Maritime Security

Strategic stability and SSBNs: Arms control may be the answer
From a strategic perspective, the bottom line attraction for states seeking to acquire nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) is survivability. States possessing SSBNs…
Cyberwar and war in space: Making SSBNs more dangerous
As several participants in our debate have argued, nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) can have a positive effect on strategic stability in Asia and globally. But they do…
Chinese submarine's Sri Lanka visit prompts rescue questions
Chinese submarine support ship in Colombo Port, Sri Lanka. (PLA photo.) The visit of the Chinese Type 039 'Song' class submarine to Colombo, Sri Lanka, earlier this month passed…
Asia's "Cold Peace": China and India's Delicate Diplomatic Dance
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Asia's "Cold Peace": China and India's Delicate Diplomatic Dance
Asia's "Cold Peace": China and India's Delicate Diplomatic DanceRory MedcalfThe National Interest24 September 2014Please click here for the online text. …
Making friends with the middle
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Making friends with the middle
Making friends with the middleC. Raja Mohan, Rory MedcalfIndian Express25 August 2014Please click here for online text.C. Raja Mohan , Rory Medcalf
INS Arihant revealed
As we begin the second round of our debate on sea-based nuclear weapons in the Indo-Pacific, here is the first clear image of the INS Arihant, India's first indigenous nuclear…
The U.S.- China Rivalry Has Asia on Edge: Can "Middle Powers" Create Stability?
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The U.S.- China Rivalry Has Asia on Edge: Can "Middle Powers" Create Stability?
The U.S.- China Rivalry Has Asia on Edge: Can "Middle Powers" Create Stability?C. Raja Mohan and Rory MedcalfThe National Interest15 August 2014Please click …
SSBNs destablising? Not if command and control is maintained
Ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) became the seagoing platform of choice for the deployment of strategic nuclear weapons by 1960, with the availability of submarine-launched…
The dangers of SSBN proliferation in Indo-Pacific Asia
  It has become commonplace to lament the arms races underway in Indo-Pacific Asia. China's military modernisation over the last two decades has helped provoke heightened…
Why sea-based nuclear weapons won't stabilise the Indo-Pacific
China, India and possibly Pakistan intend to deploy nuclear weapons at sea. Ultimately, such deployments may well have a stabilising effect — that is, they may reduce the risk of…