Geopolitics
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Fighting terror: The PCG
The crisis has further increased the focus on the institution within Philippine security. Philippines Coast Guard in the Spotlight Amid Islamic State Terror Threat By Prashanth Parameswaran The recent siege by […]
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ReCAAP suggests re-routing
Abu Sayyaf still pose a threat to shipping. Piracy watchdog urges rerouting ships in Sulu-Celebes Sea as sailors killed With the Philippine-based terrorist group, the Abu Sayyaf, executing three Vietnamese […]
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US to aid Bangladesh marsec?
A US Senate panel has asked the Pentagon to increase maritime security in Bangladesh, a move seen as a counter move to Chinese influence in the region Pentagon asked to […]
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PLA Navy meets NATO
PLAN heading for Russian exercises. Chinese navy greeted by NATO in North Sea Editor: Li Yan Chinese naval vessels were greeted by NATO’s flagship in the North Sea as the […]
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Malabar 2017 wraps
This year’s exercise, involving the U.S., Japan, and India, was the most complex yet. Malabar 2017: Trilateral Naval Exercise Concludes Amid India-China Standoff By Pragya Pandey The 21st edition of the Malabar […]
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CMF warns on Gulf
Combined Maritime Forces issues new guidance. New security warning for Gulf of Aden region New advice from Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) issued yesterday says that recent attacks against merchant shipping […]
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SA’s defence ops need boost
The word “maritime” is mentioned 215 times in the 344-page document. SA’s defence ops need a major boost In her budget speech, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula described her department’s financial […]
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India’s coastal security
Governments may congratulate themselves on the ‘comparatively better’ coastal security since the 26/11 attack, but we are safe more because of the shifting priorities and calculus of our enemies, than […]
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A Russian-Chinese Naval Partnership?
China and Russia’s navies allign. A Russian-Chinese Naval Partnership? By The Lowy Interpreter 2017-07-12 21:21:12 [By James Goldrick] On 18 June, a small Chinese task group consisting of the Type 052D air […]
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Effort to block Med NGOs
Fears of confrontation at sea. Far-Right group sends ship to Mediterranean to confront ‘criminal’ rescue vessels and block migrants By Nick Squires An extreme Right-wing organisation is sending a boat […]
