The US Navy may be about to check Beijing in the South China Sea
US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Huey D. Younger Jr. USS Lassen (DDG 82) patrols the eastern Pacific Ocean. US President Donald Trump may reverse an Obama administration by...
View ArticleOn the Company’s Service (Percival Merewether) (Volume 2)
The naval service of the Honourable East India Company, popularly known as the Bombay Marine, knew its share of adventure; none more than Captain Percival Merewether and the men of his ship “Rapid.”...
View ArticleChina Reshuffles Top Military Posts
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) held a promotion ceremony for senior officers promoted to the rank of rear admiral at its Beijing headquarters on January 20, 2017. The ceremony was...
View ArticleTrump administration to expand India-US military-strategic alliance …
Trump administration to expand India-US military-strategic alliance By Deepal Jayasekera and Keith Jones 15 February 2017 The Trump administration has served notice that it intends to expand the...
View ArticleChina's military potential nears European level
AP photo International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has released another report about the military potential of the world in 2017. In the report titled the World Military Balance, experts...
View ArticleChina warns US against fresh naval patrols in South China Sea
BEIJING China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday warned Washington against challenging its sovereignty, responding to reports the United States was planning fresh naval patrols in the disputed South...
View ArticleSecurity flashpoints
IHS Jane’s identifies countries likely to face increased threats to their security in the month ahead. Security flashpoints – February/March 2017 (© 2017 IHS) Belarus: Relations with Russia Russia has...
View ArticleChina considering making foreign submersibles travel on surface
BEIJING — China is considering revisions to its maritime safety law which would make foreign submersibles travel on the surface and report their movements to authorities when in Chinese waters, state...
View ArticleThe Spratly Islands Dispute: A Political Analysis
This dissertation, “The Spratly Islands Dispute: a Political Analysis” by James Thomas, Farley, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to...
View ArticleHabitual Maritime Law Violator China Wants Other Countries To Sail Above Sea...
In this Aug. 28, 2014 photo, fishermen look at a Chinese nuclear submarine sails past Yalong Bay in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province. Several Asian nations are arming up, their wary eyes fixed...
View ArticleThe Right Way to Confront China
In a phone call late last week, U.S. President Donald Trump assured his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that the United States remained committed to the “one China” policy, which lies at the...
View ArticleTales from the South China Seas: Images of the British in South East Asia in...
This work chronicles the adventures of the last generation of British men and women who went East to seek their fortunes. Drawn into the colonial territories scattered around the South China Sea, they...
View ArticleWhat’s Next for Japan-Philippines Defense Relations Under Duterte?
A deeper look at what lies ahead for both sides in the security sphere. On February 10, Japan and the Philippines held the fifth iteration of their vice ministerial defense meeting in Tokyo. The...
View ArticleReport of Military Balance: ISIS Threatens Europe, Iran's Missiles Raise...
A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, on March 8, 2016. REUTERS London- The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS)’s annual report said that...
View ArticleMaritime dispute: Cote d'Ivoire begins second round of oral submission
Maritime dispute: Cote d'Ivoire begins second round of oral submissionStarr 103.5 FMGhana went to the ITLOS in September 2014, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),...
View ArticleMonsoon surge in South China Sea expected to weaken in next 2 days: MSS
SINGAPORE: A monsoon surge that has strengthened winds over the South China Sea and brought extensive raincloud cover over the surrounding region is expected to weaken in the next one or two days,...
View ArticleUNCLOS and Ocean Dispute Settlement: Law and Politics in the South China Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) offers a legal framework for the sustainable development of the oceans and their natural resources. However, recently there have been calls...
View ArticleChina Warns the US Over Patrols in the South China Sea
China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday warned Washington against challenging its sovereignty, responding to reports the United States was planning fresh naval patrols in the disputed South China Sea....
View ArticleTrump's defence chief sees no military collaboration with Russia
BRUSSELS: U.S. President Donald Trump’s defence secretary on Thursday said he did not see possible military collaboration with Russia now, in a blow to Moscow’s hopes to mend ties with Washington...
View ArticleArthur Cyr
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the United States has underscored the vital importance of the alliance between our two nations. Military defense as well as economics is involved. Growing...
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