Maritime Powers

  • China continues fighting pirates

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    China will continue to send naval fleets on escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia China continues fighting pirates off Africa China will continue to send […]

  • How Close Did Captain Philips Get?

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    The film Captain Phillips is “based on a true story” of the 2009 hijacking of an American ship by Somali pirates. How Close Did ‘Captain Philips’ Get To The Real Life Piracy […]

  • Contact Group on Piracy

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    The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia was created on January 14, 2009 pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1851. Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast […]

  • Keeping the Gulf safe this Christmas

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    For 10 Hawke’s Bay young people Christmas Day will be celebrated off the coast of Somalia  Keeping the Gulf safe this Christmas For 10 Hawke’s Bay young people Christmas Day […]

  • EU To Lead International Counter-Piracy Efforts

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    The European Union will assume the chairmanship of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) for a year from the 1st of January 2014, it was […]

  • South Korea OKs deployment extension

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    The parliamentary defense committee on Monday approved a bill to extend South Korea’s troop deployment in Somalia, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan to conduct their missions by another year. […]

  • New Patrol Vessels for Royal Navy

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    The MoD plans to commission three new ocean-going offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy. The new ships will be built by BAE Systems at their shipyards on the Clyde New […]

  • The Nelson-era Navy

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    The National Maritime Museum explores how the Navy secured its place in the fabric of the nation in Nelson, Navy, Nation – a new permanent exhibition opening on Trafalgar Day, […]

  • Navies Cruise Back into Vogue

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    After a quarter century of Middle Eastern land wars and a sharp fall in big powers’ naval spending after the Cold War, sea power is back in vogue in response […]

  • Japan, Vietnam Improve Security Cooperation

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    The Japanese Defense Minister and his Vietnamese counterparthave agreed to boost cooperation in maritime security amid concern over China’s growing naval activities Japan, Vietnam agree to beef up maritime security […]

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