwyn Parker] Vietnam’s main ports have shot up the world rankings in terms of volumes of container-based...
Is AUKUS Pillar I Unworkable?
[By: Matthew C. Mai] The AUKUS security pact is an ambitious undertaking. The sale of three to five Virginia-class nu...
Can China Use Offshore Wind to End Reliance on Foreign LNG and Coal?
[By Joseph Webster and Zoe Leung] A worldwide scramble for energy supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukrai...
China's Sonar Ping Harassment Poses Test of Australia's Will
[By Sam Roggeveen] China’s harassment of Australian warship HMAS Toowoomba off the coast of Japan, which r...