David Dutton

David Dutton is a senior resident fellow with the Defence Strategy Program of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron 45 executes a low-altitude flyover as the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (nearest to camera) steams in formation with the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Jose Rizal in the South China Sea, December 10, 2025.

OPINION | Preserving South China Sea rights means exercising them

18 Jun 2026