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Material and external links contained herein are made available for the purpose of peer review and discussion, and to promote critical thinking. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Naval War College, Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. Selection of articles should not be construed as an explicit or implicit endorsement of particular publications, or the authors' or publisher's views or interpretations.
 
Strategic Research Department
 
June 24, 2011
 
* Titles without links are proprietary and/or copyrighted and may be available to U.S. government entities upon request
 
 
Thoughts of the Week:
 
- … the United States remains an enormously powerful nation militarily, with thousands of nuclear weapons in addition to its unparalleled conventional forces, yet it suffers from declining strategic flexibility.
 
 
 
- … corruption in China is spiraling out of control. Last week, the Chinese central bank issued a report on its website that said some 16,000 to 18,000 government officials had embezzled $124 billion and fled the country in the last 15 years. Insiders in Washington and Beijing believe that the numbers are understated and that a large portion of the illicit capital flight took place within the last two years. The Chinese military is certainly no bystander in this spectacular heist, with all the privileged means at its disposal to easily and legally bypass customs controls and financial regulators.
 
 
 

INTERESTING
 
Epoch Times, June 21, 2011
 
 
U.S. - AMERICAS
 
Foreign Policy, June 23, 2011
 
Defense Systems, June 17, 2011
 
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, June 17, 2011
 
Fierce Government, June 23, 2011
 
Technology News / Geeky Gadgets, June 20, 2011
 
Wire.com Danger Room, June 17, 2011
 
Information Dissemination, June 21, 2011 
 
USNI Proceedings, May 2011
 
China Post (Taiwan), June 22, 2011
 
Forbes, June 20, 2011
 
Daily Mirror (UK), June 23, 2011
 
McClatchy Newspapers, June 21, 2011
 
Inquirer (Philippines), June 20, 2011
 
Hudson New York Briefing Council, June 23, 2011
 
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, June 2011
 
Steel Orbis, June 24, 2011
 
IT Decisions, June 15, 2011
 
EconoMonitor, June 14, 2011
 
 
PIRACY
 
While the European naval mission Atalanta avoids definitive contact with the pirates who plague the waters around the Horn of Africa, shipping companies are protecting their vessels with armed private security personnel. SPIEGEL joined one such ship as it ran the pirate gauntlet on the world's most important trade route.
Spiegel, June 24, 2011
 
Daily Mail (UK), June 20, 2011
 
Maritime Strategy, June 17, 2011
 
AFP, June 16, 2011
 
 
CYBER
 
China Daily, June 22, 2011
 
China Post (Taiwan), June 22, 2011
 
Xinhua Domestic Service, June 18, 2011
 
People's Daily, June 17, 2011
 
TAIWAN MND EDITORIAL SAYS MILITARY NEEDS TO RESPOND TO PLA CYBER WAR TROOPS
Ch'ing-Nien Jih-Pao, June 8, 2011
 
ISRAEL: ARTICLE VIEWS ISRAELI ELECTRONIC WARFARE RECORDS, FUTURE CYBER CHALLENGES
Kefar Sava Israel Defense, June - July 2011
 
SUMMARY: PLA EXPERT TALKS ABOUT 'PANDORA'S BOX' OF CYBER WARFARE
Jiefangjun Bao, March 10, 2011
 
IT Decisions, June 15, 2011
 
 
ENERGY
 
OilPrice.com, June 20, 2011
 
RIA Novosti, June 22, 2011
 
There is even some danger of military conflict between Iran and Azerbaijan, if Iran takes further steps to start exploration in disputed areas
Azeri-Press Agency (APA), June 22, 2011
 
Jamestown Foundation China Brief, June 17, 2011
 
 
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
 
Korea Herald / Yonhap, June 22, 2011
 
China Daily, June 22, 2013
 
RIA Novosti, June 22, 2011
 
Climate change is creating incredible economic opportunity in the Arctic, leading to saber rattling from Canada and Russia. Whichever region benefits the most will have enormous geopolitical consequences.
Fast Company, June 23, 2011
 
Philippine Star, June 20, 2011
 
 
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
 
Procurement Leaders, June 23, 2011
 
Steel Orbis, June 24, 2011
 
Strikes by workers at seven Suez Canal Authority companies continue for the eighth day as their demands remain unmet
Ahram Online, June 21, 2011
 
 
RUSSIA
 
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, June 2011
 
Flight Global, June 18, 2011
 
NO FINAL DECISION MADE YET ON WHERE MISTRAL-CLASS SHIPS WILL BE BASED IN RUSSIA
Interfax, June 20, 2011
 
Would change the balance of forces in the region
Avio News, June 23, 2011
 
 
INDIA
 
Press Trust of India, June 21, 2011
 
Times of India, June 23, 2011
 
India’s decision to purchase 125 medium combat aircraft from Europe has upset the US. However India has also awarded the US a contract for 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlift planes to maintain a strategic balance in its air capability inventory.
RSIS, June 20, 2011
 
