Tag: Maritime Security

  • Bahrain to host global maritime event

    Bahrain has been selected as the venue for the World Maritime Day Parallel Event 2012 by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council, said a senior official. “We are honoured that […]

  • WMD Training

    PHL Coast Guardsmen trained to intercept weapons of mass destruction As part of their anti-terrorism training, Philippine Coast Guardsmen were taught by their US counterparts how to detect and intercept […]

  • Meeting at Sea

    EU NAVFOR Force Commander and Combined Maritime Forces Commander (CMF) Meet At Sea Over the weekend EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino and the Commander of the Combined […]

  • Asia powers double defense spending

    WASHINGTON — Asia’s top powers have doubled defense spending in the past decade, spurred by the explosion in military expenditure by China, new research shows. While troop numbers have remained […]

  • Peace and Security

    Implementing Peace And Security Architecture In Southern Africa To preserve Southern Africa’s relative peace in the face of rising challenges and threats, Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states must […]

  • BORDERPOL Conference and Exhibition

    The inaugural BORDERPOL Conference and Exhibition will bring together the world’s senior policy makers, practitioners and players, in London, UK in October 2012, to discuss and debate the current and future […]

  • Japan security environment tougher than ever

    (Reuters) – Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told his navy on Sunday that Japan’s security environment was tougher than ever, underscoring tension with China over a territorial dispute and the threat […]

  • Locklear Encourages U.S.-Bangladesh Ties

    WASHINGTON | Praising Bangladesh as a global model in both peacekeeping and disaster management, Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, told Bangladeshi leaders and reporters […]

  • All Air and No Force

    The Philippines’ Great National Security Challenge (and it’s NOT China) The Philippines’ weak defense capabilities were made painfully evident during its maritime dispute with China in the South China Sea […]

  • EU Naval Force Capture Suspect Pirate Boat

    EUNAVFOR has this week released a video of its flagship, ITS San Giusto, destroying a skiff belonging to suspected pirates in the Somali Basin.  With the monsoon season ending this […]