September 2010 NATO is sponsoring a five-day conference in Tunisia as a summit for North African nations to discuss anti-piracy operations in the Mediterranean. The focus of the conference is on establishing an intelligence-sharing aparatus to help keep track of pirates. The conference, involving Nigeria, Morocco and Algeria, will also host 70 delegates from other NATO nations […]
Turkish Forces Kill Hijacker, Free Hostages
December 2011 Turkish authorities have shot and killed the sole man that hijacked a passenger Ferry off the coast of Istanbul. The hijacker held 24 people hostage for 12 hours before Turkish commandos raided the ship and killed the perpetrator. The hijacker is believed to be a part of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, commonly referred […]
Oil Draws Naval Powers
March 2013 The discovery of potential oil and gas reserves off the coast of the Levant has drawn numerous foreign naval powers to the waters of the eastern Mediterranean and has further complicated the security situation in the Middle East. Local governments, regional players and world superpowers all seem to be descending on this now […]
Gaza Fishing Zone Confrontation
December 2012 Israeli maritime authorities shot and wounded a sole fisherman off the coast of Gaza this past week, because he refused to move his vessel from waters that Israel claims he was violating. While Israel, under the United Nations Council on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), maintains complete sovereignty over territorial waters up […]
Chinese Fishermen Freed
May 2012 Twenty-nine Chinese fishermen that were being held hostage in the Yellow Sea have been freed and are already home, according to reports from Chinese state media. The group, along with their three boats, had been held captive for over 10 days by a group of unidentified North Koreans. The North Korean foreign ministry […]
Analysis of Escalating Tensions
December 2012 The Hainan province of China has recently authorized maritime patrol units to board and potentially detain foreign vessels it deems to be acting illegal in its territorial waters. The province of Hainan, China’s southernmost province and the location of numerous tropical resorts and a large naval base, passed the legislation which has […]
Asian Piracy Threat
November 2012 A couple of recent hijackings in southeast Asia highlight the problem that is becoming an increasing issue for the region. The two recent victims were both fuel tankers– the Arowana was stolen off the coast of Malaysia in October and the Scorpio was hijacked in the Singapore Strait in September. Both vessels were hijacked, then […]
In Asia, ISR Market is Growing
November 2012 Recent maritime territory disputes and piracy problems have caused numerous countries in the Pacific region to seek equipment for advances intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. China has been involved with disputes over islands with Japan, and maritime-border disputes with Vietnam and the Philippines, among others. Additionally, piracy in the Strait of Malacca and elsewhere amongst the archipelago nations […]
The Complexity of the South China Sea Dispute
December 2012 Much of the unrest driving the mini-arms race in the Pacific region is based on China’s recent aggression in the South China Sea. While other nations in the region are quite literally up in arms over this new power-play by China, the country may in fact be acting within the bounds of international maritime law. China […]
Pacific Pivot Spikes Arms Sales
January 2013 As tensions rise in the Asia Pacific region, U.S. arms companies expect to make significant sales to those in the region looking to counter recent aggression by China and North Korea. Since the United States has moved ahead with the pivot to the region, strengthening the position of critical allies is atop the […]
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