Geopolitics

  • Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 commences

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    Cutlass Express scenarios will test watchstanders’ ability to respond to illicit trafficking, piracy, illegal fishing, and search and rescue situations. Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 commences Maritime forces from eastern Africa, […]

  • South Africa’s counter-piracy operation

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    Cooperation is key. An insight into South Africa’s counter-piracy operation Written by Kim Helfrich In a candid assessment of South Africa’s commitment to a continued presence in the Mozambique Channel […]

  • Japan and the S China Sea

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    Boosting Tokyo’s presence is key to regional security. Why the South China Sea Needs Japan’s Navy Takuya Shimodaira Twenty-five years after the end of the Cold War, the Japan Maritime […]

  • US warship sails near disputed island

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    Finger wagging from China. South China Sea: US warship sails near disputed island A US warship has sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea to challenge efforts […]

  • MMEA steps up surveillance

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    As TPP looms closer, MMEA prepares for doubling of ships on Msian sea routes BY ZAHRATULHAYAT MAT ARIF KAJANG: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is gearing up ahead of […]

  • Mediterranean still terror target

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    Threat to shipping taken seriously. NATO Officer: Daesh Wants to Have Maritime Arm for Attacks in Mediterranean The Daesh (Islamic State) jihadist group has an ambition of creating a maritime arm […]

  • ReCAAP issues 2015 report

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    Total of 200 incidents logged by ReCAAP for SE Asia. ReCAAP ISC Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia – 2015 Annual Report ReCAAP ISC has published its annual […]

  • PLA-N visit Bangladesh

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    China continues to woo region. Chinese Navy vessels with missile frigates for the first time dock in Bangladesh Three Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy vessels, including two missile frigates, […]

  • Exercise Iron Fist 2016

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    Exercise will see troops train on land and sea. Exercise Iron Fist 2016 Story by Cpl. Garrett White CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – For more than 55 years, the United States […]

  • Iran “warns US warship off”

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    Claims made in Iranian media. US warship leaves Iran war drills area after warning By Khalid Kazimov A US warship had to leave the secured area, where Iran was conducting […]

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