Geopolitics

  • Robbery attempt off Singapore

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    MMEA reports robbery attempt. Robbers Board Vessel In Singapore Strait – MMEA At least six robbers boarded a vessel in the Strait of Singapore at 7am today, according to the […]

  • Nigeria seeks US oil theft aid

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    Gulf of Guinea security to be ramped up. Crude theft: Buhari canvasses greater US cooperation in securing Gulf of Guinea President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday appealed for greater cooperation from […]

  • China’s 12nm limit and the USA

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    What the United States actually hope to accomplish by sailing within 12 nm of Chinese claims in the South China Sea? South China Sea: What 12 Nautical Miles Does and […]

  • Security in the Persian Gulf

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    How to improve relations between Iran and Gulf States? Imagining a New Security Order in the Persian Gulf FREDERIC WEHREY, RICHARD SOKOLSKY For over three decades, the question of who […]

  • More Asia drills for US Navy

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    ‘Multilateralization’ of drills to take place next year, a senior naval official tells The Diplomat. US to Expand Military Exercises in the Asia-Pacific in 2016 By Prashanth Parameswaran The United […]

  • A US Maritime Security Strategy for Europe?

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    Congress should require DOD to develop one along the lines of the recent Asia Pacific Maritime Security Strategy. Time for a US Maritime Security Strategy for Europe BY MAGNUS NORDENMAN, […]

  • Insurers quiet on new HRA

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    The new industry advice will take effect from 1 December. Global ship underwriters non-committal on lowering premium Bengaluru: The announcement last week by organizations representing the global shipping and oil […]

  • Yemen port opens again

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    Hodeidah severely bombed by Arab coalition forces. Yemeni port says first ship in weeks arrives, Saudi denies hampering aid by sea Officials at Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah said […]

  • Naval drills will annoy China

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    Expansion of Malabar exercise will take ships close to Chinese-claimed territory. India, US, Japan kick off naval drills likely to annoy China India, Japan and the United States will hold […]

  • India’s big warship debate

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    Debate over whether big ships are the way forward. INS Kochi And The ‘Big-Warship’ Debate – Analysis By Abhijit Singh* The recent commissioning of the INS Kochi has triggered a […]

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