The Lowy Interpreter
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...
History Repeats: An Old East-West Economic Corridor Re-emerges
[By Ved Shinde] The newly announced India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) seeks to reimagine the natura...
Op-Ed: Time for Australia to Commit to South China Sea Patrols
[By Jennifer Parker] Enrique Manalo, Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary, made his feelings clear. “During our discussi...
Russia's Next Pipeline to China Could Reshuffle LNG Markets
[By Genevieve Donnellon-May] Cut off from Europe after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is “pivoting to Asia”,...
ASEAN's First Naval Exercise: Signs of Regional Agency and Capability
The first Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) joint military exercise, code-named ASEAN Solidarity Exercise 2023 (ASEX...
Sea Robbery in Singapore Strait Has Serious Consequences
[By Th? Nguy?n Hoàng Anh] Since the beginning of 2023, sea robbery in the Singapore Strait has increased at an alarming...
Sticky Case of Indonesia, Seized Iranian Oil Tanker, and Legal Jurisdiction
[By: Dita Liliansa] The two giant freighters floated “dark” in the open ocean not far from Indonesia. Their po...
To De-Risk its Trade Ties With China, Germany Turns to Taiwan
[By Karl Ragas] On 13 July, Germany released its China strategy white paper. The 64-page document highlighted the Eur...
Op-Ed: Black Sea Grain Deal Must Resume, Even if it Means Concessions
[By John Denton] Earlier this week, Russia announced that it would suspend its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initia...
The Looming Fate of Fukushima's Contaminated Water
In the coming months, Japan will be in a position to enact its long-announced plan to release contaminated water from the Fukushim...