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Strategic Research Department
August 20, 2010
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INTERESTING
Japan Times, August 19, 2010
Daily NK (South Korea), August 20, 2010
U.S. - AMERICAS
The American Interest, September/October, 2010
By Seth Cropsey
SourceSecurity.com, August 4, 2010
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announces $7m of additional funding
Lloyd's List, August 13, 2010
FirstView System Will Manage Early Warning Chemical Warfare Detectors and CCTV Cameras Providing Real-Time Port Security
Maritime Executive, August 19, 2010
SEA OF TREASURES
Nicknamed the Blue Amazon, the strip of water covering 3.5 million square kilometers along our coast conceals riches going far beyond petroleum. Read why the Navy has its eye on them.
IstoE (Brazil), August 18, 2010
USNavySeals.com, August 12, 2010
EastBayRI.com, Augusts 19, 2010
UPI, August 18, 2010
How safe and efficient are Latin America's ports? Four experts share their insights.
Latin Business Chronicle, August 17, 2010
PIRACY
Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2010
Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2010
AllAfrica.com, July 28, 2010
CYBER
CNET, July 29, 2010
Popular Science, August 2, 2010
(CHINA'S) CYBER PATRIOTS
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2010
ENERGY
Financial Times, August 19, 2010
Awdal News Network (Republic Of Somaliland), August 20, 2010
Foreign oil companies are still finding Iraq a tough place to do business
The Economist, August 19, 2010
Taiwan News, August 18, 2010
Bloomberg, August 17, 2010
Global Times, August 19, 2010
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT – ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
Associated Press, August 18, 2010
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
Platts, August 19, 2010
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announces $7m of additional funding
Lloyd's List, August 13, 2010
Singapore line formally converts option for two 10,700 teu vessels into a firm order with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for 2012 delivery
Lloyd's List, August 16, 2010
How safe and efficient are Latin America's ports? Four experts share their insights.
Latin Business Chronicle, August 17, 2010
RIA Novosti, August 17, 2010
Yonhap, August 18, 2010
Marine Log, August 18, 2010
Hong Kong and Chinese companies comprise 8% of the Baltic Exchange’s 600-strong membership base
Lloyd's List, August 16, 2010
The Mail (UK), August 19, 2010
RUSSIA
THE CURSE OF THE KURSK
Ten years have passed since the greatest disaster in the history of the Fleet. The Russian submarines are still the most dangerous in the world
Nasha Versiya, August 9, 2010
DIFFERENT MODIFICATIONS OF 'TORNADO' FAMILY OF COASTAL COMBAT SHIPS
Just like the devastating tornadoes, the family of the littoral battle ships that were created by the Zelenodolsk Design and Construction Bureau (ZPKB) possess great power. The armaments of these relative small ships enable them to rival corvettes.
Natsionalnaya Oborona, March 2010
RUSSIAN NAVAL PILOTS TO RESUME TRAINING AT NITKA SIMULATOR
Moscow Interfax, August 17, 2010
Georgian Daily, August 8, 2010
SRI LANKAN OFFICERS TRAINING ABOARD RUSSIAN WARSHIP
Moscow Interfax, August 17, 2010
RIA Novosti, August 17, 2010
INDIA
Economic Times of India, August 13, 2010
DefenseNews, August 18, 2010
Institute for Defence Studies & Analysis, August 19, 2010
EUROPE
UKRAINIAN DEFENCE CHIEF APPOINTS SENIOR NAVY COMMANDER
Kiev Unian, August 18, 2010
The Georgian Daily, July 26, 2010
Eurasia Review, August 12, 2010
UPI, August 18, 2010
BBC, August 14, 2010
New tech could save Blighty's carrier force
The Register (UK), August 17, 2010
ASIA/PACIFIC
IN VIETNAM, THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ISSUE IS STILL AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE NOTE OF SILENCE (Op-Ed)
Bauxite Vietnam. August 8, 2010
The Jakarta Post, August 19, 2010
TAIWAN NAVY'S LACK OF RESPONSE AS PLAN MOVES FURTHER OUT TO SEA
Ya-tai Fang-wu Tsa-chih (Asia- Pacific Defense Magazine), June 2010
The Straits Times, August 16, 2010
Singapore S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, August 16, 2010
Singapore S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, August 16, 2010
AsiaOne, August 18, 2010
Global Times, August 18, 2010
New York Times, August 16, 2010
INDIA OCEAN
The Nation (Sri Lanka), August 14, 2010
Sri Lanka has unveiled a new seaport, the showpiece among a series of big new infrastructure projects on the island
BBC, August 15, 2010
SRI LANKAN OFFICERS TRAINING ABOARD RUSSIAN WARSHIP
Moscow Interfax, August 17, 2010
MIDDLE EAST
For the Obama administration, the prospect of a nuclearized Iran is dismal to contemplate— it would create major new national-security challenges and crush the president’s dream of ending nuclear proliferation. But the view from Jerusalem is still more dire: a nuclearized Iran represents, among other things, a threat to Israel’s very existence. In the gap between Washington’s and Jerusalem’s views of Iran lies the question: who, if anyone, will stop Iran before it goes nuclear, and how? As Washington and Jerusalem study each other intensely, here’s an inside look at the strategic calculations on both sides—and at how, if things remain on the current course, an Israeli air strike will unfold.
