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Saltwater Strategists
by Australian Naval Institute
In an increasingly competitive maritime environment, the Saltwater Strategists provide insightful and considered discussion on maritime issues in the Indo-Pacific. Well respected strategists, academics, international relations and maritime professionals from across the region provide their thoughts on the maritime challenges and opportunities within the region. If you want to understand current maritime issues within the Indo-Pacific region, the Saltwater Strategists: The Pacific Series is the podcast for you.The Saltwater Strategists is a product of the Australian Naval Institute (ANI). The ANI is a non-profit self-supporting organisation that encouraging the promotion and advancement of knowledge related to the maritime profession. The ANI Provides an exchange of ideas concerning issues related to the maritime profession.
Episodes
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S5 Special Episode 2 - 2026 Vernon Parker Oration- VADM Mark Hammond
Named after Commodore Vernon Parker, a founder and inaugural President of the Australian Naval Institute, the annual Vernon Parker Oration is one of the Australian Naval Institute’s flagship events. On the 19th of May this year, the Institute was extremely honoured for the oration to be given by...
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5.5 'Application of Naval History and Strategy' with Sean Andrews and Knox Peden
Application of Naval History and Strategy Dr Sean Andrews, CSC, PhD, Senior Research Fellow at the Changing Character of War Centre, University of Oxford, and Dr Knox Peden, Academic Research Officer in the Sea Power Centre - Australia and a Visiting Fellow in the Strategic and Defence Studies...
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S5 Special Episode 1 - Unpacking the Maritime Elements of the NDS 26 Webinar
Unpacking the Maritime Elements of the 2026 National Defence Strategy The Australian Naval Institute hosted a discussion on 6 May 26 examining the maritime elements of the recently released 2026 National Defence Strategy. The panel explored what the Strategy says about Australia at sea, where...
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5.4 'The Big Fix: Rebuilding Australia's National Security' by Albert Palazzo
Inaugurated in 2021, The Australian Naval Institute’s Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize is awarded annually by the ANI to recognise excellence in books making a major contribution to the study and understanding of naval and maritime matters. The Prize is sponsored by the National Shipbuilding...
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5.3 Maritime Domain Awareness – Contemporary Perspectives with Mark Douglas, Starboard Maritime Intelligence
Key to success in naval and maritime security operations is situational awareness. Collection and collation of battlespace data represents a significant component of operations, often long before the commencement of the main action. The concept and use of a recognised maritime picture is...
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5.2 A Sailor's Perspective of the Royal Australian Navy with Warrant Officer Cheryl Collins
Host Duncan MacRae is joined by the Royal Australian Navy’s Warrant Officer Cheryl Collins, OAM CSM, currently Warrant Officer Joint Operations and the Command Senior Enlisted Leader to the Chief of Joint Operations Australia. Having joined the RAN 30 years ago as a young woman from Cootamundra…
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5.1 'Australia's Naval Alliances: Lessons of History' with John Seymour
In this first episode for 2026, host Duncan MacRae sits down with John Seymour to discuss ‘Australia’s Naval Alliances: Lessons of History’, his new book exploring the development of Australian seapower and naval forces predominantly in the context of Australia’s relationship with Great Britain;...
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4.8 'Australian Partnership in the Pacific' - with Steven Thorpe and Nick Stoker from Omni Executive
In this final episode of Saltwater Strategists for 2025, host Duncan MacRae sits down with Omni Executive’s Steven Thorpe and Nick Stoker to discuss Australian engagement and partnership in the Pacific region. Omni, an Australian-owned business and sponsor of the Australian Naval Institute…
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4.7 'A Maritime Strategy For Australia 2035 - AMS 2035' with Peter Jones and Jennifer Parker
The recent Indo-Pacific Maritime Trade Exposition and the Royal Australian Navy’s Seapower Conference was the venue for the launch of ‘A Maritime Strategy for Australia – AMS 2035’, a monograph from the Naval Studies Group at the University of New South Wales (Canberra). This timely publication...
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4.6 A Maritime Awakening: The Future of the Royal Australian Navy with Vice Admiral Mark Hammond
In this episode of the Australian Naval Institute’s (ANI) Saltwater Strategists, special guest host and ANI Councillor Jen Parker is joined by Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, AO, Chief of the Royal Australian Navy and Patron of the ANI, to discuss the Navy’s transformation in the face of a rapidly...
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4.5 'Small State Maritime Strategies - Sri Lankan Perspectives' with Roshan Kulatunga
In this episode of Saltwater Strategists, host Duncan MacRae welcomes former Sri Lankan naval officer Dr Roshan Kulatunga to discuss Sri Lankan maritime strategy through the lens of his recent academic research. Dr Kulatunga holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of…
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4.4 'Challenges to AUKUS Naval Shipbuilding' with Emma Salisbury
The trilateral AUKUS agreement has drawn significant attention to the matter of naval shipbuilding across all three participant nations. Joining host Duncan MacRae to discuss the many challenges facing naval shipbuilding programs in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, is Dr Emma...
