10/31/2016: Ships, submarines and aircraft all take part in large-scale exercises off the west coast of Scotland, performing anti-submarine warfare, mine counter-measures, maritime security, live fire and close air support. AT SEA 10/20/2016 Natochannel According to a Royal Navy press release dated October 7, 2016: Scotland will host elements of a…
The upsurge in piracy attacks in the Bight of Benin in 2011 forced Benin to improve its maritime capabilities. Since late September 2011, joint patrols with Nigeria (Operation Prosperity) have significantly reduced the number of reported attacks within 40 nautical miles (nm) of Cotonou. Despite recent acquisitions of modern patrol…
In common with much of the region, Senegal does not possess a large or modern navy and is unable to assert full maritime security presence over its coastal waters. However, counteracting this vulnerability is the involvement of the international community, particularly the EU, in policing Senegal’s waters. Although Senegal does…
In late 2010 a collision between a Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) vessel and a Chinese fishing trawler in a disputed maritime area in the East China Sea saw Sino-Japanese relations enter into a deep freeze from which they are still recovering. The dispute itself, over not only a large maritime…
By Tetsuo Kotani, Special Research Fellow, the Okazaki Institute, Tokyo Strategic Insights, No. 31, March 2011 09/08/2011 - Surrounded by the sea on all sides, Japan enjoys the benefits of the waters around it in the form of fishery and maritime trade with countries around the world. However, these waters…
06/16/2011: A very interesting presentation by one user of Airbus Military products at the Airbus Military Trade Media event was by Néstor Perales, Surveillance and Prediction Manager at Salvamento Marítimo. http://www.salvamentomaritimo.es/ The organization provided a different business model for the use of a fleet of planes and ships to deliver…
By Mathias Hagstrøm, Stud. Scient. Soc., Roskilde University Strategic Insights No 27 October 2010 4/21/2011 - With a population of more than 180 million people and being a potential gateway for Central Asian and western Chinese trade, Pakistan is a very interesting developing market. But with problems of insurgency groups…
By Karsten Von Hoesslin, Senior Analyst, Risk Intelligence Strategic Insights, No. 28 (November 2010) 04/01/2011 - Evidenced in other parts of the world, particularly in South East Asia, piracy that adapts to countermeasures and re-strategizes is always the most effective. Somali pirates have proven to be no different in terms of…
