Large parts of the South China Sea are claimed by China. Despite this, American ships continue to exercise in this sea area. As a demonstration, the Navy has currently deployed two carrier groups to the region. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group exercised together with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on 9 February. The focus is on...

Erstes Pilotprojekt des Konzepts einer koordinierten Präsenz zur See Die EU-Außenminister haben heute (25.01.) beschlossen, ein Pilotprojekt für eine koordinierte maritime Präsenz (Coordinated Maritime Presence (CMP)) im Golf von Guinea aufzunehmen. Erstmalig reagiert die EU derartig auf eine akute Beeinträchtigung des freien Seeverkehrs. Das Pilotprojekt ist für ein Jahr angelegt...

Figures from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), an organisational unit of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), show an increase in piracy attacks and armed robberies in 2020. Compared to 2019 with 162 pirate attacks, the number rose to 195 in 2020. The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) reports that three ships were hijacked and...

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] An anticipated Christmas present or the last attempt by a voted-out government to hammer down stakes? Either way, the publication of "Advantage at Sea. Prevailing with Integrated All-Domain Naval Power" a few days before the turn of the year and just four weeks before the handover of office from Donald Trump to Joe Biden...

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