In World War II, the United States built a western Pacific airfield here, another there, and more elsewhere, each intended to bring more Japanese targets into range. Now the abundance of old bases is becoming …
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Possible renewed momentum for the Quad should not distract Canberra from a more reliable option for supporting security in the Indian Ocean: revitalising the Australia–India–France trilateral. After a 3 February meeting, US Secretary of State …
Beijing has temporarily adjusted how its military operates across the Indo-Pacific. This includes less aggressive behaviour from flotillas sailing deep into the region and its military engagements inside the first island chain. But it’s a …
The character behind the scenes was China. Nobody expected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to win so big in the Lower House election on 8 February. With her Liberal Democratic Party holding 316 of the 465 …
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive victory in Japan’s 8 February lower-house election will be a game-changer for the Indo-Pacific security landscape. Armed with a supermajority (holding more than two thirds) in the House of Representatives, …