Indonesia, though a reluctant partner in regional maritime security agreements, possesses some of the most strategically important waterways in the world. The straights of Malacca, Sunda and Lombok see nearly 3 times as much oil travel through their waters than the Gulf of Aden and ground pipelines in the Middle East. In 2002, that equated to just […]
Crew Held in Philippines
The Philippine coastguard announced that it is detaining the entire crew of a logging ship that hit a coral reef in the central Philippines. The “Unicorn Logger” left from Malaysia and was carrying logs to be unloaded in Japan. Reef crashes are a serious problem for archipelago nations in Southeast Asia. Aside from being very damaging to […]
The Role of ReCAAP
The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is a multinational agreement signed by 16 countries to promote cooperation and information sharing in a collective effort to rid Southeast Asian waters of pirates. After pirate attacks reached a shockingly high level at the end of the 21st century, the […]
US to help PH gain credible defense
The United States has recently pledged to strengthen the nature of it’s military relationship with the Philippines in order to increase the country’s “minimum credible defense posture.” This move is in support of the Philippines territorial claims to what they know as the West Philippine Sea, but China has aggressively claimed as their own– deeming […]
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