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.