Geopolitics
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SEACAT underway in SE Asia
Exercise begins today. SEACAT enhances Cooperative Maritime Security between navies in Southeast Asia By Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific The 15th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise commenced […]
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Fishing in Troubled Waters
Could partnered fisheries enforcement be the best follow up to the recent PCA ruling? South China Sea: Fishing in Troubled Waters By Kerry Lynn Nankivell The United States Navy does […]
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China’s secret fleet
China’s para-navy. Experts: China Continues Using Fishing Fleets for Naval Presence Operations By: John Grady WASHINGTON, D.C. — When you look at the thousands and thousands of fishing boats operating […]
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Hostage escapes ASG terrorists
Residents of Jolo Island found him tangled in nets close to shore. Indonesian crewman swims to freedom from militants in Philippines An Indonesian tugboat crewman escaped from his Islamist militant […]
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Denmark offers to ship chemical weapons
Denmark had previously assisted in removing Syrian chemical weapons. Denmark offers to ship chemical weapons out of Libya COPENHAGEN: The Danish government said on Monday it was willing to offer […]
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Tanker attacked off Indonesia
Unclear whether attackers intended to hijack or rob ship. Product tanker Ad Matsu attacked by pirates in South China Sea The asphalt and bitumen product tanker Ad Matsu was attacked […]
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Japan offers coast guard ships to Philippines
Japan has no claim in the South China Sea but it is in dispute with China over small islands in the East China Sea. Japan in talks to deliver two […]
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Vietnam boosts defences
The new neighbours aren’t winning any friends. Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed South China Sea – sources BY GREG TORODE Vietnam has discreetly fortified several of its islands […]
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Vietnam’s ambitions
Vietnam’s maritime domain is of huge importance. What the end of the US arms embargo means for Vietnam Author: Cuong T. Nguyen, University of Chicago The United States’ complete lifting […]
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Copycat kidnappers?
Kidnapping claims have drawn ‘red flags’ among the investigators. Sabah police: Latest ‘kidnapping’ not ala Abu Sayyaf BY MUGUNTAN VANAR KOTA KINABALU: The latest claims of a kidnapping of a […]
