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Strategic Research Department
January 20, 2012
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Thought of the Week:
- Why is it so difficult to achieve maritime supremacy? As long as there are other powerful rivals on the seas there are only two ways to overcome the enemy and realize dominance: firstly, to gain control over water crossings by physically destroying other countries’ fleets; secondly, naval blockades.
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INTERESTING
If Iran turns into a naval power, its neighbors are estimated to maintain balance via multilateral unions against Iran
Iran Diplomacy, December 22, 2011
U.S. - AMERICAS
The Diplomat, January 17, 2012
Battle for control of Asia's seas goes underwater
Associated Press, January 19, 2012
Wired.com Danger Room, January 18, 2012
The Daily Independent (Ridgecrest, CA), January 19, 2012
Bloomberg News, January 20. 2012
UPI, January 17, 2012
PIRACY
Chatham House, January 2012
The Australian, January 16, 2012
Daily Maverick (South Africa), January 16, 2012
Jiefangjun Bao Online in English 13 Jan 12
CYBER
Kings of War, January 17, 2012
Cabinet Office, November, 2011
Amazon.com, December 2011
New York Times, January 16, 2012
As with previous Sykipot strains, the attackers use an e-mail campaign to get specific targets to click on a link and deposit the Sykipot malware onto their machines
PCWorld, January 16, 2012
ENERGY
Al Bawaba, January 15, 2012
Bloomberg News, January 20. 2012
NASDAQ, January 17, 2012
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
The Australian, December 31, 2011
Xinhua, January 1, 2012
gCaptain, January 6, 2012
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
gCaptain, January 6, 2012
RUSSIA
Russian Caucasus Exercise Scenario Linked to Potential Anti-Iran Strike
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, January 16, 2012
RIA Novosti, January 16, 2012
RUSSIA/INDIA
Russia's Indian Partner Reveals Some Details of Joint Fifth-Generation Fighter
"Kindred Spirit. India Discloses Specifications of Fighter Aircraft Based on PAK FA"
Lenta.ru, November 24, 2011
EUROPE
The Mail (UK), January 20, 2012
La LettreA.fr, January 13, 2012
The Scotsman, January 16, 2012
The Australian, January 16, 2012
Portuguese Armed Forces Facing Staff Shortages as Austerity Bites
Expresso, January 14, 2012
The agreement involves the construction of submarines for the Turkish Naval Forces with air independent propulsions (AIP) at Turkey's Golcuk Naval Shipyard
World Bulletin, January 18, 2012
AFRICA
Jacob Zuma wants an aircraft carrier, and it will be partly up to convicted fraudster Tony Yengeni to decide who will get the contract to supply a warship potentially costing even more than the four frigates bought as part of the controversial 1999 R60 billion arms deal.
The Citizen (South Africa), January 17, 2012
China has changed its approach to local governments and societies while increasing its investments in Africa. As the West is mired in economic crises, Africa looks to Asian countries for alternatives
RSIS, January 16, 2012
ASIA/PACIFIC
Asia One, January 17, 2012
The new year will see ASEAN more engaged in a balancing and hedging strategy as the “new Great Game” between the US and China in East Asia unfolds. Can ASEAN avoid being trampled underfoot?