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4.3 'Australia's Maritime Strategic Fleet' with Angela Gillham
In this episode of the Saltwater Strategist, ANI councillor and podcast host Duncan MacRae speaks with Angela Gillham, Chief Executive Officer of Maritime Industry Australia Ltd (MIAL) and member of the Australian Government’s 2022 Maritime Strategic Fleet Taskforce. The creation of the Maritime...
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4.2 'The Sinking of HMAS Sydney' by Tom Lewis
Inaugurated in 2021, The Australian Naval Institute’s Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize is awarded annually by the ANI to recognise excellence in books making a major contribution to the study and understanding of naval and maritime matters. In this episode of Saltwater Strategists, host Duncan...
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4.1 'The Australian Naval Institute 50th Anniversary' - Peter Leavy, AM, CSM
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Australian Naval Institute. In this first episode for 2025, podcast host Duncan MacRae chats with sitting ANI President, Peter Leavy, AM CSM, to discuss the history of the ANI – its formation, key personalities, notable events and activities…
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3.10 The Australian Army: Optimising for littoral manoeuvre - LTGEN Simon Stuart, AO, DSC
In this episode of the Australian Naval Institute’s Saltwater Strategists, host Jen Parker is joined by Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, Chief of the Australian Army, to discuss the Army's strategic focus on optimising for littoral manoeuvre. Lieutenant General Stuart discusses the strategic...
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3.9 'PLA Navy: Charting China’s Maritime Ambitions' - Thomas Shugart
In this episode of the Australian Naval Institute’s Saltwater Strategists, host Jen Parker is joined by Tom Shugart, a prominent expert in naval and defence strategy, to discuss the evolving power of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). With a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy and deep...
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3.8 ‘How to Grow a Navy’ with Geoff Till
In this episode of the Australian Naval Institute’s Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Jen Parker and renowned British naval historian Professor Geoffrey Till discuss Professor Till’s book, ‘How to Grow a Navy’. ‘How to Grow a Navy’ was the 2023 winner of the Australian Naval Institute’s...
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3.7 Indonesian Maritime and Naval Development under a Subianto Presidency
In this episode of the Australian Naval Institute’s Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Duncan MacRae is joined by Dr Collin Koh Swee Lean, senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, to discuss what the future of Indonesian maritime and naval capability might look like...
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3.6 Open-architecture Design in Naval and Defence Capability Systems
In this episode of the Australian Naval Institute’s Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Duncan MacRae welcomes Rob Wilson, Business Development Manager for Systematic in Australia, and Mick Devine, Defence Account Manager for Saab Australia, to discuss the application of open-architecture...
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2024 Vernon Parker Oration 'Putting AUKUS in its place' - Professor Rory Medcalf AM
In this special episode of the Saltwater Strategists, we bring you the annual Vernon Parker Oration recorded in Canberra on 15 May 2024. Professor Rory Medcalf AM, Head of the National Security College, Australian National University delivers this iteration of the Vernon Parker Oration ‘Putting...
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3.4 Evolution of USVs: Ukraine and the future of Naval Warfare with HI Sutton
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...
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3.3 A Philippines’ perspective on maritime Southeast Asia with Dr Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby
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...
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3.2 ASEAN 101 & Maritime Security with Dr Asmiati Malik
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...
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3.1 2024: A Maritime Year Ahead with Professor Bec Strating
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...
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2.8 Australian Naval Capabilities in the Littoral: Past, Present and into the Future
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...
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2023 Goldrick Seminar - Australian Nuclear-Powered Submarines: Addressing the Why? with RADM Buckley
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...
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2023 Goldrick Seminar - The Influence of Sea Power on Australia’s Security Professor Bec Strating
In this episode of the #saltwaterstrategists, Goldrick Seminar series we hear from Professor Bec Strating, Director of La Trobe Asia and and a Professor of Politics and International Relations at La Trobe University on the influence of sea power on Australia’s security. This is a recording...
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2023 Goldrick Seminar - Sea Power & the Blue Economy delivered by Associate Professor Michelle Voyer
In this episode of the Saltwater Strategists, Goldrick Seminar series we hear from Associate Professor Michelle Voyer from the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources & Security (ANCORS) on the topic of sea power and the blue economy. This is a recording Associate Professor Voyer’s address...
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2.7 Countering China's Maritime Grey Zone Activities
In this episode of ‘The Saltwater Strategists,’ the focus is on countering Chinese maritime grey zone activities in the Indo-Pacific. ANI Councillor Jen Parker and her guest Lisa Curtis discuss the concept of the ‘Grey Zone’ and its manifestation in the region, highlighting specific instances of...
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2.6 Task Force 59: Integrating Uncrewed Surface Vessels
In this episode of the Saltwater Strategists, Dive into the future of maritime innovation with Commodore Colin Corridan, the Commander of Task Force 59, in an engaging episode of the ANI Saltwater Strategists podcast. From the inception of Task Force 59 to its groundbreaking strides in artificial...
