Geopolitics

  • Japan Delivers 2 Used Ships to Vietnam

    Two more ships due before year’s end. Japan Delivers 2 Used Ships to Vietnam By Aiswarya Lakshmi Japan delivered on Tuesday two used ships to the Vietnamese Coast Guard to […]

  • India holds war games

    Waves at Pakistan. With guns. Massive wargame on to secure western coast Rajat Pandit NEW DELHI: India is conducting a major military exercise, the ‘Defence of Gujarat Exercise (DGX)’, on […]

  • Pakistan’s naval woes

    Navy feels the budgetary pinch. Only 10 per cent of the defence budget goes to the navy KARACHI: Only 10 per cent of the defence budget goes to the navy, […]

  • Disturbances at UK military base

    Tensions rise among migrants. Migrant crisis: Disturbances at UK military base in Cyprus Footage has emerged showing a series of disturbances by migrants who want to leave a UK military […]

  • Libya Oil Guard halts exports

    NOC declares force majeure Libya Oil Guard Halts Zueitina Port Exports in Politics Rift By Hatem Mohareb, Laura Hurst Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guard halted crude shipments from Zueitina port indefinitely […]

  • US to return to South China Sea

    News guaranteed to delight China… US to return to South China Sea after warship visit The US has said it plans to return to contested areas of the South China […]

  • Maltese firm denies armoury plans

    Suggestions armoury would be useful for PMSCs operating in region. Maltese firm denies private armoury in Maldives by Philip Leone-Ganado A Maltese company is reportedly in negotiations to set up […]

  • Piracy doc crew found guilty

    Pair were hoping to make piracy documentary before Navy swooped. UK documentary makers found guilty in Indonesian court Two UK journalists have been found guilty of violating Indonesia’s immigration laws […]

  • Libya makes migrant threat

    Breakaway government in Tripoli issues veiled threat in response to West’s refusal to accept their legitimacy. Libya warns it could flood Europe with migrants if EU does not recognise new […]

  • Somali urged to end fishing deal

    Concerns remain over original deal. World Bank-Backed Committee Urges Somalia to Cancel Fishing Deal By Ilya Gridneff A World Bank-backed committee criticized a deal in which a company partly owned […]