The Strategist
Undersea Sensors: A U.S. Trump Card That China Knows it Must Eliminate
[By David Axe] Unseen, largely unknown and, until recently, highly classified, the US Navy’s vast network of un...
In a Conflict With China, Access to Indonesia's Straits Isn't Guaranteed
[By Michael Roach] While the United States spends billions on military infrastructure from Guam to Darwin, one crucia...
Op-Ed: U.S. Seabed Mining Order Could Undermine Protections for Antarctica
[By Doaa Abdel-Motaal] An executive order by the United States in April authorizing expanded engagement in seabe...
Op-Ed: No Need to Panic Over AUKUS Review
[By Euan Graham] The Trump administration has ordered a review of AUKUS to be led by Undersecretary of Defense Policy...
Mines Could Protect Taiwan From China - If Installed Quickly Enough
[By David Axe] If China ever makes good on decades of implicit threats to invade Taiwan, most of its ground force wil...
Sensors and Mapping: What China's Survey Ship May be Up To Off Australia
[By Euan Graham and Ray Powell] Civilian exploration may be the official mission of a Chinese deep-sea research ship...
Op-Ed: U.S. Sealift Forces Are Unprepared for a Fight in the Pacific
[By Andrew Rolander] The US Transportation Command’s Military Sealift Command (MSC), the subordinate organizati...
Op-Ed: If Russia Wins in Europe, China Wins in the Pacific
The United States shocked the world last week with President Donald Trump’s very public rift with Ukrainian Presid...
Op-Ed: China is on Track for a Major Recession
[By Chris Lee] The risk of China spiralling into an unprecedentedly prolonged recession is increasing. Its economy...
Meta's Waterworth Subsea Cable is About Geopolitics and Geoeconomics
[By Ravi Nayyar] Announced on 14 February, Meta’s Project Waterworth is not just proposed to be the world&...