by | Feb 13, 2023 | Security
ISLAMABAD — Even as Pakistan’s currency plunges and the country pursues a bailout package to avoid default, the country’s naval officials say its maritime modernization programs remain on track. Delivery of a complete fleet renewal is expected by the end of the...
by | Feb 13, 2023 | Security
In his first full year as Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese will have to contend with a China-Australia relationship that has changed profoundly in recent years. From Beijing’s new outreach to Australia’s Pacific island neighbors, to its increasingly...
by | Feb 13, 2023 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — A recent agreement between Indonesia and Vietnam over maritime boundaries in the South China Sea will likely smooth over the occasionally tense relationship between the two South East Asian nations. The agreement, inked Dec. 22, follows 12 years...
by | Feb 13, 2023 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Indonesian Navy’s modernization efforts are at risk from budget shortfalls and industrial inexperience, according to experts. The Southeast Asian nation, made up of a vast archipelago with more than 6,000 inhabited islands and a population...
by | Feb 10, 2023 | Security
ROME — As Britain, Italy and Japan embark on an ambitious plan to build a new fighter by 2035, the U.K.’s defense minister has warned of disastrous consequences should any of the partners get “cold feet” and pull out after work starts. British minister Ben Wallace...
