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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
 
September 30, 2011
 
* Titles without links are proprietary and/or copyrighted and may be available to U.S. government entities upon request
 
 
 
Thought of the Week:
 
- Pirates have learnt to discern vessels owned by companies who have paid large ransoms, and are ignoring tonnage belonging to “bad payers”. “Ships being intercepted so precisely should indicate that there is a sophisticated intelligence network for the pirates, providing them with information on the whereabouts and heading of ships…”
 
 
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INTERESTING
 
Arctic sea ice is melting far faster than climate models predict. Why?
The Economist, September 24, 2011
 
Within four years, Arctic sea-ice cover has twice reached record lows
The Economist, September 22, 2011
 
CNN (Security Clearance Blog), September 28, 2011
 
 
U.S. - AMERICAS
 
If the Senate ratifies it, China will have its best weapon yet to limit U.S. action in Asia.
Wall Street Journal, September 29, 2011
By John Bolton and Dan Blumenthal
 
Federal Computer Week, September 28, 2011
 
As the center of geopolitics moves toward Asia, India plays a critical role in US strategy, says Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake
Rediff (India), September 29, 2011
 
Russia: U.S. Counter-Air Doctrine Examined
Vozdushno-Kosmicheskaya Oborona, September 19, 2011
 
For the first time in twenty years, Argentina once again has the technological and technical capability to repair submarines, announced President Cristina Fernandez during a ceremony at the refurbished Naval Industrial Complex, CINAR, to celebrate the conclusion of repairs on a submarine and the recovery of an oceanographic research vessel.
Merco Press, September 29, 2011
 
UPI, September 21, 2011
 
USP is one of Latin America’s largest institutions of higher education, with approximately 90,000 students
India Infoline News Service, September 26, 2011
 
Brazil Seeks Extension of Offshore Territory
Valor, September 26, 2011
 
Brazil's Defense Budget Seeks to Protect 'Strategic' Projects
Valor, September 20, 2011
 
 
PIRACY
 
Economic Times (India), September 29, 2011
 
Financial Times, September 26, 2011
 
The pirate seminar, organised by the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, was a sober affair. Although there were a few naval uniforms, and one truly magnificent moustache, there were no peg-legs or parrots, and not an eye-patch to be seen. It seems that when admirals, captains, policy wonks and defence consultants meet to talk about piracy, they treat it with the gravity the issue deserves.
Daily Maverick (South Africa), September 21, 2011
 
 
CYBER
 
Russian Federation Military Policy in the Area of Ensuring International Information Security
Voyennaya Mysl, April 2006
 
Washington Post, September 26, 2011
 
Reuters, September 27, 2011
 
Associated Press, September 27, 2011
 
 
ENERGY
 
Late in August, the first ever offshore ice-resistant platform “Prirazlomnaya” was delivered to Prirazlomnoye field in the Pechora sea. Drilling will start in the beginning of 2012. In the next several years Russian companies will need at least 20 more platforms of the same kind.
Oil & Gas Eurasia, September 2011
 
Upstream, September 23, 2011
 
Financial Times, September 29, 2011
 
 
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
 
CNN (Security Clearance Blog), September 28, 2011
 
Maritime Executive, September 27, 2011
 
Asia News International, September 26, 2011
 
Late in August, the first ever offshore ice-resistant platform “Prirazlomnaya” was delivered to Prirazlomnoye field in the Pechora sea. Drilling will start in the beginning of 2012. In the next several years Russian companies will need at least 20 more platforms of the same kind.
Oil & Gas Eurasia, September 2011
 
Interfax, September 26, 2011
 
Upstream, September 23, 2011
 
Moscow Times / Bloomberg / Interfax, September 22, 2011
 
 
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING/LOGISTICS
 
The Hindu Business Line, September 25, 2011
 
Ship Recycling, September 17, 2011
 
Moscow Times / Bloomberg / Interfax, September 22, 2011
 
Maritime Executive, September 27, 2011
 
Transport intelligence, September 28, 2011
 
Marine Link, September 29, 2011
 
New study calls for five-point strategy to raise the profile of the industry
Freight and Logistics News, September 28, 2011
 
Transport Intelligence, September 26, 2011
 
Transport Intelligence, September 30, 2011
 
Starting in late November, container trains will travel daily to Shenyang via the Trans-Siberian Railway
WebWire, September 29, 2011
 
 
RUSSIA
 
Admiral Vysotskiy Details Navy's Accomplishments, Plans
Regnum, September 20, 2011
 
Russian Air Force Has No Replacement for MiG-29
Izvestiya, September 20, 2011
 
The Diplomat, September 26, 2011
 
Russian Federation Creates Fundamentally New Engine for Submarines - Rubin Central Design Bureau
RIA Novosti, September 13, 2011
 
Russia: U.S. Counter-Air Doctrine Examined
Vozdushno-Kosmicheskaya Oborona, September 19, 2011
 
RIA Novosti, September 22, 2011
 
Jamestown Foundation, Eurasia Daily Monitor, September 15, 2011
 
Military Security Achievable Only Through Coalition Force Contingents
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, September 19, 2011
 
Interfax, September 28, 2011
 
Interfax, September 26, 2011
 
Upstream, September 23, 2011
 
Moscow Times / Bloomberg / Interfax, September 22, 2011
 
Xinhua, September 26, 2011
 
 
INDIA
 
President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Roman Trotsenko has announced the completion date of a key export order
Russia & India Report, September 22, 2011
 
