Malabar 2025 Naval Exercise

Australia Joins India, Japan, and US for Malabar 2025 Naval Exercise to boost Indo-Pacific security

Australia has officially joined India, Japan, and the United States for Exercise Malabar 2025, a high-profile Indo-Pacific maritime exercise designed to boost interoperability, strategic coordination, and collective maritime security. The Australian Ministry of Defence confirmed the nation’s participation on Wednesday,...
ASEAN-Quad

Quad at a Crossroads: Trump’s Second Term Puts Indo-Pacific Unity to the Test

In international geopolitics, however, a week can feel like an eternity—and a few months can alter the entire balance of power. In 2017, during his first term, it was none other than Donald Trump who revived the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—or...
Chinese national flag waves on a Chinese People's Liberation Army warship as it conducts joint military drills surrounding the island of Taiwan

Japan Tracks Chinese Intelligence Ship Through Miyako Strait Amid Heightened Maritime Surveillance

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a Chinese Dongdiao-class electronic intelligence (ELINT) ship transited eastward through the Miyako Strait into the Pacific Ocean on November 4, prompting a full-spectrum monitoring operation by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Defense...
Japan Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi

Japan’s Prime Minister Seeks Historic Meeting with North Korean Leader to Resolve Decades-Old Abduction Issue

Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said Monday she has formally requested a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as part of a renewed push to resolve the long-running issue of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago....
South China Sea- Japan

Japan’s dramatic defence shift is reshaping South China Sea’s strategic calculus: Southeast Asian states cannot afford to ignore

The South China Sea to the Taiwan Strait: Asia’s Security Order in Flux The ocean lanes of the Indo-Pacific are increasingly tense: from the contested features of the South China Sea, across the narrowing waters of the Taiwan Strait, to...
Parliament building in Tokyo, Japan

Japan’s Opposition Parties Seek Unity to Block Takaichi’s Premiership Amid Coalition Collapse

Japan’s top opposition parties were locked in intense negotiations on Tuesday, seeking to form a united front capable of taking power and preventing the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from retaining the premiership. The high-stakes talks follow the dramatic collapse...
Australia–Japan

Australia and Japan’s Energy Gamble: Can a Shared Story Secure the Transition?

In September 2024, the Australian government unveiled, declaring its ambition to make the country a “renewable superpower.” The blueprint placed hydrogen and green iron at the center of its industrial policy, promising world-leading costs and a decisive role in reshaping...
Japan-configured Patria AMV XP 8x8 armored vehicle

Japan’s Military Modernization Sees First Arrival of Finnish Patria AMV XP Armored Combat Vehicle

The arrival of Japan’s first Patria AMV XP 8x8 armored vehicle is far more than a routine equipment delivery. It represents a decisive moment in the country’s decades-long struggle to modernize its ground forces, close capability gaps, and adapt to...
Australia–Japan Submarines

Why Australia and Japan Should Forge a Defence Alliance Around a New Submarine

Canberra’s August 2025 announcement that it will purchase 11 upgraded Mogami-class frigates from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sent ripples through the Indo-Pacific. The deal, worth tens of billions, was not only Australia’s largest-ever naval procurement from a non-Western partner but also...
U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Division conduct a simulated missile fire mission using the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) ROGUE Fires launcher during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, on July 28, 2025. (Photo: U.S. DoD)

U.S. Tests NMESIS Anti-Ship Missiles in Japan Amid Indo-Pacific Military Build-Up to Counter China’s Expanding Naval Presence

The USNS Guam offloaded a system that may reshape the military balance in the Western Pacific. Crated aboard the ship was the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), a highly mobile, ground-based anti-ship missile platform. Within weeks, Marines from the 12th...
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