Month: October 2012

  • First Friendly Approach

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    EU Naval Force Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand Conducts Friendly Approach to a Merchant Vessel On Sunday 7 October Romanian EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand, completed […]

  • Guatemala and Belize Territorial Dispute

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    The late twentieth century saw a wave of democratic transitions in Latin America and Eastern Europe. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the former Soviet republics became independent states […]

  • Somalia Peace and Security

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    ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 12, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/– The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 337th meeting held on 11 October 2012, was briefed […]

  • Schettino Arrives in Court

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    The captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has arrived at an Italian court to hear evidence against him at a pre-trial hearing. Francesco Schettino, 52, was dubbed “captain […]

  • Japan security environment tougher than ever

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    (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 […]

  • Floating Armoury

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    A vessel being used by a Sri Lankan company to operate a floating-armoury in the Gulf of Aden was briefly arrested by the authorities in the United Arab Emirates. Sinbad […]

  • Locklear Encourages U.S.-Bangladesh Ties

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    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 […]

  • Regional turmoil helps maritime growth

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    BEIRUT: The volatile situation in the region will ironically help Lebanon’s maritime transport sector to grow even further, the public works and transportation minister said Thursday at the fourth annual […]

  • All Air and No Force

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    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

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    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 […]

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