The Times of India, September 26, 2011
 
The Hindu Business Line, September 25, 2011
 
Rediff, September 26, 2011
By Admiral Arun Prakash, Ret (formerly Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 2004 to 2006)
 
Political and Defence Weekly (India), September 6-12, 2011
 
The Tribune (India), September 27, 2011
 
Global Security Newswire, September 26, 2011
 
AFP, September 26, 2011
 
Brahmand / Press Trust of India, September 23, 2011
 
Indo-Asian News Service, September 27, 2011
 
Economic Times (India), September 29, 2011
 
 
EUROPE
 
AOL Defense, September 23, 2011
 
The sovereign debt crisis in Europe is fast becoming a banking crisis which could plunge the world into Great Depression II. Europe needs to take bold actions and make a political case for the survival of the euro. But even after last week’s IMF meeting, it is split.
RSIS, September 27, 2011
 
The Guardian, September 27, 2011
 
The News (Portsmouth, UK), September 29, 2011
 
 
AFRICA
 
Africa Union Press Release, September 23, 2011
 
New study calls for five-point strategy to raise the profile of the industry
Freight and Logistics News, September 28, 2011
 
The pirate seminar, organised by the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, was a sober affair. Although there were a few naval uniforms, and one truly magnificent moustache, there were no peg-legs or parrots, and not an eye-patch to be seen. It seems that when admirals, captains, policy wonks and defence consultants meet to talk about piracy, they treat it with the gravity the issue deserves.
Daily Maverick (South Africa), September 21, 2011
 
 
ASIA/PACIFIC
 
The Straits Times, September 26, 2011
 
People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam), September 21, 2011
 
Sydney Morning Herald, September 27, 2011
 
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2011
 
The Nation (Bangkok), September 27, 2011
 
Jakarta Post, September 27, 2011
 
ROK National Assembly Confronts Military Over Response Deficiencies
Seoul Sinmun, September 21, 2011
 
Asia Times, September 29, 2011
 
Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2011
 
 
SOUTH CHINA SEA
 
Sovereignty disputes and maritime boundaries in the South China Sea will not be resolved in the foreseeable future. Accordingly the claimant countries must change their mindsets from nationalistic assertions of rights to one of functional cooperation and management.
RSIS, September 29, 2011
 
Canberra Times, September 29, 2011
 
Xinhua, September 26, 2011
 
Eurasia Review, September 24, 2011
 
Beijing’s attempt to halt Delhi’s oil and gas exploration off the Vietnamese coast is reviving tensions in the South China Sea. What are the challenges and implications for the key actors in the region?
RSIS, September 29, 2011
 
The Diplomat, September 29, 2011
By Ambassador R.S. Kalha (former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi and a former Member of the National Human Rights Commission)
 
What Is India Thinking? (Op-Ed)
Dongfang Zaobao, September 21, 2011
 
China warns Asian neighbours over incursions into its maritime 'territory'
Vancouver Sun, September 26, 2011
 
Foreign Policy Journal, September 16, 2011
 
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2011
 
Tibetan Review, September 24, 2011
 
The Times of India, September 25, 2011
 
Voice of America, September 26, 2011
 
 
INDIA OCEAN
 
ANTARA News (Jakarta), September 27, 2011
 
Rediff, September 26, 2011
By Admiral Arun Prakash, Ret (formerly Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 2004 to 2006)
 
World Politics Review, September 29, 2011
 
 
MIDDLE EAST
 
President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the launch of the first nationally designed combat ship, the Heybeliada, at the Tuzla naval shipyard in Ýstanbul
Today's Zaman (Turkey), September 27, 2011
 
Hürriyet Daily News, September 25, 2011
 
Xinhua, September 26, 2011
 
FARS News Agency, September 22, 2011
 
PressTV (Iran), September 27, 2011
 
Fars News Agency (Iran), September 28, 2011
 
Transport intelligence, September 28, 2011
 
 
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
 
AFP, September 28, 2011
 
Weekly Standard, September 29, 2011
 
Navy Times / Associated Press, September 26, 2011
 
Asia Times, September 27, 2011
 
The China Post (Taiwan), September 25, 2011
 
ZeeNews (India), September 29, 2011
 
Centre for Research on Globalization (Canada) / Stratfor.com, September 25, 2011
 
The Third Party Factors in China-US Relations
Guoji Wenti Yanjiu, January 13, 2011
 
 
CHINA-INDIA
 
Eurasia Review, September 24, 2011
 
The Diplomat, September 29, 2011
By Ambassador R.S. Kalha (former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi and a former Member of the National Human Rights Commission)
 
Beijing’s attempt to halt Delhi’s oil and gas exploration off the Vietnamese coast is reviving tensions in the South China Sea. What are the challenges and implications for the key actors in the region?
RSIS, September 29, 2011
 
China warns Asian neighbours over incursions into its maritime 'territory'
Vancouver Sun, September 26, 2011
 
Tibetan Review, September 24, 2011
 
The Times of India, September 25, 2011
 
What Is India Thinking? (Op-Ed)
Dongfang Zaobao, September 21, 2011
 
PRC CCTV-Xinwen 'Global Watch' Discusses India's Reported Naval Buildup Plan
CCTV-Xinwen, September 27, 2011
 
