Geopolitics
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Indonesia’s marsec concerns
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 […]
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The lost continent
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 […]
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Undersea surveillance
Sensors to detect submarines mooted. Does India Want an ‘Undersea Wall’ to Detect Chinese Submarines? Abhijit Singh Is India planning to install undersea surveillance sensors in the Bay of Bengal? […]
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China keeps an eye on things
Hide and seek at sea. Chinese spy ship shadows Indian vessels during joint Indo-US-Japan wargames Two Indian warships and a US aircraft carrier were shadowed by a Chinese spy ship […]
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US maintains Philippines presence
Reassurance for Philippines. US to keep up sea patrols east of Philippines, says naval exec Allan Macatuno Nothing would change in the longstanding ties between the United States and the […]
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CARAT Thailand kicks off
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. […]
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South China Sea Strategies
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 […]
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US carrier arrives in Med
Waves hello to Russia and ISIS. Second U.S. aircraft carrier enters Mediterranean: U.S. Navy BY ANDREA SHALAL The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean late on […]
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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 […]
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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 […]