By Martin Petty BANGKOK (Reuters) – A U.S.-China tug-of-war over Southeast Asian influence is proving to be a critical test for Washington’s “pivot” East as Beijing strengthens its economic and military clout in its own backyard. Countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), one of the world’s fastest growing regions, are weighing […]
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) – The Philippines and Japan have signed a five-year ¿greater defense cooperation¿ agreement, which aims to promote mutual understanding and trust between the two sides and contribute to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The ¿Statement of Intent¿ covering the pact was signed on July in Tokyo by […]
The US has imposed sanctions on six individuals, including Eritrea’s spy chief and a senior Eritrean military officer, for aiding Somali militants. A Muslim cleric in Kenya and a Sudanese man are also accused of providing financial and logistical support to the Islamist al-Shabab group. Two other Kenyans named by the US Treasury Department are […]
International naval action must be combined with political rebuilding and strong support for the Somali coastguard By Francis Matthew, Editor at Large There is a small window of hope in Somalia as the African Union forces in Amisom, combined with troops from Ethiopia and Kenya, have succeeded in driving back Al Shabab militia from the […]
ROMA (Sh.M.Network)-The 22nd meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia Was held from 2-3 July 2012 in Rome under the chairmanship of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Dr Augustine Mahiga, together with the ICG Co-chairs (Norway and the USA). The Italian Foreign Minister, Giulio Terzi, Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden […]
MCLEAN, Va., July 3, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] today announced it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic to provide infrastructure protection solutions, including engineering and life-cycle support for electronic security systems, public safety, information assurance, and engineering network systems […]
David Davenport, Contributor July 1 marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of International Criminal Court in The Hague. With an agenda driven by human rights organizations and middle power states, the ICC was launched with high hopes and lofty rhetoric but, after ten years and a billion dollars, only one trial has been completed, and the […]
Navy Contracts – June 28, 2012 Lockheed Martin Logistic Services, Inc., Greenville, S.C., is being awarded a $44,648,529 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for prototyping, non-recurring engineering, fabrication, installation, integration, testing, debugging, technical support services, documentation, and maintenance of aircraft avionics systems, ground systems, and laboratory electronic and electromechanical equipment for presidential helicopter and executive transport programs. These […]
June 28, 2012 Image Credit: DARPA Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com DARPA announced on Tuesday that it has developed new sea and air delivery systems to help lend support to disaster zones. DARPA said its Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform (TEMP) program has completed the design of technologies to transform commercial container ships into self-contained floating supply […]
The human and economic cost of maritime piracy and exploring ways to enhance regional response are the focus of a high-level public-private counter-piracy summit opening in Dubai tomorrow (June 27). The second UAE Counter-Piracy Conference, co-convened by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and global marine terminal operator DP World, will conclude on June 28 […]