Indian Weekender, June 23, 2011
 
 
EUROPE
 
National Public Radio, June 8, 2011
 
The Navy ship has been in the Fife docks for 16 months as work was carried out to turn it in to a helicopter carrier
Scotland TC, June 20, 2011
 
The heads of the Army, Royal Navy and RAF are to be taken off a key Ministry of Defence body, days after publicly questioning David Cameron’s handling of the conflicts in Libya and Afghanistan.
The Telegraph, June 24, 2011
 
BBC, June 23, 2011
 
Would change the balance of forces in the region
Avio News, June 23, 2011
 
 
AFRICA
 
AFP, June 16, 2011
 
NL-Aid (Netherlands), June 24, 2011
 
 
ASIA/PACIFIC
 
Asian Correspondent, June 22, 2011
 
TAIWAN MND EDITORIAL SAYS MILITARY NEEDS TO RESPOND TO PLA CYBER WAR TROOPS
Ch'ing-Nien Jih-Pao, June 8, 2011
 
Korea Herald / Yonhap, June 22, 2011
 
Chosun Ilbo, June 23, 2011
 
DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER ON VIETNAM'S APPROACH IN DEALING WITH SOUTH CHINA SEA
Ho Chi Minh City Tuoi Tre, June 7, 2011
 
VietNamNet Bridge, June 17, 2011
 
VietNamNet Bridge, June 24, 2011
 
AFP, June 23 2011
 
Inquirer (Philippines), June 20, 2011
 
Herald Sun (Australia), June 23, 2011
 
Jakarta Globe, June 22, 2011
 
Defence Professionals, June 24, 2011
 
The Australian, June 22, 2011
 
Since the first year after reunification, developing the Spratly Islands was a determined mission of both army engineers and the naval forces to create the Islands as a strong base.
Saigon GP Daily, June 20, 2011
 
Philippine Star, June 20, 2011
 
Reuters, June 23, 2011
 
(The Philippine Star) Updated June 24, 2011
 
Eurasia Review, June 24, 2011
 
 
INDIA OCEAN
 
Eurasia Review, June 23, 2011
 
 
MIDDLE EAST
 
Hudson New York Briefing Council, June 23, 2011
 
The American Interest, July-August 2011
 
ISRAEL: ARTICLE VIEWS ISRAELI ELECTRONIC WARFARE RECORDS, FUTURE CYBER CHALLENGES
Kefar Sava Israel Defense, June - July 2011
 
Strikes by workers at seven Suez Canal Authority companies continue for the eighth day as their demands remain unmet
Ahram Online, June 21, 2011
 
 
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
 
Defence ties between the US and China have improved dramatically in the past year. But have they hit their limits?
The Diplomat, June 19, 2011
 
China may seek to bankrupt us with military spending
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 22, 2011
 
The Diplomat, June 19, 2011
 
The Diplomat, June 16, 2011
 
 
CHINA-INDIA
 
Associated Press, June 19, 2011
 
National Public Radio, June 20, 2011
 
The Diplomat, June 18, 2011
 
 
CHINA-ASIA
 
Epoch Times, June 24, 2011
 
CHINESE SCHOLAR WARNS OF VIETNAM MISJUDGING U.S. SUPPORT IN CONFLICT WITH CHINA
Lianhe Zaobao, June 12, 2011
 
OfficialWire News, June 23, 2011
 
The Straits Times, June 22, 2011
 
 
CHINA-EUROPE
 
CHINA AND UKRAINE SIGN DEFENCE PACT
Jane's Defence Weekly, June 22, 2011
 
 
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
 
PRC ARTICLE ANALYZES FUTURE WARFARE BASED ON U.S. MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Zhongguo Qingnian Bao, April 1, 2011
 
IN THE FUTURE CHINA WILL DEFINITELY HAVE AN OVERSEAS BASE (Commentary)
Huanqiu Shibao, May 25, 2011
 
National Public Radio, June 20, 2011
 
Washington Times, June 22, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
 
Associated Press, June 21, 2011
 
Jamestown Foundation China Watch, June 17, 2011
 
The Diplomat, June 23, 2011
 
CHINA'S SUBMARINE FORCES
Jane's Underwater Warfare Systems, June 16, 2011 
 
 
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
 
PLA AIR FORCE HOLDS LARGEST 'SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS' CONFRONTATION EXERCISE
Jiefangjun Bao, June 11, 2011
 
SUMMARY: PLA EXPERT TALKS ABOUT 'PANDORA'S BOX' OF CYBER WARFARE
Jiefangjun Bao, March 10, 2011
 
