Maritime Powers

  • Prioritizing Russia’s Navy Is Pointless

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    West views it as ‘work in progress’. Prioritizing Russia’s Navy Is Pointless (Op-Ed) By Mark Galeotti As President Vladimir Putin joined the annual Navy Day celebrations in Kaliningrad on Sunday, and at the same time approved […]

  • India exercises caution

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    India needs to shed its concerns about Chinese sensitivities and embrace its Indian Ocean partners. India’s Reluctance on Multilateral Naval Exercises By Pushan Das & Sylvia Mishra The scope of the […]

  • Blue on blue incident in Mediterranean

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    Reinforces concerns over proposed military action. EXCLUSIVE: Swedish Coastguard Fires Warning Shots as it Mistakes Italian RHIB for Smuggler Boat by Mark Micallef A Swedish coastguard vessel on Monday fired warning shots at an […]

  • Beijing’s drive to control the S. China Sea

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    China’s startling attempt to assert control over vast waters has alarmed nearby countries and escalated tensions with the US. What’s behind Beijing’s drive to control the South China Sea? Howard […]

  • IMO visits MTISC-GoG

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    MTISC-GoG provides security alerts to shipping. Information Sharing to Fight Piracy and Illegal Fishing MO’s Chris Trelawny has visited the Maritime Trade Information Sharing Centre (MTISC-GoG), located in the Regional […]

  • Ghana takes piracy lead

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    Private security working with law enforcement. Ghana Takes Lead in New Piracy Initiative By Wendy Laursen To understand the maritime security issues afflicting Ghana, it is instructive to first look at […]

  • Chinese Sub in Karachi

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    Sub on ‘counter piracy’ patrols. China’s Yuan-Class Submarine Visits Karachi: An Assessment GURPREET SINGH KHURANA In May 2015, a Chinese Type 041 Yuan-class submarine (pennant number 335) entered the Indian […]

  • NATO speaker for QMARSEC

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    Event to be held in October. Expert NATO Shipping Center Speaker Announced for QMARSEC 2015 An expert NATO speaker has been added to the distinguished panel of speakers at the […]

  • Swedes probe sub wreck

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    Too early to confirm wreck’s origins. ‘Wrecked submarine’ found in Swedish waters Sweden is investigating a report that a submarine wreck has been discovered in the country’s territorial waters. The […]

  • Thailand’s Navy needs to get ship-shape

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    Ongoing debate over submarine purchase plan. Thailand’s Navy needs to get ship-shape Kavi Chongkittavorn JUST IMAGINE these two scenarios: an aircraft falling from the sky into the Gulf of Thailand, […]

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