Month: January 2014

  • Cuts mean ‘no US partnership’

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    Cuts to the UK’s armed forces will limit the country’s ability to be a major player on the world stage, a former US defence secretary has warned. Military cuts mean […]

  • Counter Piracy Cooperation with Korea

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    The Republic of Korea warship Choi Young is currently part of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), combating piracy off the Horn of Arica. EU Naval Force Warship ESPS Tornado Strengthens […]

  • Drop in piracy helped by Somali improvement, says watchdog

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    Piracy at sea is at its lowest level in six years, with 264 attacks recorded – a 40% drop since Somali piracy peaked in 2011, a maritime watchdog has said. […]

  • Exercise On Board WFP Ship

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    The Serbian forces took over AVPD counter piracy duties from Lithuanian forces on 1 December 2013 and will be embarked in MV Caroline Scan for four months. Serbian Forces Maintain […]

  • Transatlantic Interests in Asia

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    Daniel Russel, a senior US Foreign Service officer, discussed President Obama’s strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific, which he helped to formulate. Transatlantic Interests in Asia Daniel Russel, a senior US […]

  • Counter-Piracy Exercise

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    On 10 January, the Seychelles Coast Guard, Air Force and Police Force, together with the EU Naval Force and EUCAP Nestor, carried out a counter-piracy exercise in the Seychelles. European […]

  • CMF talks maritime security with Kenya

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    “The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and Kenya have enjoyed a productive relationship for many years, and this visit has given us both the opportunity to identify how we may continue […]

  • Vietnam marks South China Sea battle

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    Forty years ago dozens of Vietnamese soldiers were killed in a bloody battle with Chinese troops over disputed islands in the South China Sea. Shift as Vietnam marks South China […]

  • CTF 150 meets Mozambique Navy leader

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    Commodore Daryl Bates, Royal Australian Navy, travelled to Maputo for a meeting with the Commander of the Mozambique Navy, Rear Admiral Lazaro Henrique Lopes Menete. Commander of CTF 150 meets […]

  • British warship to aid Syria chemical weapons disposal

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    British warship HMS Montrose is to join a convoy transporting the first consignment of chemical weapons from Syria, William Hague has said. William Hague: British warship to aid Syria chemical […]

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