The Strategist
Preparing the U.S. Coast Guard for China's Gray-Zone Operations
[By Molly Pflaum] America’s allies in the Indo-Pacific are getting pretty familiar with China’s grey-zone...
High Noon at Second Thomas Shoal
[By Euan Graham] China has identified the beleaguered garrison at Second Thomas Shoal as a weak link among the South...
Op-Ed: Countering China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Minerals
[By Ian Satchwell] Markets for critical minerals are no longer shaping up to be the next components of the global eco...
Achilles' Heel of a Digital Nation: Australia's Reliance on Subsea Cables
[By Andrew Horton] Australia’s digital sovereignty is at risk of disaster, held hostage by a network of vulnera...
American and Chinese Militaries Start Talking Again at Shangri-La Dialogue
[By Graeme Dobell] The annual Singapore sound-off between the defence ministers of China and the US had a l...
Opinion: U.S. Should Not Waver on Ties to Strategic Pacific Islands
After more than four years of negotiation, economic assistance funding has been approved under the Compacts of Associati...
China's Arctic Ambitions are Less Grand Than They Appear
Western analysts risk overestimating China’s emergence as an Arctic power, spurred by fears that they initially ne...
China Cracks Down on Corruption in the Belt and Road Program
[By Devendra Kumar] The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is increasingly taking a stand against corruptio...
WWII History Shows Value of AUKUS Submarine Basing
[By Euan Graham] The strategic potential of Submarine Rotational Force-West, the AUKUS initi...
The Red Sea Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict
[By Saba Sinai] The Yemeni Houthi rebels’ continued attacks on shipping in the Red Sea serve as a reminder that...