Rediff Business, September 27, 2011
 
 
CHINA-ASIA
 
People's Daily, September 26, 2011
 
 
CHINA-MIDDLE EAST
 
Pakistan's First Azmat-Class FAC Launched by China
Jane's Defence Weekly, September 27, 2011
 
Strategy Page, September 28, 2011
 
Chinese C-701/C-701AR (Kosar 1/2/3)
Jane's Naval Weapon Systems, September 27, 2011 
 
 
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
 
The Economic Times of India, September 25, 2011
 
Taipei Times, September 27, 2011
 
Jiefangjun Bao, September 22, 2011
 
China Security Assessment - Navy
Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment, September 26, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
 
The 'Super Partner' by the Varyag's Side - Predictions of the Value of the Chinese Navy's 88 Ship
Nanfang Zhoumo, September 15, 2011
 
China's CSS-NX-5 (JL-2) (Sabbot)
Jane's Underwater Warfare Systems, September 28, 2011
 
Video: PRC's Rescue Helicopter 'EC225' Shown at Tianjin Expo
CCTV News, September 16, 2011
 
Chinese C-701/C-701AR (Kosar 1/2/3)
Jane's Naval Weapon Systems, September 27, 2011 
 
Global Times, September 27, 2011
 
China Military Online, September 26, 2011
 
Marine Link, September 29, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
 
Jiefangjun Bao, September 22, 2011
 
JFJB Details Role of Intelligent Command Post in System of Systems Operations
Jiefangjun Bao, September 22, 2011
 
Satellite Spotlight, September 26, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
 
China’s Political Leadership
Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment, September 28, 2011
 
 
ETC…
 
The Second Singapore Global Dialogue saw a heated debate over issues relating to the changing world order. Can there be an Asian response to the search for global governance and innovative solutions to the common challenges of humanity?
RSIS, September 26, 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
 
September 23, 2011
 
* Titles without links are proprietary and/or copyrighted and may be available to U.S. government entities upon request
 
 
Thought of the Week:
 
- Yergin suggests that only 20 percent of the world’s known oil has been produced to date, another 20 percent is accessible today, and rising demand will call forth technological innovation to unlock some of the other 60 percent as time marches on, much as the tar sands of Canada have begun to be exploited.
 
 
INTERESTING
 
Many air forces are crossing a dedicated SEAD capability off their future requirements list as it is too costly to maintain. Robert Hewson looks at the future of the capability
Jane's International Defence Review, September 15, 2011
 
- The Submarine Cable Map is a free resource from TeleGeography. Data contained in this map is drawn from Global Bandwidth Research Service and is updated on a regular basis. (The) free interactive submarine cable map is based on our authoritative Global Bandwidth research, and depicts 188 active and planned submarine cable systems and their landing stations. Selecting a cable route on the map provides access to data about the cable, including the cable’s name, ready-for-service (RFS) date, length, owners, website, and landing points. Selecting a landing point provides a list of all submarine cables landing at that station.
 
Not quite yet. But a new study suggests how it may one day be possible.
Foreign Policy, September 16, 2011
 
First Monday, Volume 16, Number 9 - 5 September 2011
 
 
U.S. - AMERICAS
 
Eurasia Review, September 17, 2011
By The Honorable Donald C. Winter (U.S. Secretary of the Navy (2006–2009)).
 
The News-Tribune (Tacoma), September 20, 2011
By George Will
 
Strategy Page, September 21, 2011
 
China Brief, September 16, 2011
 
Wired (Danger Room), September 19, 2011
 
(Venezuela) Diego Molero Bellavia Takes Command as New Commander General of Bolivarian Navy
Agencia Venezolana de Noticias, September 16, 2011
 
OilPrice.com, September 19, 2011
 
 
CYBER
 
Tech Spot, Septmeber 19, 2011
 
Can we start talking about cyber war with confidence?
IT Pro, September 21, 2011
 
PC Magazine, September 21, 2011
 
The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 18, 2011
 
 
ENERGY
 
Scientific American, September 21, 2011
 
National Public Radio, September 19, 2011
 
Review of International Studies, March 2, 2011
 
OilPrice.com, September 19, 2011
 
Fiscal Times, September 18, 2011 
 
Foreign Policy, September 20, 2011
 
China Brief, September 16, 2011
 
Bringing Libyan crude oil back to market will ease world prices and provide much-needed funding for Libya's new government. But getting the pumps flowing again will not be easy.
Foreign Affairs, September 6, 2011
 
Bloomberg Businessweek, September 19, 2011
 
Forbes / Associated Press, September 21, 2011
 
Will the Natural Gas Save Us Or Burn Us?
Politis tis Kiriakis, September 11, 2011
 
Al Manar (Lebanon), September 20, 2011
 
 
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
 
Russia & India Report, September 23, 2011
 
Reuters, September 22, 2011
 
Jakarta Globe / AFP, September 20, 2011
 
 
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
 
The Straits of Malacca and Singapore are two of the world’s most congested straits used for international shipping. There are existing hazards impeding safe navigation through the Straits. What would be the impact of a proposed bridge linking Sumatra and Malaysia?
Eurasia Review, September 16, 2011
 
European Shipbuilders' Merger Will Require Wider EU Integration First, Says Navantia
Jane's Defence Industry, September 21, 2011
 
