Maritime Powers

  • Securing the sealanes

    Ensuring energy security. Securing the sealanes of the super highway by Nicholas Rodgers Safe, secure and continuous supplies of energy are critical to modern society, providing the lifeblood to the […]

  • Drones on Demand

    The era of cheap UAVs is here. Drones on Demand By Shilpa Kappur Vasudevan The British Royal Navy assembled a cheap drone with body and wings made using a 3D printer […]

  • India fears China base in Maldives

    People’s Daily quoted a military officer as saying that China did not own any military base abroad. China says India’s fears of military base in Maldives unfounded ATUL ANEJA China’s […]

  • On the trail of fuel oil pirates

    Latest ReCAAP report makes grim reading. On the trail of fuel oil pirates in Southeast Asia By Vincent Wee from Hong Kong The most recent ReCAAP ISC half yearly report has revealed the […]

  • Egypt holds Suez trial run

    High security for test run. Egypt holds trial run on second Suez Canal The first cargo ships have passed through Egypt’s second Suez Canal, amid tight security, ahead of the […]

  • Singapore’s new PIBs

    New boats dubbed “a significant milestone” in the upgrading of country’s capabilities. Singapore Launches New High-Speed Vessels to Counter Maritime Threats By Prashanth Parameswaran On July 21, Singapore launched two types […]

  • IONS working group: counter piracy solutions

    Seeking solutions to maritime crime. IONS working group examines counter piracy solutions Written by Commander N.Mahlangu, SA Navy The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium Counter Piracy Working Group gathered in Pretoria […]

  • Southeast Asia’s naval rivalry

    Maritime powers on the rise. Southeast Asia’s naval rivalry — India and China By John C.K.Daly Much has been written recently about both the U.S. military/naval “pivot to Asia” and […]

  • Curbing piracy via the courts

    Over 1300 pirates have been charged of jailed. Aggressive Local Court Action Can Curb Piracy at Sea Adjoa Anyimadu is a research associate with the Africa Program at Chatham House in […]

  • Here be pirates

    The rise in SE Asia piracy causes concern. Here be pirates: Why Southeast Asia needs to boost maritime cooperation Elliot Brennan On 1 April, a Malaysia-flagged tanker was attacked and […]