Tag: geopolitical
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Japan Considers Assigning Two SDF Vessels to New Middle East Mission
October 20: Japan may assign two Self-Defense Force vessels to help protect Middle East waterways as part of a dispatch plan under consideration, according to a government source . Chief […]
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France Announces 3-Pronged Security Partnership with India for Southern Indian Ocean
October 26: French President Emmanuel Macron announced a three-pronged security partnership with India in the southern Indian Ocean in the backdrop of China’s growing ambitions in the region. Macron stated that India and France were sharing […]
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ICJ Postpones Kenya-Somalia Maritime Border Case
October 18: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has postponed the maritime border case between Somalia and Kenya to June 2020. The Hague-based court has agreed to Kenya’s request for […]
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Images Show Damage Reported From Iranian Tanker Explosions in Red Sea
October 14: Iran has released photos of an oil tanker that it says was attacked off the coast of Saudi Arabia. The photos show two large holes in the Sabiti […]
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Reports That Saudis Have Taken Control of Yemen’s Aden to End Stand-Off Between Allies
October 14: Saudi Arabian forces have taken over control of Yemen’s southern port of Aden as part of efforts to end a power struggle between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and […]
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Narcotics Trafficking Reduced in Honduras Following Strengthened Intelligence Sharing with US
October 15: Cooperation efforts between Honduras and the United States enabled the blows dealt to transnational crime. “Besides the drugs seized, several operations helped seize weapons, narco-labs, airstrips, coca crops, […]
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Explosions Damage Iranian Tanker in Red Sea
October 11: Initial Iranian reports indicate that two explosions damaged the Iranian crude oil tanker SABITI at approximately 02:00 UTC and between 02:20-02:30 UTC while the tanker was approx. 51 […]
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Saudi-Coalition Intercepts Houthi Unmanned Explosives-Laden Boats
October 02: The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed an unmanned explosives-laden boat launched from Yemen by the Iran-aligned Houthi group on September 19, 2019, an incident that could […]
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots At North Korean Vessel That Entered Territorial Waters; Sends Help Upon Finding Mechanical Difficulties
September 28: South Korea’s military fired warning shots toward a North Korean boat crossing their sea border and then sent a navy mechanic to repair its engine so it could […]
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Russia Seizes North Korean Vessels in Poaching Clampdown
September 27: Russia detained three North Korean vessels and more than 200 crew on Friday in the second such incident in two weeks as part of a clampdown on poaching […]