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Strategic Research Department
April 27, 2012
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U.S. - AMERICAS
The Foundry (News Blog from Heritage Foundation), April 25, 2012
Senior panel oversees initiative
Inside the Navy, April 20, 2012
Frank talk about U.S. purpose and power is more likely to deter than provoke conflict with China. Admitting Beijing could be an adversary, and preparing accordingly, is the way forward.
The Diplomat, April 23, 2012
Fox News, April 22, 2012
Chosun Ilbo, April 24, 2012
CBC, April 27, 2012
Engineering News Record, April 30, 2012
Defence Professionals, April 26, 2012
Merco Press (South Atlantic News Agency), April 23, 2012
Fox News Latino, April 23, 2012
Journal of Energy Security, April 19, 2012
Angola Press, April 19, 2012
PIRACY
NATO Civil-Military Fusion Centre (CFC), April 26, 2012
RIA Novosti, April 25, 2012
Bloc Pursues Political Project
The Telegraph (Calcutta), April 23, 2012
India Today, April 23, 2012
International Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Crime Services (ICC-CCS), April 23, 2012
Three Major Contractors But Three Different Stories
Somalia Report, April 10, 2012
Somalia Report, April 20, 2012
ENERGY
Foreign Affairs, March-April 2012
Bloomberg Businessweek, April 22, 2012
Journal of Energy Security, April 19, 2012
Snapping up resources around the world, China’s state-owned oil companies are feared as aggressive agents of government interest. But, increasingly, these players are led by market signals, not Beijing diktats
China Dialogue, April 24, 2012
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
A new report from an Arctic Council working group has found "surprising" trends in the populations of Arctic species
Nunatsiaq News (Canada), April 24, 2012
Discovery News, April 24, 2012
Kyodo, April 24, 2012
Little is known about China’s ambitions in the circumpolar north. However, as it increasingly asserts itself as a global power, it seems determined to take an active part in the Arctic’s regional affairs.
RSIS, April 24, 2012
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
Maritime Executive, April 23, 2012
Seafarers Rights, April 19, 2012
RUSSIA
Want China Times (Taiwan), April 26, 2012
RIA Novosti, April 25, 2012
Russia: Keel-Laying of Corvette Gromkiy for 2015 Delivery
St. Petersburg PortNews, April 20, 2012
INDIA
Express Buzz (India), April 25, 2012
Times Of India, April 23, 2012
The Mail Today (New Dehli), April 23, 2012
EUROPE
With the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier and F-35 decision grabbing all the headlines, the rest of the Royal Navy's fleet is being left to 'wither on the vine', argues maritime consultant and former Royal Navy officer David Mugridge
Defence Management, April 24, 2012
Jane's Defence Weekly, April 20, 2012
Czech fighter pilots could head to Iceland in 2014; Gripens will be dispatched on a mission to the Baltics this year
Czechposition.com, April 24, 2012
Strategy Page, April 15, 2012
AFRICA
Angola Press, April 19, 2012
International Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Crime Services (ICC-CCS), April 23, 2012
ASIA/PACIFIC
International Crisis Group, April 23, 2012
Dong-A Ilbo, April 24, 2012
Indonesian Commentary Says Tension in South China Sea Part of US Strategy
Guo Ji Ri Bao (Jakarta), April 23, 2012
The Straits Times, April 25, 2012
The recent flare-up between the Philippines and China over Scarborough Shoal is a territorial sovereignty dispute, but it also raises issues relating to the interpretation and application of UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The main issue is whether the two States can move beyond the current stand-off and negotiate a joint cooperation arrangement to manage fisheries exploitation in the area in dispute.
RSIS, April 24, 2012
Strategy Page, April 25, 2012
PostMedia News, April 26, 2012
The standoff between China and the Philippines has lasted for two weeks. On Sunday, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario called on other countries' to take a stand against China and warned they would be negatively affected if they didn't speak up. The Philippines also warned it would resort to international arbitration to solve the disputes. What are the Philippines' intentions? What lessons can China learn from this standoff? Global Times reporter Yu Jincui interviewed two experts on these issues.
Global Times (Beijing), April 24, 2012
PRC General Says China Should Be Well Prepared for Escalation of SCS Tension
Huanqiu Shibao, April 24, 2012
By Major General Huang Haiyun, deputy director of China's Research Institute on the History of Sino-Russian relations
Associated Press, April 26, 2012
Fox News, April 22, 2012
Chosun Ilbo, April 24, 2012
INDIA OCEAN
China Daily, April 26, 2012
The Daily Star (Dhaka), April 25, 2012
South Asian News Agency, April 23, 2012
MIDDLE EAST
It’s not the first time Iran has played high-stakes brinksmanship—recall the 5th century B.C., when Persia faced off against the Greeks. Classics professor James Romm on how history repeats itself.
The Daily Beast, Apr 12, 2012
- The debate in the U.S. and Israel over attacking Iranian nuclear sites is a very modern dilemma, but history offers some surprisingly ancient parallels. Iran, it seems, has played the high-stakes game of advanced-weapons proliferation before - in the 5th century B.C., when it was known as Persia, and when the Western powers it confronted were the classical Greek city-states led by Athens and Sparta.
Wired.com, April 24, 2012
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
Taipei Times, April 25, 2012
CHINA-RUSSIA
Want China Times (Taiwan), April 26, 2012
CHINA-ASIA
PostMedia News, April 26, 2012
Vietnam News, April 25, 2012
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
Investigating the massive corruption of the Chinese military
Foreign Policy, April 16, 2012
Is an unassuming group of Chinese bloggers who are obsessed with military hardware doing the Pentagon’s work? Or Beijing’s?
Pacific Standard, April 23, 2012
PRC General Says China Should Be Well Prepared for Escalation of SCS Tension
Huanqiu Shibao, April 24, 2012
By Major General Huang Haiyun, deputy director of China's Research Institute on the History of Sino-Russian relations
Xinhua, April 26, 2012
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
Is Escorting on the Mekong River Feasible?
Xiandai Jianchuan (Modern Ships), November 1, 2011
The standoff between China and the Philippines has lasted for two weeks. On Sunday, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario called on other countries' to take a stand against China and warned they would be negatively affected if they didn't speak up. The Philippines also warned it would resort to international arbitration to solve the disputes. What are the Philippines' intentions? What lessons can China learn from this standoff? Global Times reporter Yu Jincui interviewed two experts on these issues.
Global Times (Beijing), April 24, 2012
How Many Aircraft Carriers Are Sufficient?
Xiandai Jianchuan, November 1, 2011
Want China Times (Taiwan), April 23, 2012
Xinhua, April 26, 2012
Associated Press, April 26, 2012
Xinhua, April 25, 2012
Summary: Establish Surveillance System, Markers for 6,000 Islands
Xinjing Bao (Beijing), April 20, 2012
International Crisis Group, April 23, 2012
BBC, April 24, 2012
Vietnam News, April 25, 2012
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
Closing Joint Ops Under Informatized Conditions
China Military Science, Issue 1, 2012
A Study of Informatization System for Armed Forces: PRC Book Excerpt
National Defense University Press, 2010
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
New America Media, April 26, 2012
The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 22, 2012
Borrowing Fueled Chongqing's Infrastructure Projects, Highlighting National Problem of Reliance on Government Spending
Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2012
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