South East Asia

  • Indonesia’s marsec concerns

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    Indonesia focuses on maritime threat. Maritime security poses threat: Indonesia Maritime security and terrorism are the two main threats to regional stability, Indonesia’s defence minister says, urging countries involved in […]

  • The lost continent

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    Europe’s frustrating search for strategic relevance in Asia. The lost continent WHEN American strategists role-play scenarios about a crisis with China—probably, these days, a flare-up in the South China Sea—they […]

  • CARAT Thailand kicks off

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    Exercise begins tomorrow. US Sailors and Marines Enhance Cooperation with Royal Thai Armed Forces during CARAT Thailand The 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. […]

  • South China Sea Strategies

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    America and China play chess. A Guide to Stepping it Up in the South China Sea DAVID BARNO AND NORA BENSAHEL The South China Sea has become one of the […]

  • War risk removed for Malacca

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    Smoother sailing for SE Asia. Straits of Malacca removed from war risk zone Lee Choon Fai KUALA LUMPUR: The Straits of Malacca has been removed from a war risk zone […]

  • Marsec ideas for E. Asia

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    The urgent need for an international co-operation mechanism on marine security and safety in East Asia was highlighted at an international workshop in the northern province of QuảngNinh that concluded […]

  • Sulu Sea Security

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    Beyond the South China Sea, conversations at the 2016 Shangri-La Dialogue also centered on the Sulu Sea. The Other Sea That Dominated the 2016 Shangri-La Dialogue By Prashanth Parameswaran A […]

  • China, Japan spat

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    PLA Navy upsets neighbours. Japan protests to China over ship in disputed waters Japan has lodged a protest with the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo, after a Chinese ship sailed close […]

  • China wants to talk

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    Ongoing territorial dispute shows no signs of resolution. China says the Philippines is ignoring a maritime talks proposal China said on Wednesday the Philippines has ignored a proposal for a […]

  • Inconvenient flags

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    Lack of transparency fuels fears of illegality. Flag of convenience ships a major security risk in Australian waters, union warns By Thomas Oriti Flag of convenience (FoC) shipping is a […]

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