Geopolitics
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Suspected Iranian Hacking Campaign Targets European Energy Companies
January 23: A hacking campaign with suspected ties to Iran has targeted the European energy sector in what’s thought to be a reconnaissance mission aimed at gathering sensitive information. The […]
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Tankers Idle At Libyan Ports As Oil Exports Dry Up Amid Port Blockade
January 20: Libya’s oil production and exports have almost ground to a halt as General Khalifa Haftar, the military leader in the country’s east, ignores international calls to seek a […]
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Russia Releases Japanese Fishing Boat Seized in Waters Off Disputed Islands
January 21: Russia has released a Japanese fishing boat seized last week in waters off islands claimed by Japan after confirming that a fine had been paid. The boat returned […]
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U.S. Warship Transits Taiwan Strait Less Than 1 Week After Election
January 16: A U.S. warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the island’s defense ministry said, less than a week after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen won re-election by a […]
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Australian Frigate Headed for the Middle East
January 13: Earlier this week [January 13] the Australian Navy’s HMAS Toowoomba — an ANZAC-Class frigate — set sail from the Stirling naval base south of Perth in Western Australia for a six-month deployment in […]
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Eight Countries Back European-Led Maritime Surveillance Mission in the Strait of Hormuz (EMASOH)
January 20: The follow political statement has been released by the governments of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and Portugal: Rising insecurity and instability have been witnessed […]
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Iran Seizes 3 Kuwaiti Fishing Vessels Allegedly Trespassing, Arrests All 9 Crew
January 19: The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy, IRGC(N), announced that its forces have seized three trespassing Kuwaiti fishing boats off the coast of Mahshahr, Khuzestan province for illegally entering […]
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Sudan Declares End to Mutiny from Within Security Forces
Source: AP / Isabel Debre January 15: In a press conference, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the country’s ruling transitional council, announced that “life has returned to normal,” following a […]
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CSO Alliance Situation Report: Libyan Maritime Security
© CSO Alliance, 2020 January 14: Recent developments in Libya that have the potential to impact the maritime industry include: January 09 – The Libyan National Army (LNA) reportedly bans […]
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US Reportedly Attempted To An Iranian Commander in Yemen The Same Night as Soleimani Strike
January 10: An unsuccessful strike on another high-ranking Iranian military commander took place in Yemen on the same night a U.S. drone strike killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, two sources […]
