CIMSEC content is and always will be free; consider a voluntary monthly donation to offset our operational costs. As always, it is your support and patronage that have allowed us to build this community – and we are incredibly grateful. While tensions over the South China Sea often prompt headlines, attracting a great deal of … Continue reading Gibraltar: Legal Advice on Innocent Passage
For years, there has been extensive talk of “managing” China’s rise, promoting the peaceful resolution of conflicts, and lamenting Beijing’s encroachment in the South China Sea. The US has announced her “Pivot”, Japan has reinterpreted her constitution, the Philippines have initiated international arbitration proceedings, Vietnam has kept rearming, and Russia has kept including tactical nuclear … Continue reading Sanctions and Grey on White: Raising the Stakes in the South China Sea
By Alex Calvo More than 30 years after the Falklands War, the South Atlantic remains a focus of tension, given Argentina’s refusal to acknowledge the right to self-determination and rule out the use of force. In conventional terms, generally speaking the balance of forces has moved in favour of the UK, despite the current carrier … Continue reading Asymmetric Naval Warfare: Next Stage in the South Atlantic Conflict?
When discussing global maritime security, an area of the world that is sometimes given short shrift is the Caribbean, Central, and South America. Billions of dollars of trade flow through the region’s waters, and billions in revenue are brought in by robust fisheries, petroleum, and tourism industries. Of course, illicit trafficking and maritime crime factors into Latin America’s maritime … Continue reading Americas Week
