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While the China threat grabs the headlines these are the maritime issues Southeast Asians want to talk about
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong delivered a stark admonition to Southeast Asian leaders, cautioning of a potential "devastating" conflict over the South China Sea unless diplomatic and legal..
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Maritime power shapes the world order – and is undergoing a sea change
Recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea have rekindled concerns about maritime security.
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US UK airstrikes risk strengthening Houthi rebels’ position in Yemen and the region
The U.S.- and U.K.-led airstrikes on the Houthi group in Yemen on January 11, 2024, targeting approximately 60 locations across 16 sites, mark a significant development in the Middle East conflict.
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Somali piracy, once an unsolvable security threat, has almost completely stopped. Here’s why.
In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, actions that the World Bank said cost the world economy US$18..
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As Australia strengthens its ties with the Philippines, it’s wading even further into the dangerous South China Sea
At the end of last week, 1,200 Australian troops took part in a joint military exercise in the Philippines with hundreds of Filipino and American forces. Their mission: simulating the retaking of an..
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Ukraine: Russia’s inability to dominate the sea has changed the course of the war
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine just over a year ago, most of the fighting has been on land. However, there has also been a less visible – but nonetheless crucial – maritime dimension to the war..
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Pipeline sabotage: how an attack happened and why EU was defenceless
Whatever caused the damage to the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, it appears to be the first major attack on critical “subsea” (underwater) infrastructure in Europe.
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Ghana has developed a maritime policy. Here is what it means
Ghana has an abundance of marine resources. They include fisheries, hydrocarbon reserves, inland waterways and ports that are located along important international shipping lanes. These present the..
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