GCaptain, August 24, 2011
 
FreshBusinessThinking.com, September 19, 2011
 
DefenceWeb, September 20, 2011
 
NewsOne, September 20, 2011
 
Priyo (Bangladesh), September 20, 2011
 
Egypt State information Service, August 28, 2011
 
World Maritime News, September 8, 2011
 
TT Club's Charles Fenton tells James Brewer how the insurer has steered its way through the financial shoals
Port Strategy, September 21, 2011
 
Russia & India Report, September 23, 2011
 
Reuters, September 22, 2011
 
 
RUSSIA
 
Barents Observer, September 20, 2011
 
Russia: Carrier Flight Training, Airborne Landing Training in the Northern Fleet
The training of ship-based pilots in the performance of landings on the Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov aircraft-carrying cruiser and the airborne landing training exercises for naval infantrymen of the Northern Fleet.
Krasnaya Zvezda, September 1, 2011
 
Russia: Top Brass Reshuffles Continue
Rossiyskaya Gazeta, September 15, 2011
 
 
INDIA
 
Hindustan Times, September 16, 2011
 
Deccan Chronicle, September 19, 2011
 
Livemint.com (New Delhi), September 19, 2011
 
News One, September 16, 2011
 
Business Insider, September 20, 2011
 
 
EUROPE
 
Review of International Studies, January 27, 2011
 
FreshBusinessThinking.com, September 19, 2011
 
European Shipbuilders' Merger Will Require Wider EU Integration First, Says Navantia
Jane's Defence Industry, September 21, 2011
 
Bloomberg Businessweek, September 19, 2011
 
Forbes / Associated Press, September 21, 2011
 
Al Manar (Lebanon), September 20, 2011
 
Will the Natural Gas Save Us Or Burn Us?
Politis tis Kiriakis, September 11, 2011
 
 
AFRICA
 
The Daily Observer (Gambia), Septmeber 13, 2011
 
Afrique en Ligne, September 16, 2011
 
Review of International Studies, January 27, 2011
 
Review of International Studies, March 1, 2011
 
Bringing Libyan crude oil back to market will ease world prices and provide much-needed funding for Libya's new government. But getting the pumps flowing again will not be easy.
How to Get the Country's Production Back Online
Foreign Affairs, September 6, 2011
 
IT News Africa, September 15, 2011
 
 
ASIA/PACIFIC
 
Mainichi Daily News, September 17, 2011
 
Flight Global, September 22, 2011
 
China Brief, September 16, 2011
 
The American Spectator, September 16, 2011
 
Eurasia Review, September 20, 2011
 
Scholar: Confrontation in the South China Sea Has Become a Structural Problem
Hsiang Kang Shang Pao, September 16, 2011
 
Perspective View On Major Countries' Naval Strength Around South China Sea
Modern Navy (China), July 2011
 
The Straits Times (Singapore), September 19, 2011
 
Korea Times, September 21, 2011
 
Time Magazine, September 19, 2011
 
Foreign Policy, September 20, 2011
 
News One, September 16, 2011
 
Hindustan Times, September 16, 2011
 
Reuters, September 22, 2011
 
Fiscal Times, September 18, 2011 
 
Maritime Security Asia, September 22, 2011
 
The Korea Times, September 19, 2011
 
Vietnam News Agency, September 16, 2011
 
Business Insider, September 20, 2011
 
Korea Times, Sept 21, 2011
 
 
INDIA OCEAN
 
China Daily, September 15, 2011
 
Pak Tribune, September 21, 2011
 
 
MIDDLE EAST
 
Eurasia Review, September 23, 2011
 
MEHR News Agency, September 19, 2011
 
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, September 20, 2011
 
Egypt State information Service, August 28, 2011
 
 
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
 
China Brief, September 16, 2011
 
PLA Daily, September 16, 2011
 
 
CHINA-INDIA/INDIAN OCEAN
 
Chinese-built ports in Gwadar, Colombo or Chittagong have commercial value, but pose no threat
YaleGlobal, September 16, 2011
 
What Is India's Motive Behind its Move Into the South China Sea? (Op-Ed)
Ta Kung Pao, September 20, 2011
 
China and Bangladesh Pledge Closer Military Ties
Jane's Country Risk Daily Report, September 19, 2011
 
Time Magazine, September 19, 2011
 
Associated Press of Pakistan, September 20, 2011
 
 
CHINA-EUROPE
 
Greece and China's Norinco Consider Defence Industry Collaboration Programmes
Jane's Defence Industry, September 19, 2011 
 
China Briefing, September 15, 2011
 
 
CHINA-ASIA
 
China Brief, September 16, 2011
 
The American Spectator, September 16, 2011
 
Eurasia Review, September 20, 2011
 
 
CHINA-AFRICA
 
Review of International Studies, January 27, 2011
 
Review of International Studies, March 1, 2011
 
 
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
 
Importing and Wasting at the Same Time: The Worrisome Situation of the Recycling and Reuse of Strategic Metals in Defense and Military Industry
Jingji Cankao Bao, September 7, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
 
Maritime Three-Dimensional Offensive and Defensive Exercise Puts on a Dragon and Tiger Fight
Renmin Ribao, September 9, 2011
 
Analysis of Warfare Loss of Surface Missile Combat Based on Salvo Model
Jianchuan Dianzi Gongcheng (Wuhan), September 1, 2010
 
South Sea Fleet Air Regiment Employs 'System of Systems' Capability
Jiefangjun Bao, September 7, 2011
 
PLAN NSF Air Regiment Conducts Sea-Skimming Penetration Practice
Renmin Haijun, June 15, 2011
 
