Maritime Powers

  • India, Australian naval drills

    First India-Australia naval exercises signal strategic shift. India-Australia Drills Targeting Submarines Rattle China By Nc Bipindra & Natalie Obiko Pearson India and Australia will focus on anti-submarine warfare in their […]

  • Philippines, Malaysia Joint Naval Exercises

    Drills focus on maritime security and transnational crime Philippines, Malaysia Hold Joint Naval Exercises Amid Security Concerns By Prashanth Parameswaran The Philippines and Malaysia are holding naval drills this week […]

  • Team formed to fight SE Asian pirates

    Hopes move will reduce incidents. Rapid response team formed to fight SE Asian pirates SAM CHAMBERS In response to the growing threat posed by robbers and pirates in the region […]

  • India must halt Marine case: UN

    Enrica Lexie case ongoing since 2012. India must halt case on Italy marine shooting UPDATED: A UN tribunal on Monday ordered India to halt court proceedings against two Italian marines […]

  • 50% of Nigerian naval ships down

    Chief of Staff warns officers to stay away from illegal operations. Nigerian Navy: More Than 50% of Naval Ships are Down, Navy Chief Laments Given its constitutional role in protecting […]

  • Indonesia detains 3 hijackers

    Suspects involved in hijacking in January. Indonesian police detain three suspected tanker hijackers Lily Bertha Kartika North Sulawesi Marine Police have detained three alleged hijackers of the Indonesian-flagged tanker Rehobot. […]

  • Maritime Piracy 2.0

    Will technology transform maritime crime? Piracy 2.0: The Net-Centric Evolution BRIAN EVANS Network-Centric Warfare derives its power from the strong networking of a well-informed but geographically dispersed force. – VADM […]

  • US Vs Caribbean Narco-Pirates

    The fight against transnational crime. US Southcom Vs Caribbean Narco-Pirates The following is a guest post by author W. Alejandro Sanchez.  The author would like to thank CARICOM IMPACS for […]

  • China’s Self-Destructive Maritime Strategy

    Everybody wants a piece of the South China Sea. China’s Self-Destructive Maritime Strategy MASAHIRO MATSUMURA OSAKA – Once again, China’s territorial claims and construction of artificial islands in the South […]

  • Anti-piracy force plan for the Gulf

    Possible regional force proposal discussed again. Anti-piracy force plan for the Gulf Bahrain backed a call to establish a special maritime force to tackle growing problems of pirates attacking fishermen […]