Geopolitics

  • 12 pirate attacks off Malaysia in 2015

    MMEA releases new figures for the year to date. 12 pirate attacks reported in southern region so far this year ALOR GAJAH: A total of 12 attacks by pirates have […]

  • Counterterrorism Strategy Development

    Unique exercise offered learning opportunity. NAVSCIATTS Equips Officers With Counterterrorism Strategy Development Knowledge, Tools By: Glenn Sircy Fifteen officers from four partner nations participated in a collaborative national and multinational-level […]

  • Enhancing Maritime Security

    Security in region still a major issue. Enhancing Maritime Security Chiemelie Ezeobi writes the recently held Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) conference, which had about 20 countries in attendance, provided a […]

  • US, Philippines discuss freedom of seas

    China looms large in discussions. Spokesman: US, Philippines Hold Talks On Boosting Military Capacity Agence France-Presse MANILA — America’s Pacific commander held talks with the Philippine military Wednesday on ways to […]

  • China’s Maritime Master Plan

    China gets to grips with naval logistics. China’s Master Plan to Become a Global Maritime Power Bernard D. Cole China’s navy, from its founding in 1949 to the 1996 Taiwan […]

  • America’s Asia-Pacific Marsec Strategy

    By 2020, 60 percent of U.S. naval and overseas air assets will be based in the Pacific. US Releases Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy By Cody M. Poplin Last week, the […]

  • U.S. plans more Asia-Pacific drills

    U.S. focusing on ‘freedom of the seas’. U.S. plans more Asia-Pacific drills to counter China reclamation MANILA (Reuters) – The United States plans to increase the number of military and […]

  • India, Australian naval drills

    First India-Australia naval exercises signal strategic shift. India-Australia Drills Targeting Submarines Rattle China By Nc Bipindra & Natalie Obiko Pearson India and Australia will focus on anti-submarine warfare in their […]

  • Oil tanker rescued from pirates

    Iran claims another pirate victory… Oil tanker rescued from pirates The Iranian Navy commander has said that a pirate attack on an oil tanker was foiled by the 35th fleet […]

  • Maritime Piracy 2.0

    Will technology transform maritime crime? Piracy 2.0: The Net-Centric Evolution BRIAN EVANS Network-Centric Warfare derives its power from the strong networking of a well-informed but geographically dispersed force. – VADM […]