Geopolitics

  • Myanmar Coast Guard

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    Major security boost. Myanmar to establish coast guard to boost maritime safety Myanmar will soon establish a coast guard to protect its over 2000-kilometre-long coastline and territorial waters, news reports said. […]

  • New Indian Navy base

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    INS Kohassa operational. Indian Navy Operationalises Third Airbase in Indian Ocean Region New Delhi (Sputnik): In a strategic move to enhance its surveillance capabilities against Chinese warships and submarines entering the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) through […]

  • Drugs, pirates & Venezuela

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    Instability makes crime more attractive. “Pirates of the Caribbean” Operate in the Service of Drug Trafficking Between Venezuela and Trinidad The increase in maritime piracy between Trinidad and Venezuela, expressed in […]

  • MMEA nabs robbery gear

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    Suspects escape. MMEA seizes pump-boat with samurai sword, machetes Alen Kee The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) thwarted robbery activities by a group of individuals after MMEA patrol boat detained […]

  • BIMCO piracy plea

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    Response to IMB’s annual report. BIMCO Urges International Action in Piracy Fight BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping agency, has called for international action to fight piracy, particularly in the Gulf […]

  • Germany looks to Baltic Sea

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    Increasing regional tensions see German move. German navy returns to treating the Baltic Sea as a potential theater of war By: Sebastian Sprenger COLOGNE, Germany – The German navy inaugurated its […]

  • UN team fired on

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    A warm welcome for the monitoring team… UN says Yemen monitors safe after Hodeida shooting A United Nations team tasked with overseeing a truce in Yemen came under fire but […]

  • Legal hiccup for Nigeria

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    President urged the Senate to focus on passing the Suppression of Piracy Bill. Buhari rejects Maritime Security Bill, 4 others  By Patience Danjuma President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the […]

  • Charcoal funds terrorism

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    Illegal activity rakes in millions. Charcoal Smuggling Finances Somali Terrorist Groups Terrorists are making over $7 million a year by smuggling charcoal illegally out of Somalia, according to estimates by the […]

  • ReCAAP report issued

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    ReCAAP releases its report for 2018. Seventy-Six Incidents Reported to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre in 2018, Marking 25% Year-on-Year Decrease, and the Lowest in a Decade Annual Report (January to […]

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