Fantastic new Blue Security Maritime Affairs issue by Muhamad Arif who utilises strategic culture to unpick how Indonesia formulates it maritime policies.

Please register now to join me for a Blue Security chat about Maritime Indonesia with John Bradford Aristyo Darmawan Muhamad Arif

One of the best jobs in the business has just opened up (in my unbiased opinion). I'm not going anywhere until October. So reach out if you're interested in applying and please spread the word!

Some thoughts - which of course do not mean the programme will be smooth sailing. Still important development here: Sean Andrews, CSC, Ph.D. Rory Medcalf Security & Defence PLuS Peter J. Dean Troy Lee-Brown Richard Dunley Bec Strating

Fantastic job opportunity

Great new short piece on maritime capacity building in Southeast Asia by Dongkeun Lee for Blue Security

Please register to join us next week for what should be a fantastic discussion.

Thank you to consortium member Asia-Pacific 4D for facilitating the Australia-Philippines Track 1.5 Maritime Security Dialogue in Manila. A big thank you to Melissa Conley Tyler , Tom Barber & Aust & PH delegates for providing timely & important discussion on issues of maritime security.

A great chat on maritime Indonesia for the Blue Security - you can watch via the link below.

A new issue of Maritime affairs from the Blue Security by Prakash Gopal and Lucky Wuwung who argue that that regional blue economy aspirations are deeply intertwined with geopolitical realities.

On Monday La Trobe Asia & UWA Defence & Security Institute held a panel event in Melbourne to launch the new issue of LTA Brief on Australia-Korea maritime co-op, both have an opportunity to increasingly align their strategic focus on maritime security & maritime capacity building in the Indo-Pacific.

UWA DSI Research Fellow Troy Lee-Brown is quoted in the South China Morning Post: “The broader strategic logic of reinforcing allied undersea capability in the Indo-Pacific remains compelling enough to outweigh the Trump administration’s protectionist impulses”. scmp.com/week-asia/econ…

Research Fellow Troy Lee-Brown writes for ASPI on improving the resilience of Australia's network of northern airbases. "Geography dictates the importance of an effective northern base network. Time, however, is the critical factor and Australia cannot afford further delay."

'Australia’s northern air bases are vital to national defence, yet improving their resilience remains a work in progress. And the progress is incremental,' writes Troy Lee-Brown. aspistrategist.org.au/australias-nor…

Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Dr Erin Watson Johannah Christensen Matthias Catón Amb. Nancy Karigithu Mads Qvist Frederiksen Tomasz Lukaszuk .Troy Lee-Brown, Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Defence and Security Institute, Australia, will join us at the second edition of ‘Sagarmanthan’ 📅 27-29 October 2025 | 📍 Mumbai Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways #Sagarmanthan2025

I'm looking forward to being in Mumbai next week for #Sagarmanthan2025 on behalf of Blue Security and UWA Defence & Security Institute and taking part in the panel 'Navigating Uncertainty'. Can maritime powers continue to collaborate on safeguarding critical shipping lanes & choke points?

Looking forward to this discussion in Mumbai on Tuesday.

#Sagarmanthan2025 | From the #RedSea to the #MalaccaStrait, chokepoints define global trade—and its risks. Can major powers still collaborate amid turbulence? Watch Navigating Uncertainty with T K Ramachandran, Lazar Comanescu, Troy Lee-Brown, Amb. Nancy Karigithu, Matthias Catón & Nelson