XICHANG SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTRE
Jane's Space Systems and Industry, June 20, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
 
PRC EXPERTS DEBATE CHINA'S READINESS IN TAKING PART IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Liaowang, June 11-12, 2011
 
Financial Times, June 23, 2011
 
Foreign Policy Research Institute, June 2011
 
Jamestown Foundation China Brief, June 17, 2011
 
BENEFIT TRAP - CHINA'S SEARCH FOR RESOURCE SECURITY
Jane's Intelligence Review, June 16, 2011
 
The Diplomat, June 22, 2011
 
 
ETC…
 
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW: STRATEGIC WEAPONS
Jane's Strategic Weapons Systems, June 20, 2011
 
 
 
 
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Material and external links contained herein are made available for the purpose of peer review and discussion, and to promote critical thinking. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Naval War College, Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. Selection of articles should not be construed as an explicit or implicit endorsement of particular publications, or the authors' or publisher's views or interpretations.
 
Strategic Research Department
 Weekly Maritime News Survey
June 17, 2011
 
* Titles without links are proprietary and/or copyrighted and may be available to U.S. government entities upon request
 
 
Thought of the Week:
 
- Somali pirates, driven north by monsoon rains, will probably attack more tankers navigating the Strait of Hormuz, which handles 17 percent of the global trade in oil, according to AKE Group, an adviser to insurers. The tankers will be targeted because they generate the most ransom, he said. A secondhand supertanker is worth about $82 million and a cargo of 2 million barrels of oil about $200 million.
 

 
 
SOUTH CHINA SEA (aka “East Sea”, “West Philippine Sea”, “Southeast Asia Sea”, etc…)
 
Arutz Sheva (Israel National News), June 13, 2011
 
Analyzing the recent events in the East Sea, the public has had to raise a question: Whether Beijing is using Sun Tzu’s “Art of War”, to intentionally turn the impossibility into possibility, undisputed areas into disputed areas in order to claim natural resources in the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone of its neighbors, through the formula “putting aside disputes to exploring the sea together”.
VietnamNet, June 11, 2011
 
The latest spat between China and Vietnam looks dangerously close to escalating. China needs to take the lead in finding a solution.
The Diplomat, June 12, 2011
 
Philippine Star, June 13, 2011
 
AFP, June 13, 2011
 
Straits Times, June 14, 2011
 
International Business Times, June 14, 2011
 
The Philippine Star, June 14, 2011
 
The Trumpet, June 14, 2011
 
Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2011
 
CNN, June 14, 2011
 
PRC SCHOLAR CALLS PHILIPPINES'S PLAN TO RENAME SOUTH CHINA SEA 'ABSURD'
Zhongguo Tongxun She, June 14, 2011
 
South China Morning post, June 9, 2011
 
People's Daily, June 15, 2011
 
AFP, June 15, 2011
 
Xinhua, June 15, 2011
 
The National Interest, June 14, 2011
 
People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam), June 14, 2011
 
Philippine Star, June 16, 2011
 
Asia Times, June 16, 2011
 
SwissInfo, June 16, 2011
 
Recent incidents in the South China Sea point to China’s growing assertiveness and seeming readiness to pressure other countries to recognise its claims. The region urgently needs a Code of Conduct that is specifically designed for the prevention of armed conflict in the disputed areas.
RSIS, June 16, 2011
 
BBC News, June 14, 2011
 
 
U.S. - AMERICAS
 
Shephard Group, June 14, 2011
Source: NAVAIR
 
China Daily, June 13, 2011
 
Maritime Executive, June 14, 2011
 
Intelligence and National Security, Volume 26, Issue 2 & 3, 2011, Pages 159 - 181
 
Team links AirSea Battle To China
Inside the Navy, June 10, 2011
 
The Globe and Mail (Canada), June 8, 2011
 
The $5.25 billion canal project will triple ship capacity in the historic waterway
Tico Times (Costa Rica), June 17, 2011
 
Eurasia Review, June 16, 2011
 
 
PIRACY
 
Bloomberg, June 15, 2011
 
The Standard (Nairobi), June 9, 2011
 
Insurance Journal, June 8, 2011
 
FARS News Agency (Iran), June 15, 2011
 
 
CYBER
 
AFP, June 12, 2011
 
CBS News, June 14, 2011
 
PRC: ARTICLE ON INTERNATIONAL LAW DILEMMA OF U.S. CYBER-SECURITY STRATEGY
Guangzhou 21 Shiji Jingji Baodao, June 6, 2011
 
