Category: Security policy

Israel and its neighbours

Israel and its neighbours

Gepostet von | 22 Feb 2022 | , , , | 0

It was not only Iran's threatening activities in the Middle East, but also Moscow's internationally unsettling pressure on NATO and its military harassment of Ukraine that finally brought together what had long seemed impossible: in mid-February, Israel's navy took part in a joint naval manoeuvre with the navies of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for the first time. IMX22 (International Maritime Exercise, bi-annual, since 2012), probably the most extensive exercise ever organised by US Central Command and its 5th Fleet in the Middle East region, provided the opportunity for this. A good dozen navies participated with military units, including Gulf neighbours that were not previously on Israel's primary partner list. Observers and co-operation partners were...

Weiterlesen
Commander of the Fleet comments on the German Navy's commitment to the Alliance

Commander of the Fleet comments on the German Navy's commitment to the Alliance

Gepostet von | 18 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: The Commander of the Fleet and Support Forces and Deputy to the Chief of Naval Operations, Rear Admiral Jan Christian Kaack (59), will take part in the Munich Security Conference (MSC) from 18 - 20 February 2022. The current security situation with a focus on the Ukraine/Russia crisis will be a key topic. In the run-up to this, Rear Admiral Kaack, who is also currently acting as the Inspector of the German Navy, spoke in an interview about the German Navy's commitment to the Alliance and answered three fundamental questions: 1. When you are asked by your counterparts at the MSC about the German Navy's commitment to...

Weiterlesen
Russian naval activities - not only in the Black Sea

Russian naval activities - not only in the Black Sea

Gepostet von | 14 Feb 2022 | , , , , | 1

With its increased naval presence in the Black Sea, Russia now almost completely surrounds Ukraine, including the previously existing gap in the south. What do these increased naval movements mean? Are they related to the Ukraine crisis? To get a picture of the situation, it is worth taking a look at announcements made by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, for example via the Internet and Twitter. Moscow's global naval ballet The Russian news agency Tass reported on 20 January, citing the Moscow Ministry of Defence, that the Russian Navy will conduct a series of naval exercises in all 'areas of responsibility of the fleets' in January and February. The exercises are in connection with the training plan...

Weiterlesen
Russian Navy restricts shipping in the Black Sea

Russian Navy restricts shipping in the Black Sea

Gepostet von | 14 Feb 2022 | , , , , | 1

Areas closed for firing exercises The Russian Navy has announced exercise areas for a large part of the Black Sea and most of the Sea of Azov, effectively restricting shipping to Ukrainian commercial ports. Commercial shipping and air traffic are advised to avoid the designated areas from 13 to 19 February. One area covers the northern entrance to the Kerch Strait, which could cut off Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov from shipping for the duration of the exercise. This includes the harbours of Mariupol, Berdyansk and Henichesk. Russia has closed the strait in the past due to...

Weiterlesen

Latest comments

en_GBEnglish
de_DEGerman en_GBEnglish