RSIS, January 17, 2012
Southeast Asia Research Centre (Hong Kong), November 2011
Those Who Move Against the General Trend of the South China Sea Issue Are Doomed to Hurt Themselves
Renmin Ribao, January 16, 2012
This is an excerpt from "Further into the Sea," a book based on CCTV's latest documentary published this month
Global Times, January 16, 2012
The Mirror (UK), January `17, 2012
MIDDLE EAST
Financial Times, January 10, 2012
- Background and Principal Findings of Report:
- Report (in full):
If Iran turns into a naval power, its neighbors are estimated to maintain balance via multilateral unions against Iran
Iran Diplomacy, December 22, 2011
PanARMENIAN.Net, January 16, 2012
Mehr News Agency (Iran), January 18, 2012
Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), January 18, 2012
Russian Caucasus Exercise Scenario Linked to Potential Anti-Iran Strike
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, January 16, 2012
Al Bawaba, January 15, 2012
CHINA-INDIA/INDIAN OCEAN
Why Beijing’s defence ministers visited Kampala with US $2.3m cheque
The Independent (Uganda), January 16, 2012
CHINA-RUSSIA
Russia Can No Longer Count on Massive Arms Exports to China - Expert
Interfax-AVN, January 18, 2012
Pakistan Observer, January 12, 2012
CHINA-ASIA
Contemporary Southeast Asia, No 3, 2011
Contemporary Southeast Asia, No 3, 2011
This is an excerpt from "Further into the Sea," a book based on CCTV's latest documentary published this month
Global Times, January 16, 2012
CHINA-AFRICA
(Video) PRC Peacekeepers' Minesweeping Mission on Israel-Lebanon Border
CCTV News, January 18, 2012
CHINA-AFRICA
China has changed its approach to local governments and societies while increasing its investments in Africa. As the West is mired in economic crises, Africa looks to Asian countries for alternatives
RSIS, January 16, 2012
Why Beijing’s defence ministers visited Kampala with US $2.3m cheque
The Independent (Uganda), January 16, 2012
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
PLA Quietly Advances Reforms in Organizations and Structures
Wen Wei Po, December 31, 2011
Head of PLA Training Dept. Outlines 2012 Military Training Plans, Reforms
Jiefangjun Bao Online in Chinese 13 Jan 12 p 2
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
New historical documentary "Further into the Sea" tells its story on the screen and on the page
Global Times, January 03, 2012
Commercial Firms Increase Logistic Efficiency at PLA East Sea Fleet Base
Renmin Haijun, September 2, 2011
PLA ESF Submarine Flotilla Uses Asset Management To Boost Combat Strength
Renmin Haijun, November 14, 2011
Armament Staff Study Session on Naval Equipment Systems
Zhongguo Jungong Bao, December 15, 2011
China Military News (cited from Xinhua), January 9, 2011
Jiefangjun Bao Online in English 13 Jan 12
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
Changes in Operations Guide Transformation of Training - Thinking About Operations Triggered by Jiefangjun Bao, January 5, 2012
Data Link Delay-Time Compensation Based on Kalman Filtering Algorithm
Hangkong Bingqi, October 1, 2010
Three-Dimensional Store Separation Simulation Using Moving Structured Overlapping Grid Technique
Hangkong Bingqi, April 1, 2011
S&T: A Method To Eliminate Self-Oscillation in Integrator of Acceleration Passage
Hangkong Bingqi, October 1, 2010
2nd Artillery Paper on Dealing With Risks in Real Combat Oriented Training
Huojianbing Bao, November 2, 2011
New Method on Course Heading Estimation
Yuhang Xuebao, July 1, 2011
Accelerate Transformation of Combat Power Generation Model, Advance Reform of National Defense and Military Organization and Leadership System
Military Economic Research, November 2011
PRC Book Excerpt: 'Military Mobile Communications System'
Military Mobile Communications System, December 1, 2010
Telemetry Transmission Technology for Launch Vehicle Based on Relay Satellite System
Daodan yu Hangtian Yunzai Jishu, December 1, 2009
Parts 1-4 in the Series of Reports on a Certain Group Army's Comprehensive Information System Integration Building
Jiefangjun Bao, January, 2012
- PLA Group Army's Aviation, Ground Forces Linked by Information Systems
- PLA Group Army's Information System Breaks Down Service Stovepipes
- PLA Group Army Protects Information System, Messages With 'Encryption'
- PLA Group Army's Information System Allows Rapid Command, Synchronized Actions
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
The scholar and author discusses if we are entering a new era of Chinese exceptionalism
Al Jazeera, January 14, 2012
Reuters, January 17, 2012
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