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Peace in our time: Navies on the move
Nations never change their naval postures because they are happy with the status quo.
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Chinese power move in South China Sea: This is big
Mariners and the specialty mariner press know it’s big. But mariners can’t fix this. It will take national policies to…
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Great news: Maritime lawlessness back in the Med
The Libyan navy reportedly fired on Sunday at a tanker that tried to enter a militia-held port in Eastern Libya…
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Chinese warship arrives off Syria
How many warships does it take to remove chemical weapons from Syria? One more this week than it took last…
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Iranian navy takes another big step outward
A couple of years ago, the Iranian navy announced it had deployed a submarine to the Red Sea as part…
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Bad tidings of sea and air space challenges
“History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.” — Ronald Reagan It made the…
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Russian navy: First port visit to Egypt (among others) in 21 years
Suddenly, even Vladimir Putin looks more attractive. He looks, at least, like he actually intends to fight radical Islamism –…
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Russian navy promises ‘support’ to Nicaragua
… and other news from the brave new world In case you were wondering: no, the former-Soviet navy didn’t use…
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Syria: Update on maritime matters
In a destabilizing region, the hits will come from all sides. Egyptian authorities are confirming reports that terrorists with RPGs…
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Syria: Now, the run-up to whatever ‘it’ will or won’t be
What the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voted to authorize is a military operation not to exceed 90 days in…
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Rock, hard place, Syria
Through his latest action, calling for a vote of Congress on a strike against the Assad regime – but not…
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Britain taking lead on Syria?
One of these days, the mainstream media will catch up with reality and start reporting things as they are. In…
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Obama on Syria: Low-quality 'jaw-jaw'
It being the silly season in Washington, there had to be a rumor of war. Well, a rumor of a…
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Just a reminder: Military readiness affects the viability of Syria operations too
After U.S. officials agreed last week that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons on its people, politicians and pundits…
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