Digital Network Becomes Miraculous Soldiers -- Unidentified Airfield of North Sea Fleet Naval Aviation Uses Information System To Raise Support Efficiency
Renmin Haijun, June 13, 2011
 
The Straits Times (Singapore), September 19, 2011
 
China: Underwater Dark War of Antisubmarine Warfare
Modern Navy (China), July 2011
 
PLA Daily, September 16, 2011
 
ChinaMil.com, September 19, 2011
 
Xinhua, September 16, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
 
Long-Term Development Trends in International Relations and China's Responses
Major uncertain factors existing in international relations and global development
Dangdai Shijie, February 5, 2011
 
China's AVIC Pursues Listing to Bankroll European Acquisitions
Jane's Defence Industry, September 21, 2011
 
 
 
 
Questions or comments about this page can be sent to MaritimeNews@usnwc.edu
 
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.
 
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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
 
September 16, 2011
 
* Titles without links are proprietary and/or copyrighted and may be available to U.S. government entities upon request
 
 
 
INTERESTING
 
Maritime countries easily drift into confrontations
Straight.com (Vancouver), September 15, 2011
 
Providing effective torpedo defence for combatants and auxiliary vessels is a major concern for all navies, yet none have been able to achieve security equivalent to that afforded by air-defence systems, and hard kill remains elusive.
Jane's International Defence Review, September 12, 2011
 
Eurasia Review, September 9, 2011

Fortune, September 11, 2011
 
Summary: China Looks at Functions Integration From Downing of US Chinook Copter
Jiefangjun Bao, September 8, 2011
 
 
U.S. - AMERICAS
 
Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2011
 
The Geopolitical and Conflict Report, September 13, 2011
 
AOL Defense, September 14, 2011
 
Courses offer new techniques, insight for cyber defenders
Defense Systems, September 8, 2011
 
Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2011
 
U.S. Focuses Hard-Kill SSTD Effort on High-Value Units
The U.S. Navy's Program Executive Office, Submarines, Undersea Defensive Warfare Systems Program Office (PMS 415) has outlined a 'family of systems' triumvirate for the service's Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) programme
Jane's International Defence Review, September 12, 2011
 
Croatian News Agency (HINA), September 12, 2011
 
The U.S. empire was built on petroleum. Our refusal to adapt to the resource's scarcity could be our downfall
Salon, September 15, 2011
 
13 years of big repair bills later, none is fully operational
Vancouver Sun September 14, 2011
 
REJournals.com, September 13, 2011
 
Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands is well documented, but lesser known is her continued claim to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Merco Press, August 26, 2011
 
Defense Industry Daily, August 31, 2011
 
Dredging News, September 1, 2011
 
Merco Press, September 9, 2011
 
Strategy Page, September 9, 2011
 
UPI, September 8, 2011
 
 
PIRACY
 
Manama Gulf Daily News, September 10, 2011
 
Strategy Page, September 14, 2011
 
 
CYBER
 
Defense News, September 11, 2011
Report from the French Newspaper "The Tribune": What Does the 250,000-Member-Strong Iranian Cyber Army Have in Mind?
Mashregh News (Tehran), September 6, 2011
 
Courses offer new techniques, insight for cyber defenders
Defense Systems, September 8, 2011
 
 
ENERGY
 
Economic Times of India, September 15, 2011
 
The U.S. empire was built on petroleum. Our refusal to adapt to the resource's scarcity could be our downfall
Salon, September 15, 2011
 
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2011
 
United Service Institute of India, January - March 2011
 
 
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
 
IPS, September 15, 2011
 
Yonhap, September 6, 2011
 
Earth Times, September 13, 2011
 
Spiegel International, September 7, 2011
 
 
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
 
REJournals.com, September 13, 2011
 
Transport Intelligence, September 14, 2011
 
Dredging News, September 1, 2011
 
Transport Intelligence, September 12, 2011
 
 
 
RUSSIA
 
Russian Naval Manoeuvres in North, Off Pacific Coast
Interfax-AVN, September 9, 2011
 
Barents Observer, September 9, 2011
 
Monsters and Critics, September 12, 2011
 
RIA Novosti, September 12, 2011
 
Russia Times, September 14, 2011
 
RIA Novosti, September 14, 2011
 
RIA Novosti, September 10, 2011
 
Global Research, September 12, 2011
 
Moscow Times, September 2, 2011
 
Dar Al-Hayat, September 12, 2011
 
 
INDIA
 
Defence Professionals, September 14, 2011
 
Worried by an increasingly assertive China, India has ramped up investment in its Navy and Air Force. Will it be enough to protect its own backyard?
The Diplomat, September 11, 2011
 
The Pioneer (India), September 12, 2011
 
ZD Net, September 12, 2011
 
The Economic Times (India), September 9, 2011
 
Deccan Herald, September 12, 2011
 
United Service Institute of India, January - March 2011
 
 
EUROPE
 
Ex-security adviser Lord West says ministers pretend Britain is big military player but see 'no votes' in forces investment
The Guardian, September 11, 2011 
 
Defence Professionals, September 13, 2011
 
 
Interview with Xavier Itard, Naval Submarine Architect at DCNS
Defence Professionals, September 9, 2011
 
Portuguese Navy Completes New 'Trident' Submarine Sea Trials
Trident Submarine Surpasses Expectations and Is Unconditionally Accepted
iOnline (Lisbon), September 7, 2011
 
