Iran, China Need To Take More Steps To Expand Ties – Analysis
By Masoud Rezaei* At a time that most analysts are talking about ups and downs in cooperation or strategic alliance between Iran and Russia in Syria and its impact on the whole Middle East, relations...
View ArticleCoast Guards In Western Hemisphere: The Dutch Connection – Analysis
By Sanjay Badri-Maharaj On August 18th 2016, the HMBS Nassau (P-61), a 17 year old 60 metre long Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) arrived at Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam in the Netherlands to start...
View ArticleCatalan Ports Could Be More Vulnerable To Rising Sea Levels
Storms generate heavy swell, putting ports at risk; this problem is compounded by rising sea level caused by climate change. A team of scientists analysed the impact of this phenomenon in Catalonia,...
View ArticleFirst Evidence That Deep-Sea Animals Are Ingesting Microplastics
Collaborative research funded by the ERC’s CACH project has announced the first real evidence that deep-sea animals are ingesting microplastics that are finding their way into the world’s oceans. This...
View ArticleEnforcing International Law In South China Sea: Can Southeast Asia Keep China...
Contrary to the predictions of many analysts, China is hardly poised to establish naval domination over the South China Sea. The states of Southeast Asia hold significant advantages vis-à-vis China in...
View ArticleLaunched European Border And Coast Guard Agency
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency was officially launched Thursday, less than a year after it was first proposed by the Commission. The launch event took place at the Kapitan Andreevo Border...
View ArticleBuilding In Strong Ties With ASEAN: India Needs To Expand Maritime Horizon –...
By Sonam Chaudhari* India and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries – Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam –...
View ArticleEgypt: Court Hears Appeal To Ruling That Cedes Two Islands To Saudi Arabia
An Egyptian court on Saturday held its first hearing on a government appeal against a lower court ruling in June that rescinded an agreement to hand over control of two key Red Sea islands to Saudi...
View ArticleUS Shouldn’t Be Strategically Diverted From Asia Pacific – Analysis
By Dr Subhash Kapila* The United States stood strategically distracted from Asia Pacific in the last decade resulting in China’s unimpeded militarisation of the South China Sea and the emergence of...
View ArticleDuterte’s Policies: Implications For Security Of Asia – Analysis
The political and security situations in Southeast Asia are undergoing significant churning in the past few months. What is noteworthy is that despite scoring a significant victory at the international...
View ArticleMaritime Security Threats In Southeast Asia: A Collective Approach – Analysis
Being a small island-nation with busy and congested waterways, Singapore faces significant maritime security challenges, in particular maritime terrorism which is a common threat also faced by...
View ArticleExploring Vast ‘Submerged America’ Discovered 500 Bubbling Methane Vents
Five hundred vents newly discovered off the US West Coast, each bubbling methane from Earth’s belly, top a long list of revelations about “submerged America” being celebrated by leading marine...
View ArticleAfter Announcing ‘Separation From US,’ Philippines President Embraces China –...
Duterte’s belligerence towards the US alters strategic environment, but China may not budge on South China Sea. By Murray Hiebert* Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte visited China for four days...
View ArticlePacific Northwest Senators Push For Pioneering US Wave Energy Test Facility
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, today urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to...
View ArticleClimate Change Impairs Survival Instincts Of Fish
Climate change is disrupting the sensory systems of fish and can even make them swim towards predators, instead of away from them, according to a paper by marine biologists at the University of Exeter....
View ArticleSouth China Sea: Vietnam Perceptibly Betrayed By The Philippines – Analysis
By Dr Subhash Kapila More than the United States it is Vietnam that stands perceptibly betrayed this week on South China Sea dispute solidarity against China, with new Philippines President Duterte...
View ArticleChina Holds Surprise South China Sea Drills In Response To US Patrol
China’s navy is gearing up for drills near the disputed islands in the South China Sea, less than a week after a US guided-missile destroyer sailed through the waters where Beijing asserted sovereignty...
View ArticleCountering Chinese Inroads Into Micronesia – Analysis
By Dean Cheng* As China’s economy has grown and China has assumed the role of foremost global trading power, Beijing has extended its influence to the South Pacific. The latest development has been...
View ArticleSharks Recycle Toxic Ammonia To Keep Their Skin Moist
The Pacific spiny dogfish shark is a master at recycling the ocean’s toxic ammonia and converting it into useful urea, according to new research from University of British Columbia (UBC) zoologists....
View ArticleApproved World’s Largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) In Antarctica’s Ross Sea
The Commission for the Conservation of Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) on Friday approved the creation of a New Zealand/United States proposal to establish the world’s largest Marine Protected Area...
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