Geopolitics

  • 14th new vessel for Indian Coast Guard

    Six more Fast Patrol Vessels due. Cochin Shipyard delivers fourteenth FPV to the Indian Coast Guard ahead of schedule CSL delivered the fourteenth of the series of twenty Fast Patrol […]

  • Is Southeast Asia really a piracy hot spot?

    Call for enhanced security in the Singapore Straits. Is Southeast Asia really a piracy hot spot? Sam Bateman A recent piece by Elliot Brennan (Southeast Asia: Here be Pirates) misrepresents […]

  • Asean must not overlook regional responsibility

    There may be a need for the grouping to choose between China and the US. Asean must not overlook regional responsibility, says analyst Asean member countries must not overlook their […]

  • Migrants ‘attacked’ at sea

    Worrying new development for refugees. Migrants ‘attacked’ at sea between Greece and Turkey Athens (AFP) – Migrants trying to sail from Turkey to Greece are increasingly reporting being attacked by […]

  • China, Russia to hold drill in Sea of Japan

    China and Russia will hold a naval exercise in the Sea of Japan in late August. China and Russia to Hold Military Exercise in the Sea of Japan By Ankit Panda […]

  • France ‘agrees warship compensation’

    Warship deal resolved. Russia Mistral: France ‘agrees warship compensation’ France has agreed to pay compensation to Russia for cancelling the sale of two warships, a Russian official says. France stopped […]

  • China Stages Huge Military Drills

    China’s defense ministry said the ongoing drills should not be “excessively interpreted.” China Stages Huge Military Drills in South China Sea Simone Orendain MANILA—China is holding a series of military […]

  • MAST Weekly Update

    Round up of Yemen and Libya news. MAST weekly update The aim of MAST’s weekly update is to provide a concise, simple and useful summary of current events in the […]

  • Indian Navy message to China

    Delhi is showing its neighbour just how serious it is about its defence and the Indian Ocean. India sends China stern message with naval build-up NEW DELHI — In a […]

  • China to build new amphibious assault ship

    M1 promises big things. China to build 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship: Kanwa To compete against the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Izumo-class helicopter destroyers, China is planning to build a new […]