Le Monde (Paris), September 14, 2011
By Stephane Abrial, French Air Force General, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
 
 
AFRICA
 
Navy Times, September 14, 2011
 
Defence Web, September 13, 2011
 
South Africa Department of Defence Press Release, September 13, 2011
 
 
ASIA/PACIFIC
 
The Straits of Malacca and Singapore are two of the world’s most congested straits used for international shipping. There are existing hazards impeding safe navigation through the Straits. What would be the impact of a proposed bridge linking Sumatra and Malaysia?
RSIS, September 13, 2011
 
Laws Must Be Established To Reinforce the Authority of Japan Coast Guard for Removal of Foreign Ships (Op-Ed)
Sankei Shimbun (Tokyo), September 2, 2011
 
Eurasia Review, September 9, 2011
 
 
Economic Times of India, September 15, 2011
 
The Hindu, September 15, 2011
 
Indian Express, September 9, 2011
 
 
International Security Research & Intelligence Agency, September 12, 2011
 
 
INDIA OCEAN
 
Daily News & Analysis (India), September 10, 2011
 
The News (Islamabad), September 9, 2011
 
 
MIDDLE EAST
 
Indo-ASIAN News Service, September 12, 2011
  
Tehran Times, September 12, 2011
 
Offshore, September 12, 2011
 
Defense News, September 11, 2011
 
 
Report from the French Newspaper "The Tribune": What Does the 250,000-Member-Strong Iranian Cyber Army Have in Mind?
Mashregh News (Tehran), September 6, 2011
 
 
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
 
Eurasia Review, September 13, 2011
 
 
CHINA-INDIA
 
Economic Times of India, September 15, 2011
 
The Hindu, September 15, 2011
 
Daily News & Analysis (India), September 10, 2011
 
Indian Express, September 9, 2011
 
 
 
CHINA-ASIA
 
Summary: Chinese Jets Should Fly Past Diaoyu Islands' Median Line 'More Often'
Ming Pao (Hong King), September 9, 2011
 
 
CHINA-AFRICA
 
Booming Sino-African Relations Serve Common Interests
By 2015, around USD100 billion - or at least 40% of China's trade with Africa - will be conducted using the Chinese renminbi currency, research released by the Standard Bank Group on 29 August predicted.
Jane's Intelligence Weekly, September 13, 2011
 
 
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
 
Defence Professionals, September 14, 2011
 
Strategy Page, September 12, 2011
 
 
Top-Level PLA Reshuffling and Promotion of Flag Officers Born after the 1960s
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong), August 4, 2011
 
The Central Military Commission Recently Promoted More Than 20 Military Officers to the Rank of Lieutenant General and Vice Admiral
Nanfang Dushi Bao, August 4, 2011
 
Summary: China Looks at Functions Integration From Downing of US Chinook Copter
Jiefangjun Bao, September 8, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
 
Intelligence Transmitted Straight to Airborne Fighting Eagles -- Radar Brigade of East Sea Fleet Aviation Achieves Transformation of Combat Power Generation Model
Jiefangjun Bao, May 22, 2011
 
Video News Clip: Report on PLA Navy Flight School Graduating Jet Fighter Trainee Pilots
CCTV-Xinwen, September 9, 2011
 
Video News Clip: PLA Navy's South China Sea Fleet Conducts Special Operations Training
CCTV-Xinwen, September 10, 2011
 
PRC Military Expert Says China Not Building Another Aircraft Carrier
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong), September 8, 2011
 
Video: PLA Navy Destroyer, Frigate Captains Display Ability To Command Formations
CCTV-7, July 29, 2011
 
Summary: JFJB Interviews PLA Navy Engineer on Foreign, PRC Military-Use Steel
Jiefangjun Bao, September 8, 2011
 
Experts say maps will help turn ocean into new economic boom zone
China Daily, September 14, 2011
 
Official Discusses China's Oceanic, Polar Undertakings in 12th Five-Year Program
Renmin Ribao, June 8, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
 
Video: PLAAF Adopts New Equipment Support Model, Reduces Aircraft Preparation Time
CCTV-7, July 13, 2011
 
U.S. Worries Over China's Air Force Development
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong), September 7, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic

Business Times, September 13, 2011
 
Logistics is fundamental to Chinese Economic Growth
Transport Intelligence 
 
Transport Intelligence, September 12, 2011
 
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2011
 
 
ETC…
 
The Mail (UK), September 1, 2011
 
 
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September 9, 2011
 
* Titles without links are proprietary and/or copyrighted and may be available to U.S. government entities upon request
 
 
Thought of the Week:
 
I think the single biggest threat to our national security is our debt.”
- Admiral Mike Mullen, CJCS, at Detroit Economic Club Luncheon
(Aug 2010)
 
 
 
 
INTERESTING
 
Cyberwar is already happening - and it's about to get much, much worse. A veteran cyberwarrior explains how America can prepare itself.
Foreign Policy, September 6, 2011
 
Foreign Policy, Sept/Oct 2011
-           Technology Will Take on a Life of Its Own
-           Micromultinationals Will Run the World
-           Everything Will Be Too Big to Fail
-           The South China Sea Is the Future of Conflict
-           Get Ready for the Democratization of Destruction
-           The Shape of the Global Economy Will Fundamentally Change
-           The Americas, Not the Middle East, Will Be the World Capital of
             Energy
-           The World Will Be More Crowded -- With Old People
-           Problems Will Be Global -- And Solutions Will Be, Too
 