PRC DAILY FEATURES REPORT ON U.S. INTERNET STRATEGY, "CYBERSPACE HEGEMONY"
Guangzhou Ribao, May 29, 2011
 
PRC: CYBERSPACE TO BECOME NEW UNSTABLE FACTOR IN SINO-US RELATIONSHIP
Liaowang, May 23-29, 2011
 
PRC ARTICLE DISCUSSES CYBER WARFARE'S COMBAT MODEL; RECOMMENDS CHINA'S STANCE
Zhongguo Qingnian Bao, June 3, 2011
 
Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, Volume 53, Issue 3, June-July 2011
 
RESPONSE TO A HACKER ATTACK: A MISSILE IN THE FOREHEAD (Op-Ed)
Komsomolskaya Pravda, June 1, 2011 
 
CCTV 'DEFENSE REVIEW WEEK' DISCUSSES U.S. STATEMENT ON RESPONDING TO CYBERATTACKS
CCTV-7 (Beijing), June 12, 2011
 
EU Observer, June 14, 2011
 
Daily News & Analysis (India), June 14, 2011
 
Companies with access to sensitive data face internet threats from hackers with political or military motives. In modern warfare, information is a critical weapon
The National (Abu Dhabi), June 14, 2011
 
Press TV (Iran), June 15, 2011
 
 
ENERGY
 
Pipeline will secure UAE oil exports and present a compelling option for Strait of Hormuz shippers
Gulf News, June 12, 2011
 
RIA Novosti, June 17, 2011
 
 
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
 
Maritime Sun (Greece), June 10, 2011
 
Marine Link, June 13, 2011
 
Sunspots are expected to disappear for years, maybe decades, after 2020... A sharp decrease in global warming might result
The Mail (UK), June 17, 2011
 
 
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
 
Maritime Executive, June 13, 2011
 
Insurance Journal, June 8, 2011
 
Bloomberg, June 13, 2011
 
World Maritime News, June 13, 2011
 
Global Arab Network, June 17, 2011
 
The strike, involving seven different Suez Canal Authority companies, is resumed as promised benefits including higher wages and legal changes to the companies' statuses fail to materialize
Ahram Online, June 15, 2011
 
The $5.25 billion canal project will triple ship capacity in the historic waterway
Tico Times (Costa Rica), June 17, 2011
 
Maritime Executive, June 7, 2011
 
 
RUSSIA
 
RIA Novosti, June 15, 2011
 
Avio News, June 14, 2011
 
France, Russia say helicopter carrier deal agreed
Reuters, June 16, 2011
 
RIA Novosti, June 17, 2011
 
 
INDIA
 
The Hindu, June 11, 2011
 
Daily News & Analysis (India), June 14, 2011
 
 
EUROPE
 
The British military intervention in Libya is unsustainable, the head of the Navy has said
The Telegraph, June 14, 2011
 
Daily Mail (UK), June 14, 2011
By Admiral Sandy Woodward
 
As senior Naval officers back First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope's criticisms of the ability of the Navy to fight in Libya, Commander John Muxworthy, who sailed to the Falklands with the Royal Navy Task Force, looks at the ignominious end of a symbol of the once-mighty British fleet.
Daily Mail (UK), June 15, 2011
 
AFP, June 9, 2011
 
 
ASIA/PACIFIC
 
Defence Web, June 15, 2011
 
Xinhua, June 16, 2011
 
Yonhap, June 14, 2011
 
Yonhap, June 14, 2011
 
Kyodo, June 14, 2011
 
Project Syndicate (Jakarta), June 14, 2011
 
The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Summer 2011
 
There is enough food in the world to feed everyone, yet one billion people are hungry. Biotech approaches to food production will not enhance food security in Asia unless severe distortions in existing food production are first addressed.
RSIS, June 13, 2011
 
Taipei Times, June 14, 2011
 
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Volume 42 / Issue 02
Edited by Hermann Kulke, K. Kesavapany and Vijay Sekhuja. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2009. Pp. xxv, 337.
 
 
INDIAN OCEAN
 
Associated Press of Pakistan, June 16, 2011
 
PAKISTAN: INDUCTION OF AWACS GIVES PAKISTAN AIR FORCE ADVANTAGE OVER INDIA
Ummat (Karachi), June 12, 2011
 
 
MIDDLE EAST
 
Pipeline will secure UAE oil exports and present a compelling option for Strait of Hormuz shippers
Gulf News, June 12, 2011
 
Global Arab Network, June 17, 2011
 
The strike, involving seven different Suez Canal Authority companies, is resumed as promised benefits including higher wages and legal changes to the companies' statuses fail to materialize
Ahram Online, June 15, 2011
 
