Geopolitics

  • Japan’s MSDF beefs up operations

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    MSDF to remind China it’s there. Japan plans Vietnam port call to check Chinese expansion TOKYO — Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Forces will visit Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay next fiscal year — […]

  • U.S. Navy Scrambled Jets

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    Russians test US readiness in Southeast Asia. U.S. Navy Scrambled Jets after Russian Approach By Reuters A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier scrambled four F-18 jets on Tuesday after two Russian […]

  • The war beneath the waves

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    Could add a new layer of underwater surveillance. Underwater drones being used to detect enemy submarines, piracy and illegal fishing By Mary-Ann Russon Amid concerns mounting over Russia’s military actions […]

  • Strategic Power Play in the Indian Ocean

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    The naval exercise is part of a broader collective effort to preserve the balance of maritime power. Malabar 2015: Strategic Power Play in the Indian Ocean By Abhijit Singh Earlier […]

  • German yacht hijacked

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    Hijacking of sailing vessels unusual in region. Two Germans kidnapped after yacht was hijacked in Indonesia POSTED BY SVILEN PETROV The German yacht Faraway was hijacked in Strait of Lombok […]

  • 1,000 migrants rescued off Libya

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    Multiple navies and Coast Guard vessels rescued migrants. More than 1,000 migrants rescued from boats off Libya: Italy coast guard Rescuers plucked more than a thousand migrants from overcrowded boats […]

  • Fighting illegal fishing

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    Can PMSCs help in the fight against IUU fishing? Thunder Road: Outsourcing the Fight Against Illegal Fishing By Claude Berube Sometimes the problem no one admits to has the answer […]

  • Risk Intelligence launch port risk tool

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    Provider offers new risk platform. Risk Intelligence launches port risk tool Girija Shettar Danish maritime security company Risk Intelligence today launched a platform dedicated to analysing and advising on ports […]

  • Insight: the enabler of maritime security

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    Addressing this conundrum of maritime security. Insight: the enabler of maritime security decision making By David Reindorp, a faculty member at the Global Institute of Cyber, Intelligence & Security (GICIS), and […]

  • Iran’s navy repels pirate attack

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    “Attackers” likely to be local fishing boats. Iran’s navy repels pirate attack on Iranian oil tank By Umid Niayesh – Trend: Iran’s navy repelled pirate attacks against an Iranian oil […]

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