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South China Sea: China’s Maritime Claims Concern America

Beijing keeps expanding the areas of the sea it claims as its own, despite those territories belonging to other countries.

Western Sahara: A Fragile Peace

As an unofficial state, Western Sahara doesn’t really exist—and being tiny and well behaved, it is easy to ignore. For more than 40 years, roughly half the Sahrawi population of Western Sahara has..

Anchoring the Caribbean: Colombian Navy's Growing role in the region

In October 2017, Hurricane Matthew devastated the island nation of Haiti. Nearly 1,000 people were reported killed and parts of the island were as much as 90 percent destroyed.

Maritime Cyber Security & Threats December 2020 Week 4

Dryad and cyber partners RedSkyAlliance continue to monitor attempted attacks within the maritime sector. Here we continue to examine how email is used to deceive the recipient and potentially expose..

African Migration Trends to Watch in 2021

COVID-related border closures across Africa have disrupted the normal flow of regional migration, putting migrants in greater danger.

Islamic State Threat in the Greater Sahara Expands

Violence linked to the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) more than doubled in the past year. Concentrated along the Burkina Faso-Niger-Mali border areas, ISGS events target civilians nearly..

Why register vessels in the Cayman Islands?

The yachting industry, like many other travel-related industries, was initially hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are now signs of recovery in the area of yacht sales and charters and..

Maritime Cyber Security & Threats December Week 3

Dryad and cyber partners RedSkyAlliance continue to monitor attempted attacks within the maritime sector. Here we continue to examine how email is used to deceive the recipient and potentially expose..

Russia and China Team Up in the Indian Ocean

The US and its allies may have military dominance in the region, but it’s no guarantee of influence.

Boarding - 95nm S Brass

Reporting indicates that when sailing from Lome to Bata, the Maltese flagged, containership PORT GDYNIA (9526459) was approached and boarded by an unknown number of attackers.

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