Coastguard

  • China’s maritime militia

    How China uses its “bad cops” to do its dirty work. Countering China’s Third Sea Force: Unmask Maritime Militia before They’re Used Again By Andrew S. EricksonConor M. Kennedy As the […]

  • Sulu Sea patrols analysis

    Will the patrols actually help? Trilateral Maritime Patrols in the Sulu Sea: Asymmetry in Need, Capability and Political Will By Zachary Abuza, Ph.D. A spate of shipjackings and kidnapping-for-ransoms has […]

  • EU Coast Guard approved

    New force to help assist in migrant crisis. EU coast guard and border force approved by parliament The European Parliament has approved a proposal to set up a new border […]

  • New boats for Vietnam CG

    New boats to bolster fleet. Vietnam Coast Guard orders extra boats by Gordon Arthur in Hong Kong Capitalising on satisfaction from a previous batch of patrol boats, James Boat Technologies […]

  • New EU Coast Guard mulled

    The agency will not have its own guards, and will draw on a 1,500-member “rapid reaction pool” of personnel seconded by the member states. EU Moves Toward Creation of Border and […]

  • South China Sea stories

    The bizarre story of a tattered book and territorial claims. South China Sea: The mystery of missing books and maritime claims By John Sudworth If you want to understand the […]

  • Laws for South China Sea?

    Region needs legislation, says former CG Commandant. Busy Coast Guards Show Law Needed in South China Sea, Allen Says By Jason Koutsoukis With non-military actors like coast guards increasingly active […]

  • Marsec ideas for E. Asia

    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 […]

  • Pirates face court

    Final prisoners face their fate. Seychelles court sentences five Somalis to 12 years, concludes last piracy case By: Sharon Uranie (Seychelles News Agency) – A last group of suspected Somali […]

  • Sulu Sea Security

    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 […]