Government News
Houthis Threaten Shipping, But Blackmail Earns Them Little
Speculation continues regarding reports that the Houthis are successfully blackmailing ship owners to pay fees for guara...
Read More >>International Sweep Catches 225 Tonnes of Cocaine
An international operation has captured 225 tonnes of cocaine in the span of just 45 days, including a massive bust by t...
Read More >>Russia's Waning Control of the Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea, the internal sea surrounded by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan connected to the B...
Read More >>Philippine Coast Guard Finds Illegal Chinese Crew on Local Dredger
On Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard boarded a domestic dredging vessel at an anchorage near Manila and discovered tha...
Read More >>Understanding Indonesia's Gambit With China in the South China Sea
[By Emirza Adi Syailendra] China and Indonesia recognise that they have overlapping claims in the South China Sea. Ho...
Read More >>Trump Picks Investment Manager John Phelan as Next Navy Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected investment manager John Phelan to be the next Secretary of the Navy, replacing...
Read More >>USN’s First Forward-Deployed Virginia-Class Sub Arrives in Guam
In a move that is seen by analysts as a critical strategic step to counter both China and North Korea, the U.S. Navy reported th...
Read More >>WSJ: Chinese Ship Dragged Anchor for 100 Miles and Cut Two Cables
Swedish police investigators have completed their inspection of two fiber-optic cable breaks in the Baltic, and they hav...
Read More >>EU Closes in on More Tanker Sanctions to Enforce Russian Oil Price Cap
Media reports coming from this week’s meeting of the European Commission highlight that the members are closing in...
Read More >>Trump's Tariff Plans Set Businesses and Leaders Into Action
When President-elect Donald Trump announced detailed plans to impose tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, the...
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