January 2013 Bangladesh is taking steps to bolster their maritime naval security by ordering its first ever set of submarines. Having signed the largest defense spending deal in the country’s history, Prime minister Sheikh Hasina recently said that the country is looking to increase their naval presence in the Bay of Bengal as well. “We have made a decision to add submarines […]
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 […]