2016-01-23 Recently, the Royal Australian Navy conducted an exercise with the Chinese Navy on its way to the Middle East. And last Fall, the RAN visited China and made port calls and performed a rescue exercise as well. According to the Australian Ministry of Defence in a piece published on January 4,…
2016-01-20 By Richard Weitz On January 15, the IAEA confirmed that Iran had met all its obligations for the JCOPA to take effect, an assessment the other governments accepted the following day. In accord with its terms, Iran has reduced its capacity to enrich uranium by two thirds, exported almost…
2016-01-17 When Norway brought its Aegis system into the Pacific and the UK announced in 2013 that they were going to enhance their defense cooperation with Japan, it should have been clear that Northern Europe/UK and Japan were opening a new page. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-signs-groundbreaking-defence-and-security-agreements-with-japan And the as the Northern sea route opens…
2016-01-12 By Kenneth Maxwell It is summer time in Brazil and until "Carnival" is over in early February the on-going political crisis, at last in Brasilia, is temporarily on hold. Although the New Year rises in transportation fees in the big cities is already causing opposition on the streets. But what is…
2016-01-09 By Lt Gen P C Katoch (Retd) With the increasing world population, diminishing resources, the rise of Asia and global power push by China, the Indo-Pacific will likely become the center of gravity of conflict with Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs) of many countries crisscrossing these waters. Maritime competition is…
2016-01-09 By David Scott In recent years three processes have caught the attention of the world. Firstly, climate change has brought the Arctic Ocean into prominence, as melting unlocks its previously frozen waters. Secondly, China’s economic rise presents a power-shift challenge for the international system. Thirdly, the combination of these two…
2015-12-04 According to an article published on the Italian Ministry of Defence website, Italy is supporting the Pershmerga in the common fight against ISIS. Italy will keep supporting the Kurdish Regional Government and institutions in their effort to counter ISIS. This is part of Italy’s contribution to the global fight…
2015-12-02 By John Bruton It is important to see the civil war in Syria that has killed 300,000 people and driven millions from their homes, against the background of Syrian history. Before its boundaries were created by a deal between the French and the British in 1916, present-day Syria was…
