Balancing erosion and opportunity in Pacific deep-sea mining
Can Pacific Islanders harness the ocean's depths for a sustainable future, or will it become another chapter in their fight…
Assessing Indonesia’s potential presidents’ South China Sea strategies
Addressing the South China Sea, one of Indonesia’s biggest potential traditional security threats, is important to ensure the sovereignty of…
Australia’s defence ambitions need Southeast Asian trust
Author: Aristyo Rizka Darmawan, ANU Since its announcement in September 2021, AUKUS has been hotly debated both in Australia and…
Bangladesh’s strategic pivot to the Indo-Pacific
Author: Rubiat Saimum, BSMR Maritime University In April 2023, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released its inaugural official document on…
AUKUS navigational rights are submerged in regional challenges
Author: Donald R Rothwell, ANU Australia’s AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines will enjoy the freedom of navigation beyond Australian waters and freely…
The navigational rights of AUKUS submarines
Author: Donald R Rothwell, ANU A legal foundation for AUKUS is the freedom of navigation. This raises some fundamental issues…
The Vietnam-Indonesia EEZ agreement upholds UNCLOS
Author: Bich Tran, University of Antwerp Vietnam and Indonesia agreed to delimit their respective Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) on 22…