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In this episode of the Australian Naval Institute’s Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Jen Parker (www.jennifer-parker.com.au) and Open-Source Intelligence expert HI Sutton from ‘Covert Shores’ (www.hisutton.com) discuss Ukraine’s effective sea denial campaign in the Black Sea.

Separating fact from fiction, Jen and HI Sutton breakdown the details of the maritime capabilities employed by Ukraine, with a particular focus on their evolutionary use of offensive uncrewed surface vessels at what this may mean for the future of naval warfare.

This is the third Saltwater Strategists episode of three supported by the ASEAN-Australia special summit maritime track organisers. Following a big week in Southeast Asian maritime affairs, from the ASEAN-Australia dialogue held in Melbourne, to further dangerous incidents in the South China Sea this podcast covers it all.

ANI Councillor Jen Parker and Dr Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby a non-resident scholar at Carnegie China, break down many of the maritime security challenges impacting the Philippines and how the Philippines’ allies and partners can assist.

This is our second episode of three supported by the ASEAN-Australia special summit maritime track organisers. In the lead up to the ASEAN-Australia special summit maritime track, ANI Councillor Jen Parker sits down with Dr Asmiati Malik, from the University of Bakrie, Indonesia.

In this episode Jen and Asmiati get back to basics discussing the history of ASEAN, the ASEAN outlook on the Indo-Pacific and how ASEAN approaches regional maritime security before delving into Indonesia’s maritime security structure.

This podcast is proudly bought to you by the organisers of the ASEAN-Australia special summit.

In the first episode of Series 3 on the Australian Naval Institute’s Saltwater Strategists, the focus is on the year ahead for maritime affairs in Australia.

Professor Bec Strating, Director Latrobe Asia and a non-visiting fellow at the Royal Australian Navy’s Sea Power Centre joins Australian Naval Institute Councillor Jen Parker to discuss what are shaping up to be some of the biggest maritime topics of the year, whilst focusing in on the maritime challenges in Southeast Asia Bec and Jen discuss naval diplomacy, soft power, and Australia’s maritime engagement in the region.

2024 represents the 50-year anniversary of Australia becoming a dialogue partner of ASEAN. In the lead up to the ASEAN-Australia special summit maritime track being hosted in Australia in March 2024, Bec and Jen discuss the key maritime summit themes.

This podcast is proudly bought to you by the organisers of the ASEAN-Australia special summit.

In this episode of ‘The Saltwater Strategists,’ ANI Councillor Professor Rob McLaughlin takes the helm and interviews the Australian Naval Institute’s Jennifer Parker and VADM (Retd) Peter Jones on their recent Australian Naval Institute Occasional Paper ‘Australian Naval Capabilities in the Littoral: Past, Present and into the Future’.

During the episode Rob, Peter and Jen explore the history of RAN littoral operations, current RAN capabilities littoral and littoral definitions and concepts in modern naval operations. Set amongst the back drop of Houthi attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea and the successful employment of Ukrainian Uncrewed Surface Vessels in the littorals of the Black Sea, this podcast provides a timely and relevant discussion on the RAN’s littoral pedigree and future challenges.

In this episode of the #saltwaterstrategists, Goldrick Seminar series we hear from Rear Admiral Matt Buckley, Head Nuclear-Powered Submarine Capability on Australian Nuclear-Powered Submarines: Addressing the why?

This is a recording Rear Admiral Buckley’s address at the Australian Naval Institute’s Goldrick Conference held in Canberra on 19 October. Rear Admiral Buckley outlines the case for nuclear-powered, conventionally-armed submarines for the Australian strategic context and delves into the cost of ownership of this important capability.