Tehran Times, June 13, 2011
 
Turkish Weekly, June 15, 2011
 
Press TV (Iran), June 15, 2011
 
FARS News Agency (Iran), June 15, 2011
 
 
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
 
Team links AirSea Battle To China
Inside the Navy, June 10, 2011
 
Global Times, June 9, 2011
 
PRC: CYBERSPACE TO BECOME NEW UNSTABLE FACTOR IN SINO-US RELATIONSHIP
Liaowang, May 23-29, 2011
 
Forget chess. To understand geopolitics in Taiwan or the Indian Ocean, U.S. strategists are learning from Go.
Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2011
 
CCTV 'DEFENSE REVIEW WEEK' DISCUSSES U.S. STATEMENT ON RESPONDING TO CYBERATTACKS
CCTV-7 (Beijing), June 12, 2011
 
Business Wire, June 15, 2011
 
 
CHINA-INDIA
 
Eurasia Review, June 15, 2011
 
 
CHINA-ASIA
 
Global Times, June 9, 2011
 
Xinhua, June 13, 2011
 
Xinhua, June 15, 2011
 
 
CHINA-AFRICA
 
The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Summer 2011
 
 
CHINA-MIDDLE EAST
 
EXPERT ANALYZES IMPACT OF LIBYAN WAR ON CHINA, WORLD PATTERN
Zhongguo Qingnian Bao, May 20, 2011
 
Brahmand Defence & Aerospace News, June 15, 2011
 
 
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
 
BBC News, June 14, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
 
If aircraft carriers are a platform for a country to project hard power far beyond its shores, submarines are an effective way to deny them space
Business Standard (India), June 13, 2011
 
Beijing moves to challenge the U.S. Navy on the high seas
Washington Times, June 10, 2011
 
Taipei Times, June 13, 2011
 
New York Times, June 15, 2011
 
Global Times, June 9, 2011
 
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2011
 
SUMMARY: NPC DEPUTY HUANG JIAXIANG CALLS FOR PRC LAWS FOR OCEAN ESCORTS
Jiefangjun Bao, March 8, 2011
 
Global Times, June 14, 2011
 
PLA Daily, June 14, 2011
 
VIDEO - CHINA'S NEW VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEGAUSSING STATION ENTERS NAVAL SERVICE
Jiefangjun Bao, May 24, 2011
 
Xinhua, June 9, 2011
 
Strategy Page, June 14, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
 
PRC: CYBERSPACE TO BECOME NEW UNSTABLE FACTOR IN SINO-US RELATIONSHIP
Liaowang, May 23-29, 2011
 
PRC ARTICLE DISCUSSES CYBER WARFARE'S COMBAT MODEL; RECOMMENDS CHINA'S STANCE
Zhongguo Qingnian Bao, June 3, 2011
 
Companies with access to sensitive data face internet threats from hackers with political or military motives. In modern warfare, information is a critical weapon
The National (Abu Dhabi), June 14, 2011
 
PLA BUILDS CHEMICAL DEFENSE FORCE TO DEAL WITH NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES
Wen Wei Po, June 3, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
 
CHINESE DEMOCRACY VS WESTERN DEMOCRACY (Op-Ed)
China Daily, June 13, 2011
 
GLOBAL AVIATION INDUSTRY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CHINESE MARKET (Op-Ed)
China Daily, June 13, 2011
 
Journal of Contemporary China, Volume 20, Issue 70, 2011
 
 
ETC…
 
Xinhua, June 13, 2011
 
 
 
 
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Strategic Research Department
 
June 10, 2011
 
* Titles without links are proprietary and/or copyrighted and may be available to U.S. government entities upon request
 
 
- "The phantom of cyber warfare is hovering above human society, the clouds of war are darkening."
 
 
 
INTERESTING
 
Somaliland Press, June 2, 2011
 
 
U.S. - AMERICAS
 
World Politics Review, June 10, 2011
 
The American Interest, May-June 2011
 
San Francisco Chronicle / Bloomberg, June 4, 2011
 
Manila Standard / Associated Press, Jun 4-5, 2011
 
The Diplomat, June 8, 2011
 
Washington Quarterly, Spring 2011
 
Heritage Foundation Backgrounder, May 31, 2011
By The Honorable Donald C. Winter
 
Wired.com (Danger Room), June 7, 2011
 
Discovery Institute (Russia Blog), June 6, 2011
 
The Diplomat, June 6, 2011
 
By Press Action, June 4, 2011
 
Maritime Executive, June 6, 2011
 
Logistics Week, June 2, 2011
 
World Trade 100, May 31, 2011
 
laRazon (Bolivia), June 3, 2011
 
BC Local News, June 6, 2011
 
Merco Press, May 29, 2011
 
 
PIRACY
 
gCaptain, June 7, 2011
 
 
CYBER
 
Comparative Strategy, April – June 2011
 
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2011
 
Jerusalem Post, June 7, 2011
 
VietNamNet Bridge, June 8, 2011 
 
 
ENERGY
 
The Economist, June 8, 2011
 
 
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
 
Shortlisted for Ocean Environmental Protection Award
Maritime Executive, June 1, 2011
 
