Geopolitics
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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 […]
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New assault boats from Kalashnikov
Modernising programme continues. Kalashnikov Delivers First Assault Boats to Russian Military Russia’s Kalashnikov company, makers of the world-famous AK-47 assault rifle, has begun deliveries of their first transport and amphibious […]
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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 […]
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RSN gets acknowledgement
RIMPAC nations gather. Singapore navy takes lead role in international exercise Jeremy Koh From fighting pirates to leading two global giants in an exercise, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) […]
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Breaking the Pak-Indo deadlock
Hopes of new cooperation. Maritime meet may help break Indo-Pak ice Sachin Parashar| NEW DELHI: As India and Pakistan look to break the logjam in ties, the two countries will […]
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Piracy in West Africa
The troubled waters of the Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Piracy: More “sophisticated and prevalent” around Gulf of Guinea Posted by Greg Trauthwein While the matter of maritime piracy has seemingly […]
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Iran’s naval ambitions
Bad news for invisible Somali pirates… Iranian Commander: Navy to Launch Homegrown Destroyer, Submarine Soon Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said new domestically-made military hardware, including Sahand destroyer […]
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Oil price sees kidnap rise
Nigeria still the hot spot. Low oil price means tanker crews are now kidnap targets by Edwin Lampert The traditional modus operandi of pirates off the coast of West Africa […]
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Iran’s latest pirate claim
Of course they did. Absolutely. Completely legitimate. Navy stops 115 pirates from attacking Iranian tanker Iranian Navy’s 41st fleet rescued an Iranian-owned oil tanker from 12 pirate boats carrying 115 […]
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South China Sea drills
China reasserts its authority. China to hold military drills in South China Sea China will hold military drills in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of a ruling by an […]
