Industry Sector
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NATO Fights Somali Piracy Nearer Coast
This week, the ships of NATO’s counter piracy task force have been busy visiting local and regional mariners. Using their rigid hull inflatable boats, boarding teams from HNLMS ROTTERDAM, HDMS […]
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First E-Open Day
Coventry University is set to open its doors, metaphorically speaking. The Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies will be hosting its first ever e-open day on Wednesday 21 November 2012, […]
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Russia takes delivery of patrol boats
The Russian Customs Service has taken delivery of three 14.7 metre patrol boats, designed by South African company Icarus Marine. The steel vessels are designed for the harsh conditions of […]
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Cocaine haul and corpse found on yacht
A decomposed body and 200kg (440lb) of cocaine have been discovered on a grounded boat off the coast of Tonga, police say. The drugs, which were hidden in the hull […]
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Argentina takes ship dispute with Ghana to UN court
Argentina has asked a United Nations court to order the release of one of its navy ships impounded in Ghana because of a debt dispute. Argentina argues that the seizure […]
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China: Corruption in Military Poses Test
BEIJING — An insider critique of corruption in China’s military, circulating just as new leadership is about to take over the armed forces, warns that graft and wide-scale abuses pose […]
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Sea Change
Our nation’s [U.S.] security priorities, and our military, are in transition. In the Middle East, we ended the war in Iraq and are reducing ground troops in Afghanistan with the […]
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Is private security getting less private?
The world of private security has always been perceived as one of secrecy and mystery but of late there seems to be a sea of change. The lack of one […]
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Piracy is down, can we all go home?
With the number of pirate attacks on maritime shipping off the coast of Somalia down over the past year, there are increasing calls to declare that the threat from piracy […]
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Sex Scandal Beclouds AUSMIN Talks
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s talks with the Gillard government have begun in Perth but threaten to be overshadowed by the spiralling sex scandal involving top American military officials. […]