The Arctic is becoming a battleground as Russia, Norway, Canada and the US vie for access to oil, gas and minerals – campaigners fear safety and the environment will be the losers
The Ecologist, June 6, 2011
 
Murmansk & Shtokman News, June 8, 2011
 
 
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
 
World Maritime News, June 8, 2011
 
Maritime Executive, June 1, 2011
 
Maritime Executive, June 6, 2011
 
Logistics Week, June 2, 2011
 
World Trade 100, May 31, 2011
 
gCaptain, June 7, 2011
 
Shortlisted for Ocean Environmental Protection Award
Maritime Executive, June 1, 2011
 
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2011
 
 
RUSSIA
 
Bloomberg, May 31, 2011
 
Naval Today, June 3, 2011
 
NewsBCM (Russia), June 3, 2011
 
Murmansk & Shtokman News, June 8, 2011
 
 
INDIA
 
Interfax (Russia), June 3, 2011
 
Defence & Security of India, May 2011
 
The Times Of India, June 8, 2011
 
Economic Times (India), June 7, 2011
 
Mangalorean / IANS, June 6, 2011
 
The Hindu, June 8, 2011
 
Defence & Security of India, May 26, 2011
 
 
EUROPE
 
Defence Management, June 6, 2011
 
The National Post (Canada), June 6, 2011
 
Daily News (Turkey), June 3, 2011
 
 
AFRICA
 
All Africa.com / Daily Champion, June 8, 2011
 
AllAfrica.com / Daily Trust, June 1, 2011
 
Reuters, June 1, 2011
 
 
ASIA/PACIFIC
 
Foreign Policy, June 7, 2011
 
San Francisco Chronicle / Bloomberg, June 4, 2011
 
Business Times (Singapore), June 9, 2011
 
ASEAN DIVIDED ON CHINA MARITIME DISPUTE
Jane's Defence Weekly, June 8, 2011 
 
Manila Standard / Associated Press, Jun 4-5, 2011
 
Reuters, June 7, 2011
 
PRC SCHOLAR REFUTES PHILIPPINE PROTESTS OVER PRC MARITIME OIL-RIG ACTIVITY
Qingnian Bao, June 3, 2011
 
Philstar.com, June 7, 2011
 
Ground Report, June 5, 2011
 
Platts, June 6, 2011
 
Voice of Vietnam, June 7, 2011
 
VietNamNet Bridge, June 8, 2011 
 
Yonhap, June 3, 2011
 
Tempo Interaktif, June 7, 2011
 
 
INDIA OCEAN
 
Sri Lanka Ministry of Defense, June 10, 2011
 
Radio Australia, June 6, 2011
Speaker: Robert Kaplan
 
 
MIDDLE EAST
 
FARS News Agency, June 9, 2011
 
Iran says its military ships have entered Red Sea with goal of collecting information and identifying other countries' combat vessels, according to semi-official Fars news agency.
Reuters, June 7, 2011
 
Pakistan Kakhudahafiz, June 8, 2011
 
 
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
 
Is Beijing compounding fiscal dilemmas within the US, forcing it to spend increasingly scarce resources on defense assets and diverting them from other more productive uses? The success of such a Cold War redux strategy - if it exists - would ultimately depend on whether the US will surrender the initiative to China.
International Relations and Security Network (Zurich), June 7, 2011
 
Defence Professionals / PLA Daily, June 8, 2011
 
 
CHINA-INDIA / INDIAN OCEAN
 
The hype about a Chinese-built port on the Arabian Sea says more about Islamabad's desperation than it does about Beijing's imperial ambitions.
Foreign Policy, June 3, 2011
 
CHINA'S SHIPS COME IN
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2011
 
Washington Quarterly, Spring 2011
 
 
CHINA-RUSSIA
 
PRC ENVOY REBUTS CLAIMS CHINA STOPS PURCHASING RUSSIAN-MADE WEAPONRY, EQUIPMENT
Zhongguo Qingnian Bao, November 22, 2010
 
 
CHINA-ASIA
 
CHINESE MILITARY EXPERT SAYS PRC HOLDS INITIATIVE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA ISSUE
Ta Kung Pao, June 3, 2011
 
Xinhua, June 7, 2011
 
China Daily, June 8, 2011
 
Boston Globe / Associated Press, June 9, 2011
 
China's quarrel with Vietnam part of mosaic of sea disputes
Reuters, June 9, 2011
 
