More: Maritime
Security architecture in the Gulf: Troubled prospects
Russia, backed by China, hoping to exploit mounting doubts in the Gulf
about the reliability of the United States as the region’s sole security
guarantor, is...
Climate change: UAE and Russia eye geopolitical and commercial mileage
Climate change, much like war, could prove to be a geopolitical and
commercial gold mine. At least, that is the take of DP World, Dubai’s...
Captain Jasmin: Charting a sea change in a man’s world
I never knew anything about life at sea before I started my training.
Certainly, where I come from – the Philippines – and also in...
Ports of Pakistan and Gwadar’s Potential as a Transshipment Port
The oceans
play an important role in transportation of cargo in the world over, being the
cheapest mode of transportation as compared to rail, road and...
Exercise Aman, 2019: Understanding Peace
The great exponent of sea power, the American naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan, who died in 1914, is still read with attention by political...
Piracy and high seas crime growing, becoming more sophisticated
International maritime crime is becoming “increasingly sophisticated” as criminal groups exploit jurisdiction and enforcement challenges on the high seas and pose “immediate danger to...
China-Bangladesh Cooperation under BRI to Mitigate Seaborne Security Threats in the Bay of Bengal
The ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative (BRI), commenced by the Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, has been the most significant and far-reaching project that...
Pakistan Securing Its Maritime Interest and CPEC
The IOR is a major sea route that unites the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and America. The excessive economic growth...
New report from SIPRI on the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
SIPRI today announced the launch of a new report on the security implications of China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (the Road).
The report,...
International Maritime Organization agrees to first long-term plan to curb emissions
Authors: Renske Schuitmaker and Pierpaolo Cazzola*
The International Maritime Organization agreed Friday on its first ambitious strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the international shipping sector...