Geopolitics

  • New joint patrols for SE Asia

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    Hopes that patrols will suppress militant activity and piracy. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines sign maritime security declaration Marguerite Afra Sapiie Foreign ministers and defense force chiefs from Indonesia, Malaysia and the […]

  • Indian Navy deploy to Gulf

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    The ships are part of the Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command. Indian naval ships in month-long Gulf deployment Three Indian Naval ships will visit Dubai this week as part of […]

  • Fishing for Weapons

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    Suspicious fishing vessels might be hiding more than illegal fish catches. Fishing for Weapons by Paige M. Roberts The Australian Navy confiscated an unlikely fishing haul in February, 2016: 2,000 […]

  • Vietnam boat sunk

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    Tensions increase between fleets. Vietnamese fishing boat sunk by Chinese vessel in Vietnam’s waters The 34-man crew of a Vietnamese fishing boat from the central province of Quang Nam reported […]

  • AQ in Yemen a concern

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    Presence in Yemen poses maritime threat. Al Qaeda in Yemen poses growing threat to shipping – naval force BY JONATHAN SAUL Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch remains a powerful force and […]

  • Piracy alerts for Vietnam

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    The Vietnam Maritime Administration has asked provincial port authorities to inform ship owners and management companies of acts of piracy in the waters off east Sabah, Malaysia, and southern Philippines. […]

  • Carrier extends Gulf stay

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    Truman has wide-ranging and flexible mission capabilities. USS Truman’s Arabian Gulf Stay Extended By Month To Accelerate Anti-IS Campaign The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group’s presence in […]

  • Abu Sayyaf and the militant threat

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    The militant group’s activities reveal holes in the implementation of Jakarta’s signature policy. Indonesia’s ‘Global Maritime Fulcrum’: The Case of Abu Sayyaf By Dedi Dinarto Upon coming to power in […]

  • 2015 bumper year for WAF pirates

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    Crew kidnaps currently at an alarming rate. Pirates paid ‘$400,000’ ransoms in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea Ransoms of up to $400,000 (£273,000) have been paid to gangs which hijacked […]

  • Navy and ASEAN take part in drill

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    China invited to take part in exercises. Navy and ASEAN take part in drill The PLA Navy joined countries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in a maritime exercise […]

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