The Atlantic, September 2010
Platts, August 19, 2010
Radio Free Europe, August 18, 2010
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
Office of the Secretary of Defense,
PRC EXPERT: CHINA NOT TO USE DONGFENG MISSILES AGAINST U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong), August 13, 2010
EXPERT: THE ASSERTION THAT 'CHINA WILL BUILD ITS FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER WITHIN THIS YEAR' IS PURELY CONJECTURE
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong), August 18, 2010
The PLA is seeking to push U.S. forces out of Asian waters
Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2010
US warships are staging their third set of exercises in less than a month off the coast of China, in a show of force that has prompted fears of prolonged maritime tensions in the region.
Christian Science Monitor, August 17, 2010
If present military trends continue, the correlation of forces will shift much more to Beijing's advantage within the next decade
Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2010
Asahi Shimbun (Japan), August 14, 2010
People's Daily, August 17, 2010
TAIWAN MILITARY PAPER: U.S. ADOPTING 'ENCIRCLEMENT STRATEGY' TOWARD CHINA
Ching-Chi Jih-Pao (Taiwan), August 13, 2010
People’s Daily, August 19, 2010
By Arturo Valenuela (Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs)
CHINA-INDIA
Financial Express (India), August 18, 2010
As China and India rise in tandem, their relationship will shape world politics. Shame they do not get on better
The Economist, August 19, 2010
Asia’s two giants are still unsure what to make of each other. But as they grow, they are coming closer—for good and bad
The Economist, August 19, 2010
CHINA-ASIA
China and ASEAN have put in place a free trade agreement and a US $10 billion investment fund, but disputes over the Mekong River and the South China Sea remain
The Irrawaddy, August 2010
Xinhua, August 17, 2010
CHINA-AFRICA
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SINO-AU RELATIONS ARE AN INDISPENSABLE PART OF THE NEW SINO-AFRICAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP -- AN INTERVIEW WITH LIU ZHENMIN, SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER
Xinhua, July 27, 2010
China Radio International, August 16, 2010
AllAfrica.com, August 13, 2010
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
Reuters, August 15, 2010
Institute for National Strategic Studies (National Defense University), August 2010
THE RISE OF HAWKS WILL SURELY DRAG DOWN THE ECONOMY
Ping Kuo Jih Pao, August 13, 2010
SUMMARY: ZGB ARTICLE URGES PLA MDS ENHANCING NON-WAR MILITARY ACTION CAPABILITY
Zhongguo Guofang Bao, August 12, 2010
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
The Asahi Shimbun (Japan), August 11, 2010
EXPERT: THE ASSERTION THAT 'CHINA WILL BUILD ITS FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER WITHIN THIS YEAR' IS PURELY CONJECTURE
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong), August 18, 2010
Asahi Shimbun, August 19, 2010
Strategy Page, August 17, 2010
Asia Times, August 20, 2010
People's Daily, August 18, 2010
PHOTO SHOWS NSF FLOTILLA DEPLOYING MINESWEEPING DEVICE
Renmin Haijun, May 17, 2010
VIDEO: PLA NAVY DESTROYER FLOTILLA FORMATION EXERCISE FEATURES NEW-TYPE WARSHIPS
CCTV-7, June 12, 2010
VIDEO: PLA'S SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING CENTER FOR NEW-TYPE SUBMARINES INAUGURATED
CCTV-7, June 23, 2010
VIDEO: LATE PLA NAVAL REPRESENTATIVE, CONTRIBUTOR TO TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT PROFILED
CCTV-7, June 25, 2010
VIDEO: PLA NAVY OFFICE RECEIVES MESSAGE PRAISING LASER RANGE FINDER
CCTV-7, June 10, 2010
VIDEO: PLA NAVY'S NEW-TYPE MISSILE SPEEDBOATS CONDUCT ARTILLERY ATTACK EXERCISE
CCTV-7, June 8, 2010
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
ANALYSIS OF X-BAND RADAR CAPABILITY IN MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
Huokong Leida Jishu, September 1, 2009
EXPLORATION OF CHINA'S AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP
Naval & Merchant Ships, July 2010
VIDEO: PLA AIR FORCE BUILDS INFORMATIZED SUPPORT PLATFORM FOR NEW-TYPE FIGHTERS
Beijing CCTV-7, June 29, 2010
VIDEO: PLA AIR FORCE AVIATION UNIT PRACTICES LONG-RANGE RAID IN ORGANIC UNITS
CCTV-7, June 15, 2010
