Geopolitics

  • Fun in the SCS

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    Freedom of navigation under fire. Southeast Asia Seeks Solution with Beijing After Near Sino-US Ship Collision Ralph Jennings TAIPEI — A near collision between Chinese and U.S. ships in the contested […]

  • Migrants die off Tanzania

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    Migrant boat capsizes. Ethiopian migrants drown in Indian Ocean Seven Ethiopian migrants have drowned after a boat carrying 13 people capsized off the coast of Tanzania, Reuters news agency reports […]

  • Galle Dialogue completed

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    Galle Dialogue an important, regular meeting. U.S. Navy Submarine Group 7 Commander Attends Sri Lankan Navy’s Galle Dialogue Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Litzenberger COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Rear […]

  • Bangladesh marsec push

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    Bangladesh pushes for greater marsec cooperation. Hasina urges neighbours to work together to ensure safe maritime routes Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the neighbouring countries to cooperate in ensuring […]

  • IRGC buzzes UK destroyer

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    Situation normal… Iranian Attack Boats Reportedly Confront UK Destroyer in the Persian Gulf Three Iranian fast attack boats confronted a UK Royal Navy destroyer as she was escorting a trio of British […]

  • ASEAN, PLAN exercises

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    Cooperation to boost understanding and prevent incidents. China, ASEAN begin joint maritime drills China and Southeast Asian states kicked off their first joint maritime exercises on Monday in an effort […]

  • PH Navy making progress

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    Navy recently completed fifth round of joint patrols with Royal Australian Navy. PH Navy now making progress in maritime security The Philippine Navy (PN) is now making a headway in […]

  • EU NAVFOR notes attack

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    Full report on last week’s incident. Pirate attack averted off the east coast of Somalia On the 16th October 2018, the MV KSL Sydney, a Hong Kong flagged Bulk Carrier, […]

  • Taiwan’s CG headache

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    Taiwan is bulking up its coast guard, but the scope of ROC territory necessitates some tough decisions for its commanders. The Taiwan Coast Guard’s South China Sea Challenge Written by Wu […]

  • IMO Focus on Marsec

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    Table-top exercise held. IMO Focus on Maritime Security Maritime security is a key element of International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s work and, over many years, the Organization has developed a number of measures […]

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