China’s enforcement of a fishing ban in the South China Sea poses a dilemma for Vietnam as well as itself. Following legal principles could provide a solution for both parties while meeting conservation needs.
RSIS, June 9, 2011
 
Mainichi Daily News, June 10, 2011
 
 
CHINA-EUROPE
 
TOP CHINESE DELEGATION VISITS UKRAINIAN AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER
Interfax-Ukraine, June 8, 2011
 
 
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
 
PRC EXPERTS REFUTE RUMORS OF CHINA ESTABLISHING OVERSEAS MILITARY BASES
Ta Kung Pao, June 2, 2011
 
Eurasia Review, June 8, 2011
 
The National Interest, June 6, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
 
BBC, June 8, 2011
 
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2011
 
Drill to be held in international waters of west Pacific Ocean
China Daily, June 10, 2011
 
AFP, June 9, 2011
 
Comparative Strategy, April - June 2011
 
PRC SCHOLARS URGE CHINA TO STEP UP PROCLAMATION ON SOUTH CHINA SEA SOVEREIGNTY
Wen Wei Po, June 3, 2011
 
CHINA SHOULD APPLY SOFT-AND-HARD TACTICS IN DEALING WITH SOUTH CHINA SEA ISSUE (Op-Ed)
Wen Wei Po, June 6, 2011
 
Global Times, June 9, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
 
Comparative Strategy, April – June 2011
 
VietNamNet Bridge, June 8, 2011 
 
Xinhua, June 8, 2011
 
The Diplomat, June 4, 2011
 
China Brief, June 3, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
 
Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies, May 2011
 
Oman Tribune, June 7, 2011
 
This month, NPR is examining the many ways China is expanding its reach in the world — through investments, infrastructure, military power and more.
NPR, June 6, 2011
 
China Daily, June 9, 2011
 
 
ETC…
 
Three-D printers are coming to a desktop near you. Should designers and factories be worried?
Fortune / CNN, May 23, 2011
 
 
 
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Material and external links contained herein are made available for the purpose of peer review and discussion, and to promote critical thinking. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Naval War College, Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. Selection of articles should not be construed as an explicit or implicit endorsement of particular publications, or the authors' or publisher's views or interpretations.
 
Strategic Research Department
 
June 3, 2011
 
* Titles without links are proprietary and/or copyrighted and may be available to U.S. government entities upon request
 
 
Thought of the Week:
 
- "It looks like a giant has picked up the Alps and plonked them down in the middle of the Southern Ocean — beautiful…"
 
 
U.S. - AMERICAS
 
Maritime Executive, May 31, 2011
 
Wired.com, May 31, 2011
 
The US Navy has employed over 500 small nuclear reactors on board its ships and submarines over the past 50 years without incident. With the future of large scale nuclear power on the ropes post-Fukishima, small modular reactors (SMRs) are getting a new look. Contributor Micah Loudermilk at the US National Defense University analyzes the advantage of SMRs over their larger-scale counterparts and over renewable energy power generation as well.
Journal of Energy Security, May 31, 2011
 
World Maritime News, June 1, 2011
 
Journal of Energy Security, May 31, 2011
 
 
PIRACY
 
VIDEO: PLA NAVY PROVIDES ANTIPIRACY SECURITY GUIDANCE FOR MERCHANT VESSELS
CCTV-7, April 2, 2011
 
VIDEO: PLA NAVY, PAKISTANI NAVAL ESCORT VESSELS HOLD 1ST JOINT ANTI-PIRACY DRILL
CCTV-7, April 23, 2011
 
BBC, June 2, 2011
 
 
CYBER
 
China Daily, June 2, 2011
 
In this new dimension the west must act now to drive a global consensus on cyberspace security
The Guardian (London), May 30, 3011
 
Techland, May 31, 2011
 
 
ENERGY
 
The US Navy has employed over 500 small nuclear reactors on board its ships and submarines over the past 50 years without incident. With the future of large scale nuclear power on the ropes post-Fukishima, small modular reactors (SMRs) are getting a new look. Contributor Micah Loudermilk at the US National Defense University analyzes the advantage of SMRs over their larger-scale counterparts and over renewable energy power generation as well.
Journal of Energy Security, May 31, 2011
 
Journal of Energy Security, May 31, 2011
 
Journal of Energy Security, May 31, 2011
 
 
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
 
PLANNING FOR RUSSIAN VDV UNITS TO DEFEND THE CONTINENTIAL SHELF IN THE ARCTIC
St. Petersburg PortNews, May 26, 2011
 
