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  • Compromise in South China Sea?

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    Examining China’s regional approach. Beijing leaves little room for compromise in South China Sea Linda Jakobson’s recent report, China’s Unpredictable Maritime Security Actors, is an important contribution for China watchers, especially […]

  • Maritime crime in Bangladesh

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    ReCAAP report highlights issues in Bangladesh. Piracy along national coast doubled in 2014 Piracy and armed robbery along Bangladesh’s coasts, especially near sea and river ports, have doubled, raising the […]

  • Maritime Challenges in the Indian Ocean

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    Challenges for the year ahead. Maritime Challenges in the Indian Ocean Guest Post by Vijay Sakhuja What could be the trend lines for 2015 in the Indian Ocean? A quick […]

  • Muslim Brotherhood arrests at Suez

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    Concern at possible terror links. 4 MB members arrested for taking photos of Suez Canal, security services Four Muslim Brotherhood members were arrested for photographing the navigation line of the Suez […]

  • ReCAAP IDs fuel thieves

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    3 main gangs responsible. ReCAAP identifies fuel-siphoning groups Titus Zheng The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) assessed that there are at least three organised crime syndicates involved in fuel […]

  • Yemen causing concern in region

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    Country borders Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb. Houthi rise in Yemen raises alarm in Horn of Africa The strain has been created due to the recent abandonment of the Hanish […]

  • India needs to shore up maritime security

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    Always room for improvement. India needs to shore up maritime security Manju Seth India as the dominant naval power has an important role to play in ensuring maritime security. This […]

  • Indonesia Navy Limitations Exposed

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    Indo’s bold new naval plans. Indonesia Navy Limitations Exposed in AirAsia Plane Search By Chris Blake Indonesia’s hunt for the wreckage of a downed AirAsia Bhd (AIRA) jet is exposing the constraints […]

  • Italian marines committed blatant murder

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    Enrica Lexie case rumbles on. Italian marines committed blatant murder NEW DELHI: Contrary to Italy’s case that its two Marines killed two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012 […]

  • Interview: Insight into Piracy

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    Trends in piracy in 2014. Interview: Insight into Piracy 2014 has been a pretty eventful year with respect to pirate activities, seeing a tragic end with a crew member of a […]

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