Geopolitics
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Pakistan claims HRA success
Pakistan Navy says it remains committed to keep the high seas free from piracy. Navy Helps Pakistan Liberate From Piracy High Risk Area (sic) Salahuddin Haider Karachi—Pakistan Navy has succeeded […]
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Piracy decreases along Saudi coastal areas
Claimed 22 incidents contradicts reports from reporting bodies and naval coalition. Piracy decreases along Saudi coastal areas There has been a significant drop in cases of piracy and distress calls […]
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EUNAVFOR Med ‘needs Libya access’
No arrests or seizures so far. EU anti-migrant smuggler operation ‘needs Libya access’ By AFP Europe’s military operation to seize and destroy boats used by migrant smugglers in the Mediterranean […]
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China media denounce US warship
US push for freedom of navigation irritates China. China media denounce US warship in South China Sea Editorials in Chinese state media have denounced the presence of a US warship […]
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UK defence cuts bite
As ministers consider the latest defence review, it is time to scale down some of the equipment on order. Our Armed Forces need BMWs not Ferraris By Con Coughlin As […]
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China’s New ‘Floating Islands’
Mobile sea base project raises eyebrows. CHINA SECURITY: Are China’s New ‘Floating Islands’ Being Built for the Indian Ocean? By Joshua Philipp An odd project was unveiled at a recent […]
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UAVs in the South China Sea
Cost effective maritime surveillance? Weapons of the weak: UAVs in the South China Sea By Liang Nah An often quoted statement by ancient Greek historian Thucydides in his principal work, […]
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Malaysia Cuts Military Budget
Premier announces cut of over two percent for next year. Malaysia Cuts Military Budget for 2016 Amid Economic Woes By Prashanth Parameswaran Malaysia has cut its defense budget by over […]
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India, Sri Lanka navies exercise
SLINEX kicks off today. Indian ships enter Trincomalee for joint exercise with Lanka Chennai , Oct 27: Notwithstanding the oft-repeated arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, […]
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China and the S China Sea
A softly, softly approach to policing. No Guns as China’s Coast Guard Chases Boats in South China Sea By David Tweed Armed with little more than flashing lights, loud hailers […]