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2.5 The China Challenge with Michael Shoebridge
In this wide ranging and thought-provoking episode of the Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Sam Fairall-Lee speaks with Michael Shoebridge, CEO of Strategic Analysis Australia and one of Australia’s leading strategic thinkers. Together they explore some of the drivers of China’s rise, and of...
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Vernon Parker Oration: Australia and New Zealand: Closest countries on the planet, myth or reality?
A staple of the Australian Naval Institute (ANI) annual calendar, the Vernon Parker Oration is given by distinguished Australian or international speakers on a strategic or naval theme of the orator’s choosing. The Oration is named after Commodore Vernon Parker who was a founder and inaugural...
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2.4 Maritime capability challenges: Future frigate, AUKUS submarines and USVs with Dr Richard Dunley
In this engaging episode of the Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Jen Parker engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Richard Dunley, a Senior Lecturer in history at UNSW Canberra. Together, they explore the outcomes of the recent Australian National Audit Office report on...
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2.3 DSR: Implications for the Maritime Domain with Dr Bec Strating
In this episode of the Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Jen Parker speaks with Dr Bec Strating, a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations about Australia’s recently released Defence Strategic Review (DSR). Jen and Bec discuss the key takeaways from the DSR and the…
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2.2. AUKUS, DSR and Australia’s Maritime Capability: Dr Marcus Hellyer
In this episode of the Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Jen Parker speaks with Dr Marcus Hellyer, a highly-regarded defence and security expert. Together, they delve into pressing issues related to the recently announced AUKUS submarine optimal pathway, long-range strike options and…
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2.1. Naval Leadership: An Australian Submarine Experience
In this episode of the Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Jen Parker speaks with Commodore Peter Scott Retired, who previously served as the Head of Profession of the Submarine Arm of the Royal Australian Navy and commanded multiple submarines. Peter shares his remarkable career experiences,...
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Series 2 Trailer
Series 2 of the Saltwater Strategists coming soon. The Australian Naval Institute is launching Series 2 of their podcast, "The Saltwater Strategists," which will explore maritime security and defense issues in the Indo-Pacific region. This series will cover the latest trends and developments in...
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1.6. Strategy, history & geography: The key to bolstering Australian regional defence collaboration?
In the final Saltwater Strategists episode for season 1, ANI Councillor Simon Walstrom talks with Professor John Blaxland from the Australian National University, who is respected for his views and thoughts on domestic and regional defence, security and intelligence issues in the Indo-Pacific...
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1.5. The US Marine Corps: A Pacific Perspective
Following the 10 year anniversary of the Marine Rotational Force’s first deployment to Darwin, ANI Councillor Jen Parker discusses Indo-Pacific security with Brigadier General Joseph Clearfield, Deputy Commander U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. In the fifth episode of the ANI’s flag ship…
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1.4. The Law of the Sea and Strategic Competition: A Pacific Case Study
In the shadow of the recent US, Pacific Island Country summit ANI Councillor Jen Parker sat down with Professor Stuart Kaye, the Director of the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security to discuss the law of the sea and strategic competition in the Pacific. In the fourth…
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1.3. Thucydides' Trap from the rise of China in the Indo-Pacific?
In the third episode of the ANI’s flag ship podcast the Saltwater Strategists, ANI Council Board Member Simon Walstrom talks to US Navy RADM (Rtd.) Jeffrey Harley and Dr Paul Mitchell who is the current Professor of Defence studies at the Canadian Forces College. A hugely decorated former RADM in...
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1.2. The UKs Carrier Strike Group Deployment to the Indo-Pacific: Command reflections
In the second episode of the ANI’s flag ship Podcast series, the Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Jen Parker talks to Rear Admiral Steve Moorhouse, RN, OBE. Rear Admiral Moorhouse commanded the UK’s first Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Indo-Pacific since Hong Kong was transferred…
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1.1. Maritime Security Challenges in the Pacific: A conversation with Dr Anthony Bergin
On this inaugural Saltwater Strategists: Pacific Series Podcast ANI Councillor Jen Parker talks to Dr Anthony Bergin, a senior fellow with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute about the maritime security challenges facing the Pacific.
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In an increasingly competitive maritime environment, the Saltwater Strategists provide insightful and considered discussion on maritime issues in the Indo-Pacific. Well respected strategists, academics, international relations and maritime professionals from across the region provide their thoughts on the maritime challenges and opportunities within the region. If you want to understand current maritime issues within the Indo-Pacific region, the Saltwater Strategists: The Pacific Series is the podcast for you.The Saltwater Strategists is a product of the Australian Naval Institute (ANI). The ANI is a non-profit self-supporting organisation that encouraging the promotion and advancement of knowledge related to the maritime profession. The ANI Provides an exchange of ideas concerning issues related to the maritime profession.
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