Category: Security policy

Update: Bosphorus remains closed to warring parties

Update: Bosphorus remains closed to warring parties

Gepostet von | 10 Jan 2024 | , , , , | 0

Ukraine will not be able to participate in the mine clearance operation agreed between the Black Sea navies of Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria. As expected, Turkey has told its NATO allies that it will not allow the two minehunting units (M108 HMS "Grimsby" and M112 HMS "Shoreham") handed over to Ukraine by the UK to transit its waters through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits. Turkey is referring to the Montreux Convention, which regulates transit even in times of war. Although the agreement excludes ships returning to their home harbours, neither Russia nor Ukraine have had any intention of allowing ships to pass through the...

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Military coalition against the Houthi in Yemen grows

Military coalition against the Houthi in Yemen grows

Gepostet von | 9 Jan 2024 | , , , , | 0

Other nations have joined the coalition with the United States to send a final warning to the Houthi militant faction in Yemen, which has attacked shipping in the Red Sea several dozen times since November 2023. In addition to the USA, the co-signatories now include Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom. Bahrain, one of America's closest allies in the Middle East, is the only nation in the region to have joined the declaration. Bahrain is home to the US 5th Fleet. The coalition warned that the attacks were "illegal, unacceptable and deeply destabilising"...

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Turkey: Black Sea navies agree on mine clearance

Turkey: Black Sea navies agree on mine clearance

Gepostet von | 4 Jan 2024 | , , , | 0

Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria are planning their first major joint operation to clear mines, after each country had previously cleared detected mines on its own. The defence ministers of the three countries are planning a signing ceremony in Istanbul on 11 January. Although the three countries are NATO allies, this is not a NATO operation. Turkey opposes the presence of naval units from other NATO countries in the Black Sea, arguing that they could further fuel tensions in the region. But of course Turkey would ask its allies for help if it was needed, according to the Turkish defence minister. The mines were...

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Pentagon: Baltic states sign 5-year defence cooperation roadmap

Pentagon: Baltic states sign 5-year defence cooperation roadmap

Gepostet von | 24 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

The US Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs hosted a three-way signing ceremony for bilateral defence cooperation roadmaps with representatives from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in mid-December 2023. The basis for strong relations between the Baltic States and the United States is long-term and multifaceted cooperation. The roadmap is intended to guide the national security cooperation relationship through 2028 as the U.S. works to improve capabilities and interoperability between the U.S. and Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian armed forces. In addition, the agreements express the intent of the U.S. Secretary of Defence...

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Norway: Will offshore gas deposits remain unutilised?

Norway: Will offshore gas deposits remain unutilised?

Gepostet von | 23 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

At the end of 2022, there were over 80 gas discoveries off the Norwegian coast covering an estimated area of more than 1.2 billion square metres. Although many of these deposits have considerable value potential, it is highly uncertain how much natural gas can actually be extracted, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). The challenges cited by the NPD include complex deposits and high production costs. Around two thirds of the country's gas reserves have not yet been extracted. And although production is expected to remain high over the next five years, it is expected to decline "quite rapidly" thereafter, according to the authority. Therefore, it makes...

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