South East Asia

  • Interview: Insight into Piracy

    Trends in piracy in 2014. Interview: Insight into Piracy 2014 has been a pretty eventful year with respect to pirate activities, seeing a tragic end with a crew member of a […]

  • Philippines: maritime security threats

    Piracy, illegal poaching and China… Other threats off our coastal waters CHINA’S TERRITORIAL expansion in the South China sea, illegal poaching by Chinese and other foreign fishers in Philippine internal […]

  • PLA Navy use 3D printers

    Innovative use of tech at sea. 3D printers replace parts aboard PLA warships 3D printers are being deployed aboard the warships of the People’s Liberation Army Navy to replace crucial […]

  • Dealing with an assertive China

    The West needs to react to Chinese moves.  How the US Should Respond to Chinese Military Assertiveness in 2015 Samuel Ramani In his speech at the November 10, 2014 Asia-Pacific […]

  • China and Japan – maritime security talks

    Hopes talks will defuse tension. China and Japan ‘to hold maritime security talks’ The governments of Japan and China have agreed to resume talks as early as next week to […]

  • Philippine Navy Is Rusting Away

    Manila has to make up for decades of neglect The Philippine Navy Is Rusting Away by JOSEPH TREVITHICK In December 2014, the Philippine Navy announced plans for a major overhaul […]

  • What can Shippers do against Pirates

    Can situational crime prevention be applied to piracy? What can Shippers do against Pirate Attacks? Insights from Situational Crime Prevention y Jon. M. Shane and Shannon Magnuson, John Jay College of […]

  • New strategies for US Marine Corps

    Alternative maritime platforms being researched. Changing sea duty: Marines prep to deploy aboard new ships By Joshua Stewart Marines and sailors are at the center of a test that could […]

  • Japan’s maritime security

    Poaching and illegal fishing causing major issues. Preserving Order in Japan’s EEZ: Toward a New Paradigm of Maritime Security The Japanese people were shocked by the incursion of some 200 […]

  • Malacca Strait rampant with pirates

    Call to bolster regional security.  Malacca Strait rampant with pirates Nani Afrida Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has emphasized the importance of securing the Malacca Strait not only from illegal fishing […]