Month: November 2012
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The SafeMed II Project
Harmonising enforcement of maritime standards across North Africa and the Mediterranean. The adage ‘a chain is as strong as its weakest link’ is well applied to the need for harmonised […]
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Sea Change
Our nation’s [U.S.] security priorities, and our military, are in transition. In the Middle East, we ended the war in Iraq and are reducing ground troops in Afghanistan with the […]
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Coastguard Closures
The UK government has “clearly failed” to make a convincing case for the closure of Coastguard stations, a committee of MPs has said. Westminster’s Scottish affairs committee said more must […]
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Is private security getting less private?
The world of private security has always been perceived as one of secrecy and mystery but of late there seems to be a sea of change. The lack of one […]
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Piracy is down, can we all go home?
With the number of pirate attacks on maritime shipping off the coast of Somalia down over the past year, there are increasing calls to declare that the threat from piracy […]
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Sex Scandal Beclouds AUSMIN Talks
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s talks with the Gillard government have begun in Perth but threaten to be overshadowed by the spiralling sex scandal involving top American military officials. […]
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Terror Threat to Canadian Waterways
OTTAWA — The U.S. government calculates there’s a low risk of terrorism against North American shipping, ports and along shared waterways, in contrast to a Canadian assessment of maritime security […]
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Official Secrets Act Breach
Royal Navy submariner admits Official Secrets Act breach. A Royal Navy submariner has admitted breaching the Official Secrets Act by collecting classified coding programmes that could be useful to UK […]
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New Approach to Maritime Insecurity
Ioannis Chapsos and James A. Malcolm explain thier thoughts on the key causes of maritime insecurity and how they can utilise that knowledge to improve maritime security. ‘To achieve greater […]
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Reconsidering Citadels
Sometimes solving a problem requires looking at it from a completely different angle. Crewshield adopted exactly that philosophy when designing their new Citadel. Mike Samways, a former Royal Navy […]
