Geopolitics

  • Gulf US aircraft carrier pulls out

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    USS Theodore Roosevelt will leave the Gulf sometime in October. Gulf to be left without aircraft carrier for first time in 7 years Taimur Khan NEW YORK // The US navy […]

  • Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet

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    Increasing interagency capabilities in deterring counter-piracy. Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet in Tanzania for Important Planning By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Margie Rodriguez Naval Special Warfare Group 2 Public […]

  • UNHCR, partners to help save lives at sea

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    Information sharing and coordination to improve rescues. UNHCR and partners to help Libyans save lives at sea and improve corpse collection This is a summary of what was said by […]

  • Iran Navy foils pirate attack

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    No details given, no confirmations received. Iran Navy foils pirate attack on vessel in Gulf of Aden The Iranian Navy has successfully thwarted a pirate attack on a merchant vessel […]

  • Port of Aden Reopens

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    Now accepting merchant ships. Port of Aden Reopens for Business The port of Aden has opened after being shut down for four months due to armed clashes in the country, according to […]

  • IONS working group meet

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    Standard operating procedures discussed. Indian Ocean Naval Symposium working group meeting held Naval officials from India, Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Oman have gathered here to attend the Indian Ocean Naval […]

  • Iran to launch Sahand destroyer within months

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    “Increasing threat posed by piracy in the Gulf of Aden”. Iran to launch Sahand destroyer within months Reporting on the final phases in the manufacturing of the Sahand destroyer, Navy […]

  • Hodeida port bombed

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    Main aid port badly hit. Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen ‘aid port’ Hodeida Jets from a Saudi-led coalition targeted rebel Houthi positions in Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeida early on […]

  • Taiwan’s navy feels the pressure

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    Taiwanese Navy has ambitious plans. Taiwan’s navy feels the pressure as China rises James Goldrick Taiwan lives every day with the threat posed by the increasingly capable armed forces of […]

  • Dryad issues SE Asia analysis

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    Continuing attacks spark guidance. MT Joaquim and the continuing troubles off the Malaysian Peninsula The recent hijacking of MT Joaquim on Saturday 8th August in the Malacca Strait has provided yet another timely […]

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