Comparative Strategy, Volume 30, Issue 3, 2011
 
Defense & Security Analysis, Volume 27, Issue 2, 2011
 
 
U.S. - AMERICAS
 
CSBA, June 3, 2011
By Barry Watts
 
The Diplomat, September 5, 2011
 
AOL Defense, September 06, 2011
 
OilPrice.com, September 1, 2011
 
Joint Forces Quarterly, Issue 62 (3d Quarter, July 2011)
 
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, August 15, 2011
 
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 20, 2011
 
Parameters, Vol. 41, No. 1, Spring 2011
 
Eurasia Review, September 1, 2011
 
(CHINESE) EXPERT: US MILITARY ELECTROMAGNETIC RAILGUN MAY BECOME AN ULTIMATE WEAPON TO REWRITE THE FUTURE WARFARE OPERATION
Keji Ribao, February 16, 2011
 
Comparative Strategy, Volume 30, Issue 3, 2011
 
CSIS, June 28, 2011
 
Intelligence and National Security, Volume 26, Issue 4, 2011
 
Intelligence and National Security, Volume 26, Issue 4, 2011
 
BBC, September 7, 2011
 
InSight, September 8, 2011
 
 
PIRACY
 
The human costs of piracy off the Horn of Africa are mounting with an escalating level of violence and shipowners unwilling to pay higher ransoms while operating sub-standard ships. As the plight of Captain Prem Kumar demonstrates, innocent seafarers suffer most.
RSIS, September 7, 2011
 
Kyodo World Service, September 1, 2011
 
Neptune Maritime Security, September 7, 2011
 
 
CYBER / C4
 
(see more cyber-related info in China section below)
 
Cyberwar is already happening - and it's about to get much, much worse. A veteran cyberwarrior explains how America can prepare itself.
Foreign Policy, September 6, 2011
 
Defense & Security Analysis Volume 27, Issue 2, 2011
 
 
ENERGY
 
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, August 24, 2011
 
OilPrice.com, September 1, 2011
 
Bellona Foundation (Norway), August 18, 2011
 
Prachatai (Bangkok), September 7, 2011
 
Power Engineering, August 31, 2011
 
 
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
 
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 20, 2011
 
Ocean Development & International Law, Volume 42, Issue 3, 2011
 
Exxon, Rosneft, Shell Set to Pour Billions Into Potentially Huge, Risky Prospects
Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2011
 
 
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
 
Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2011
 
Transport Intelligence, September 7, 2011
 
 
RUSSIA
 
Moscow makes first-ever to sale to Bahrain in effort to capitalize on Arab Spring, but West likely to retain biggest customers
Jerusalem Post, September 5, 2011
 
RIA Novosti, September 5, 2011
 
RUSSIAN NAVAL SHIPBUILDER TO CLOSE DOWN REGIONAL SHIPBUILDING CENTRES
Voyenno-Promyshlennyy Kuryer, August 24, 2011
 
Bellona Foundation (Norway), August 18, 2011
 
The impending fall of Gaddafi’s regime and takeover of Tripoli by the Libyan rebels pose a policy challenge for China and Russia in their support for autocratic leaders in the Arab world
RSIS, September 5, 2011
 
 
INDIA
 
The Indian Express, Septmeber 1, 2011
 
Financial Times, September 5, 2011
 
Russia & India Report, September 5, 2011
 
 
RUSSIA/INDIA
 
India will receive the Chakra nuclear submarine in the near future
Russia & India Report, September 7, 2011
 
 
EUROPE
 
Neptune Maritime Security, September 7, 2011
 
Les Echos, September 6, 2011
 
Agerpres (Bucharest), September 7, 2011
 
 
AFRICA
 
Conflict Management and Peace Science, July 2011
 
CSIS, September 1, 2011
 
Mining Weekly, August 31, 2011
 
 
ASIA/PACIFIC
 
Current History, September 2011
 
Ocean Development & International Law, Volume 42, Issue 3, 2011
 
The Pioneer (New Delhi), September 5, 2011
 
Reuters, September 7, 2011
 
Asia Times, September 6, 2011
 
National Bureau of Asian Research, July 2011
 
Ocean Development & International Law, Volume 42, Issue 3, 2011
 
Contemporary Southeast Asia, April 2011
 
Current History, September 2011
 
Current History, September 2011
- It has become apparent that a policy of isolation, sanctions, lack of dialogue, and ‘strategic patience’ has not worked to weaken North Korea or alter its behavior, much less bring the regime down.
 
