2016

January Announcements January’s CIMSEC Topic Week: The Littoral Arena by Dmitry Filipoff Coming Soon: Information Dissemination’s Jon Solomon Crossposting Series by Sally DeBoer Invite – Jan 20 – CIMSEC’s January DC Meet-up with Natalie Sambhi by Scott Cheney Peters Events Events of Interest Feb. 1-Feb. 5 by Emil Maine Members’ Round Up December Member Round Up … Continue reading 2016

Trailblazers in Warfighting: The Maritime Militia of Danzhou

Exhibit 1: Sendoff Ceremony for Danzhou’s Flotilla. By Andrew S. Erickson and Conor M. Kennedy This is the second article in a five-part series exploring Hainan Province’s maritime militia, an important but little-understood player in the South China Sea and participant in its ongoing disputes. Our first article covered the maritime militia of Sanya City on Hainan Island’s southern coast, … Continue reading Trailblazers in Warfighting: The Maritime Militia of Danzhou

Bangladesh and Asia’s Maritime Balance

By Paul Pryce Most discussions of South Asian maritime security are dominated by the balance of power between the Indian Navy and its Chinese counterpart, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). On the one hand, India makes waves with its ongoing work on the Vikrant-class aircraft carrier, the introduction of the Arihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, … Continue reading Bangladesh and Asia’s Maritime Balance

Gibraltar: Legal Advice on Innocent Passage

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