Geopolitics

  • Royal Malaysian Navy consolidates

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    New Littoral Combat Ships coming, too. RMN moves to strengthen country’s maritime security LUMUT: The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is set to consolidate all its naval units from 15 classes […]

  • Evolving threats in the Med

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    ISIS presence in Libya focuses military minds. Opinion: ISIS, Russia and NATO’s Evolving Threat in the Mediterranean By: Henrik Paulsson At the Surface Warship Summit in Bucharest, Romania, from Jan. […]

  • China to inspect N. Korean ships

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    China to help enforce UN sanctions. China to start inspecting North Korean ships China will start inspecting the North Korean ships that dock at its ports for banned cargo as […]

  • Big plans for PLA-N

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    Djibouti base is just the beginning. China hints more bases on way after Djibouti China hinted on Tuesday that it was planning more global bases following the setting up of […]

  • West African Navies Coming of Age?

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    Response times improve in encouraging sign. West African Navies Coming of Age? By Dirk Steffen On 11 February 2016, fourteen Nigerian and Ghanaian pirates in two speedboats attacked the product […]

  • China CG loot trawler

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    Tensions between China and Vietnam continue. China Coast Guard loots Vietnamese fishing boat A Vietnamese fishing boat was reportedly ambushed and looted by a China Coast Guard vessel off Vietnam’s […]

  • China pushes back

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    Focus on sovereignty and security. China to boost maritime presence in disputed sea zone Zhen Liu China is to strengthen its presence at sea to protect its territorial sovereignty and […]

  • Convicted pirates return home

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    All seven claim to be innocent. Naturally. 7 Somali Fishermen accused of Piracy released from Kenya jail Posted by Hussein Farah Kenya has released from its jails 7 Somali men […]

  • CMF in huge arms bust

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    Weapons en route to Somalia. HMAS Darwin seizes large weapons cache Operating as part of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150), Australian ship HMAS Darwin has uncovered and seized a large […]

  • Iran to continue pirate fight

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    THE Islamic Republic of Iran has reiterated its commitment to fighting piracy and providing maritime trade security. Iran reiterates dedication to swab piracy JAFFAR MJASIRI Speaking at the reception held […]

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