Maritime Powers

  • Sino-India Rivalry In The Indian Ocean

    China’s move into IOR. Sino-India Rivalry In The Indian Ocean Yusuf Unjhawala Indian Ocean is India’s backyard and the security of India depends on the security of the Indian Ocean […]

  • Oceans Beyond Piracy releases 2014 report

    OBP releases 2014 report. Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) report notes continued threats to seafarers from maritime piracy, not least in South East Asia The Study finds: • Southeast Asian piracy […]

  • U.S. vows strong response to N.K.

    Pays tribute to South Koreans killed during N. Korean attack on the warship, Cheonan. U.S. Pacific Commander vows strong response to N.K. provocations By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) […]

  • Pak-China sign agreement for patrol vessels

    Capacity building to improve operational readiness. Pak-China sign agreement for MSA patrol vessels MATEEN HAIDER ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China signed a landmark agreement on Wednesday for construction of six patrol […]

  • G-7 calls for maritime order

    G7 Leaders Call for ‘Rules-Based’ Maritime Order, Condemn North Korea Meeting in Germany sees call for maritime security. The leaders of the G-7 came together to call for maritime security, […]

  • Malaysia Toughens Stance Over S. China Sea

    Chinese projects continue to raise concerns. Malaysia Toughens Stance With Beijing Over South China Sea Author: Alan Binder An aerial photo taken though a glass window of a Philippine military plane […]

  • ReCAAP updates on Orkim Victory hijack

    Hunt continues for pirates’ tanker. ReCAAP updates on Orkim Victory hijack ReCAAP has released an incident update on the hijacking of the Orkim Victory on June 4th. According to the […]

  • New Ship To Guard Against ‘Russian Aggression’

    Work begins on HMS Medway. New Ship To Guard Against ‘Russian Aggression’ The Defence Secretary and Prime Minister talk up Britain’s commitment to global security after concerns from Barack Obama. […]

  • Towards an African agreement for maritime security

    Maritime security on the African agenda. Lomé Summit: Towards an African agreement for maritime security From November 2nd-7th, 2015 in Lomé, Togo LOME, Togo, June 8, 2015/ — With six […]

  • Egypt, Russia begin naval exercise

    Drills to last eight days. Egypt, Russia begin naval exercise in Mediterranean Last month Russia held similar naval exercises with a Chinese squadron in the Mediterranean Russia and Egypt are […]