Journal of Energy Security, May 31, 2011
 
Maritime Executive, April 20, 2011
 
Our Amazing Planet, May 25, 2011
 
 
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
 
Maritime Executive, May 31, 2011
 
World Maritime News, June 1, 2011
 
Maritime Executive, May 31, 2011
 
 
RUSSIA
 
The Voice of Russia, May 30, 2011
 
PLANNING FOR RUSSIAN VDV UNITS TO DEFEND THE CONTINENTIAL SHELF IN THE ARCTIC
St. Petersburg PortNews, May 26, 2011
 
 
INDIA
 
The Pioneer (New Dehli), May 28, 2011 
 
 
RUSSIA/INDIA
 
The Economic Times (India), May 31, 2011
 
The Pioneer (India), June 02, 2011
 
 
EUROPE
 
Britain’s Armed Forces have failed to prepare for the conflicts of the future because of “complacent, even lazy thinking”, a general has warned.
The Telegraph, June 1, 2011
 
Wales Online, May 31, 2011
 
 
AFRICA
 
Defence Web (South Africa), June 2, 2011
 
Africa Pulse, June 1, 2011
 
WHO IS GOING TO MAN SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW WEAPONRY?
Pretoria News, May 31, 2011
 
The North's Invasion of Abyei Could Spark Another Civil War
Foreign Affairs, May 26, 2011
 
Daily Trust (Abuja, Nigeria) May 24, 2011
 
BBC, June 2, 2011
 
China Digital Times, May 28, 2011
 
 
ASIA/PACIFIC
 
Feeding Asia’s growing population requires modern agriculture based on the latest science and technology. Asian countries should embrace modern farming techniques and invest in R&D to develop sustainable food production systems.
RSIS, June 1, 2011
 
 
INDIA OCEAN
 
South Asia Analysis Group, June 2, 2011
 
Democratic Voice of Burma (Norway), June 2, 2011
 
The dream of a lasting peace between Pakistan and India can't happen unless their militaries get out of the way.
Foreign Policy, May 31, 2011
 
 
MIDDLE EAST
 
SEA-LAND - HAS IDF FOUND VICTORIOUS FORMULA FOR NEXT WAR?
Walla! (Tel Aviv), June 1, 2011
 
Ynetnews (Tel Aviv), May 31, 2011
 
 
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
 
Talks between the US and Chinese militaries can be great. But dialogue can also reduce trust over maritime differences as well boosting it.
The Diplomat, May 29, 2011
 
PRC SCHOLAR ANALYZES U.S. ASIA-PACIFIC STRATEGY, US-CHINA RELATIONS
Xiandai Guoji Guanxi, January 20, 2011
 
 
CHINA-INDIA / INDIAN OCEAN
 
Journal of Energy Security, May 31, 2011
 
China's dream of Indian Ocean ports -- the so-called string of pearls -- is heightening geopolitical tensions in a rough neighborhood.
By Robert D. Kaplan
Foreign Policy, May 27, 2011
 
Democratic Voice of Burma (Norway), June 2, 2011
 
China Digital Times, May 28, 2011
 
Is the talk around the port of Gwadar a sign that China is considering a string of pearls strategy? Anti-air missile batteries will be the first sign.
The Diplomat, May 31, 2011
 
VIDEO: PLA NAVY, PAKISTANI NAVAL ESCORT VESSELS HOLD 1ST JOINT ANTI-PIRACY DRILL
CCTV-7, April 23, 2011
 
 
CHINA-ASIA
 
Japan Times, June 1, 2011
 
Thanh Nein News, May 31, 2011
 
Sydney Morning Herald, June 2, 2011
 
Reuters, June 2, 2011
 
Straits Times, May 30, 2011
 
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2011
 
Financial Times, June 1 2011
 
 
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
 
The Hindu, June 1, 2011
 
The Examiner, June 2, 2011
 
Is the talk around the port of Gwadar a sign that China is considering a string of pearls strategy? Anti-air missile batteries will be the first sign.
The Diplomat, May 31, 2011
 
Wired.com, June 1, 2011
 
PLA NAVY TRAINS PERSONNEL FOR LARGE SCALE SURFACE SHIPS, NEW MODEL SUBMARINES
Xinhua Domestic Service, May 9, 2011
 
VIDEO: PLA NAVY PROVIDES ANTIPIRACY SECURITY GUIDANCE FOR MERCHANT VESSELS
CCTV-7, April 2, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
 
Defence Professionals, May 30, 2011
 
Techland, May 31, 2011
 
Beijing ready for its own space station
World Aeronautical Press Agency, June 1, 2011
 
The Asiatic country modernizes its fleet
World Aeronautical Press Agency, June 1, 2011
 
Global Times (Beijing), May 30, 3011
 
 
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
 
AVIC, TURBOMECA SIGN AFTER-SALES CO-OPERATION MOU
Jane's Defence Weekly, May 25, 2011 
 
 
 
 
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