 
INDIA OCEAN
 
The visit of the Indian prime minister to Bangladesh this week offers opportunity to address emerging challenges in the bilateral relationship arising from climate change. There is a need for fresh approaches by the two neighbours to enhance their fluctuating ties
RSIS, September 5, 2011
 
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/August 2011
 
 
MIDDLE EAST
 
Defense & Security Analysis Volume 27, Issue 2, 2011
 
Rafael's unmanned naval patrol vehicles are among means being introduced to protect Israel's offshore rigs
Globes (Israel), September 4, 2011
 
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s staunchest ally, Iran, is hinting that its support for the embattled leader is not unconditional. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is preparing for the likelihood that Assad will fall.
RSIS, September 6, 2011
 
IRAN UNVEILS LATEST C-802 DEVELOPMENT
Jane's Missiles & Rockets, September 2, 2011
 
RIA Novosti, September 6, 2011
 
 
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
 
(CHINESE) EXPERT: US MILITARY ELECTROMAGNETIC RAILGUN MAY BECOME AN ULTIMATE WEAPON TO REWRITE THE FUTURE WARFARE OPERATION
Keji Ribao February 16, 2011
 
HK ARTICLE ON PRC EFFORTS TO COUNTER US CONTAINMENT WITH MILITARY DIPLOMACY
Tzu Ching, August 2011
 
VIDEO CLIP: CCTV-XINWEN REPORT, COMMENTARY ON FAILED TEST OF US SM-3 BLOCK 1B INTERCEPTOR
CCTV-Xinwen, September 3, 2011
 
Eurasia Review, September 1, 2011
 
 
CHINA-INDIA
 
RAND Corp, August 23, 2011
 
The Diplomat, September 4, 2011
 
To avoid a future clash between China and India, a maritime conference is needed to set some rules
Wall Street Journal, September 5, 2011
 
Reuters, September 6, 2011
 
The Pioneer (New Delhi), September 5, 2011
 
Lowy Interpreter, September 6, 2011
 
 
CHINA-EUROPE
 
CSIS, August 29, 2011
 
 
CHINA-ASIA
 
The National (UAE), September 7, 2011
 
HK JOURNAL: PRC EXPERTS ANALYZE CRUX OF SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTES
Feng Huang Chou Kan, August 25-31, 2011
 
The Diplomat, September 1, 2011
 
Korea Herald / Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2011
 
Philippine Star / Xinhua, September 01, 2011
 
 
CHINA-AFRICA
 
The impending fall of Gaddafi’s regime and takeover of Tripoli by the Libyan rebels pose a policy challenge for China and Russia in their support for autocratic leaders in the Arab world
RSIS, September 5, 2011
 
 
CHINA-MIDDLE EAST
 
Journal of Contemporary China, September 2011
 
 
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
 
REVELATION OF LATEST EXPLOSIVE MILITARY SECRET - HYPERVELOCITY ELECTROMAGNETIC GUN DEVELOPED IN CHINA
Renmin Wang (Strong Nation Forum), July 25, 2011
 
Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2011. xii + 301 pp. $35.00. ISBN 978-0-8131-2645-6
The China Quarterly, June 20, 2011
 
Strategy Page, September 1, 2011
 
Beyond the positive and negative debate
Cooperation and Conflict, June 2011
 
Defence Professionals / PLA Daily, September 5, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
 
New York Times, September 4, 2011
 
Global Times, September 2, 2011
 
CHINA’S KUZNETSOV (OREL) (PROJECT 1143.5/6)
Jane's Fighting Ships, September 6, 2011
 
ANALYSIS: INTERPRETING CHINA'S CARRIER AMBITIONS
China's first aircraft carrier could become a symbol of its peaceful rise or its expanding strategic ambitions
Jane's Defence Weekly, September 8, 2011
 
Straits Times, September 5, 2011
 
RMRB REPORTS PLA NAVAL INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL UNDERWATER ARMAMENTS
Renmin Ribao, September 17, 2011
 
YU-3 (ZHONGHUA XUN - STURGEON)/ET 32 (SUBMARINE LAUNCHED ANTI-SURFACE/ANTI-SUBMARINE HEAVYWEIGHT TORPEDO)
Jane's Underwater Warfare Systems, August 31, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
 
SUMMARY: PRC MUST IMPROVE CYBER-DEFENSE TO PREVENT NORTH AFRICA-STYLE UPHEAVAL
Renmin Luntan, August 20, 2011
 
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2011
 
Comparative Strategy, Volume 30, Issue 3, 2011
 
WINNING BATTLE OF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS - FIRST COMMENTARY ON VIGOROUSLY STRENGTHENING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER TEAMS
Jiefangjun Bao, July 18, 2011
 
 
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
 
Nation rules out hegemony as its strategic intentions clarified
China Daily, September 7, 2011
 
Xinhua, September 2011
- The Information Office of the State Council, China's cabinet, on Tuesday published a white paper on China's peaceful development.
 
PRC SCHOLAR ON WAYS TO INCREASE CHINA'S SOFT POWER
Dangdai Shijie, June 5, 201
 
CCTV-XINWEN 'GLOBAL WATCH' DISCUSSES 'ARC OF DIPLOMATIC NETWORK' TO CONTAIN CHINA
CCTV-Xinwen, September 5, 2011
 
HK ARTICLE ON PRC EFFORTS TO COUNTER US CONTAINMENT WITH MILITARY DIPLOMACY
Tzu Ching, August 2011
 
China Daily, September 9, 2011
 
Journal of Contemporary China, September 2011
 
East Asia, July 16, 2011
 
Global Times (China), August 29, 2011
 
China’s economic growth has been remarkable. But continuing to rely on the notion of a benevolent dictatorship is a serious mistake
The Diplomat, August 31, 2011
 
Current History, September 2011
 
The Epoch Times, September 1, 2011
 
Transport Intelligence, September 7, 2011
 
 
ETC…
 
Why the global economic crash, the rise of the Tea Party, the Arab Spring, and China’s coming fall are all connected
Foreign Policy, August 31, 2011
 
Time, September 12, 2011
 
CSIS, August 11, 2011
 
 
 
 
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