Tag: US navy

  • Geopolitical Showdown In The Horn

    China and US going head to head. Geopolitical Showdown In The Horn – OpEd By Abukar Arman Recently, two major developments in Somalia and Djibouti have attracted international media attention. John […]

  • Three Royal Navy ships enroute to BALTOPS 15

    Major European naval drills. Three Royal Navy ships enroute to BALTOPS 15 Three Royal Navy ships are enroute to Poland to participate in the largest maritime exercise of the year […]

  • US on collision course with China

    China’s chequebook diplomacy. US on collision course with China in the Red Sea Abukar Arman Two major developments in Somalia and Djibouti have attracted international media attention recently. John Kerry […]

  • China’s stance on the S. China Sea dispute

    Beijing’s strategy document. A look at China’s stance on the South China Sea dispute With tensions running high over disputes in the South China Sea, Beijing has outlined a strategy […]

  • The Cooperative Strategy

    An analysis of US strategy from a German perspective. The Cooperative Strategy (CS-21/CS21-R): A View From Germany By Dr Sebastian Bruns In mid-March 2015, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, […]

  • Changing the Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Paradigm

    Could America become outgunned? Essay: Changing the Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Paradigm By: Robert Crumplar During the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis (1995–96), United States naval dominance was demonstrated through the deployment of […]

  • Talks vital to avoid misjudgements at sea

    Rising tensions in the South China Sea.  Talks vital to avoid misjudgements at sea By Jin Yongming A series of recent remarks and actions by the US has again pushed […]

  • China’s Naval Modernisation

    Can the US maintain a high seas edge? China’s Naval Modernisation: Implications for US Navy Capabilities DMITRY FILIPOFF “The U.S.-Chinese military balance in the Pacific could nevertheless influence day-to-day choices […]

  • Iran fires on merchant ship

    New incident sparks regional concerns. Iran ‘fires warning shots’ at ship in the Persian Gulf Iranian gunboats have fired warning shots across the bow of a ship in the Persian […]

  • US to boost Gulf defences

    Barack Obama decides to help bolster defensive capabilities of Gulf. US agrees to allay Arab Gulf’s Iran worries with military assistance Barack Obama decides to help bolster defensive capabilities of […]