VIDEO PLA AIR FORCE MISSILE BRIGADE PRACTICES CONFRONTATION IN WESTERN GOBI
CCTV-7, June 28, 2010
VIDEO: PLA AIR FORCE CONFRONTATION TRAINING FEATURES VARIOUS TYPES OF FIGHTERS
CCTV-7, June 12, 2010
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
PRC SCHOLAR ANALYZES CHANGES IN RELATIONS BETWEEN GREAT POWERS IN NEW CENTURY
Dangdai Shijie, February 5, 2010
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2010
China Daily, August 20, 2010
NPR, August 20, 2010
China Radio International, August 16, 2010
Strategy Page, August 17, 2010
New policies requiring NGOs to hand over private donations for the Yushu earthquake to the Qinghai provincial government have sent ripples through grassroots organizations
China Digital Times, August 12, 2010
ETC…
CounterCurrents.com, August 19, 2010
Financial Express (India), August 19, 2010
Questions raised over the respective merits of Eastern and Western methods of vocational teaching
People's Daily, August 16, 2010
Global Times, August 9, 2010
Time Magazine, August 16, 2010
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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
August 13, 2010
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INTERESTING
VIDEO OF (IRAN’S) NEW QADIR-CLASS SUBMARINE
Islamic Republic of Iran Network 2 Television, August 9, 2010
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, July 20, 2010
Novel Naval Technologies: Sustaining or Disrupting Naval Doctrine
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, April 2010
(Federal News Radio, August 12, 2010)
(Blog) (Huffington Post, August 11, 2010)
Iraqi Oil Report, August 10, 2010
Organisation extremely dismayed after US Navy releases pirates who attempted to seize Ice Explorer
Lloyd's List, August 10, 2010
U.S. - AMERICAS
Global Security Newswire, August 10, 2010
Lexington Institute, August 6, 2010
Social Media Today, August 10, 2010
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, July 20, 2010
The Maritime Executive, August 12, 2010
China Post, August 10, 2010
Very soon “we will have our submarines cruising” which will be “normal submarines”, with no nuclear capacity at all, pointed out Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, in anticipation of any criticisms “that could suggest such an option”.
Merco Press (South Atlantic News Agency), August 10, 2010
Latin American Herald Tribune, August 10, 2010
Automated Trader/Dow Jones, August 4, 2010
World Politics Review, August 9, 2010
The presidents of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, and of Chile, Sebastian Pinera, ratified maritime border agreements
Poder 360, August 6, 2010
Financial Times, July 19, 2010
(BRAZILIAN) PRE-SALT OIL ATTRACTS $20 BILLION IN INVESTMENT
Rio de Janeiro O Globo (in Portuguese), August 9, 2010
(BRAZIL) COUNTRY MORE PROMINENT IN NEW WORLD ORDER (Op-Ed)
Sao Paulo O Estado de Sao Paulo , August 9, 2010
By Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim
PIRACY
Iraqi Oil Report, August 10, 2010
Organisation extremely dismayed after US Navy releases pirates who attempted to seize Ice Explorer
Lloyd's List, August 10, 2010
Reuters, August 10, 2010
Foreign Policy, August 9, 2010
Bangkok Post, August 8, 2010
MOL tanker blast and breaches to Gulf of Aden transit corridor raise fears of heightened risk to shipping across Middle East
Lloyd's List, August 6, 2010
CYBER
Public Service, August 12, 2010
Federal News Radio, August 12, 2010)
Huffington Post, August 11, 2010
Silicon India, August 4, 2010
io9.com, August 4, 2010
ENERGY
The future of oil sands, shale gas, oil shale and coalbed methane - new market report and analysis released
PR Inside.com, August 6, 2010
Calgary Herald, August 7, 2010
Financial Times, July 19, 2010
(BRAZILIAN) PRE-SALT OIL ATTRACTS $20 BILLION IN INVESTMENT
Rio de Janeiro O Globo (in Portuguese), August 9, 2010
CLIMATE CHANGE – ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
Associated Press, August 10, 2010
Xinhua, August 12, 2010
Military.com, August 11, 2010
Contemporary Review (Oxford), July 2010
Xinhua, August 10, 2010
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 11, 2010
Platts, August 12, 2010
Peak season may have arrived early this year and volumes likely to slacken off after spiking in July, says report
Lloyd's List, August 6, 2010
In These Times, August 9, 2010
DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF ATTEMPTS TO REJUVENATE RUSSIAN SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY ("THE LONG-AWAITED MULTIPLIER")
Shipbuilding is seen as an integrator sector for high technology and production
Dalnevostochnyy Kapital, July 15, 2010
CPI Financial, August 4, 2010
Ships collide spilling containers of oil and other chemicals into the busy Mumbai sea lane Saturday, closing India's Busy Port of Mumbai
The Maritime Executive, August 10, 2010
Suspension of operations at Mumbai port and JNPT could see Indian exports take a $4bn hit
Lloyd's List, August 11, 2010
The Maritime Executive (China Natural Gas Press Release), August 10, 2010
RUSSIA
RIA Novosti, August 2, 2010
RusNavy.com, August 10, 2010
RusNavy.com (RIA Novosti), August 9, 2010
CIVILIAN FIRMS TO TAKE CHARGE OF CATERING, BATHING, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN ARMED FORCES - GENERAL
Interfax-AVN, July 30, 2010
CIVILIANS IN BARRACKS: DAILY ROUTINE, NAVY-STYLE
Boyevaya Vakhta, July 17, 2010
ITAR-TASS, August 5, 2010
Baltic Fleet Press Service, August 6, 2010
INDIA
OneIndia, August 12, 2010
Logistic Week, August 12, 2010
The Pioneer (India), July 30, 2010
EUROPE
Faster Times, July 27, 2010
GERMAN NAVY TO BUY NEW WARSHIPS DESPITE COST-CUTTING POLICY
Buying more, rather than cutting back: the Bundeswehr plans to procure several new warships for the Navy. In doing so, the government also wants to help the crisis-torn shipbuilding industry.
Spiegel, August 9, 2010
ASIA/PACIFIC
China is flexing its muscles over sovereignty of the South China Sea. But it's not the only country with a claim to these waters.
MoneyWeek, August 13, 2010
The Irrawaddy (Burma), August 11, 2010
China Daily, August 4, 2010
Jamestown Foundation China Brief, August 5, 2010
It became rich as America's compliant vassal state. Now Japan's efforts to move on are being thwarted by the U.S.
The Guardian (UK), August 8, 2010
AFP, August 9, 2010
Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 12, 2010
The Daily Caller, August 9, 2010
China Daily, August 11, 2010
Chosun Ilbo, August 9, 2010
U.S. THREE-FRONT CONTAINMENT STRATEGY IS OBVIOUS
Ta Kung Pao (Hong Kong), July 28, 2010
PR.com/ AMI International, August 12, 2010
Eurasia Review, August 2, 2010
AFP, August 4, 2010
AFP, August 5, 2010
INDIA OCEAN
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (New Delhi), August 5, 2010
MIDDLE EAST
CNS News, August 9, 2010
VIDEO OF NEW QADIR-CLASS SUBMARINE
Islamic Republic of Iran Network 2 Television, August 9, 2010
IranDefence.net
IRANIAN NAVY COMMANDERS DISCUSS LAUNCH OF NEW SUBMARINES
Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Network 2, August 9, 2010
Global Security Newswire, August 11, 2010
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 11, 2010
Platts, August 12, 2010
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
As with Germany a century ago, an emerging power is overestimating its capabilities
Wall Street Journal, August 5, 2010
Reuters, August 13, 2010
Global Times (China), August 13, 2010
Bloomberg News, August 10, 2010
The U. S administration has been drawn into the dispute over the South China Sea at the urging of Vietnam
Vancouver Sun, August 9, 2010
Eurasia Review, August 7, 2010
Financial Times, August 9, 2010
Taipei Times, August 11, 2010
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2010
The Australian, August 4, 2010
People's Daily, August 9, 2010
Global Times, August 9, 2010
CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES: SEEKING STRATEGIC RE-POSITIONING IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Qingnian Bao, August 7, 2010
UNITED STATES CAN CEASE ITS GUNBOAT POLICY
Zhongguo Qingnian Bao, August 6, 2010
By Major General Luo Yuan, deputy secretary general of the China Military Science Society
By overreaching in the South China Sea, Beijing has drawn the U.S. irrevocably into the debate
Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2010
The Economist, July 29 2010
CHINA-INDIA
The world’s largest democracy finds its influence eroded by Chinese gains. It must stand firm.
The Globe and Mail (Canada), August 12, 2010
CHINA-RUSSIA
Strategy Page, August 5, 2010
CHINA-ASIA
Washington Post, August 9, 2010
Associated Press, August 9, 2010
Political watchers say China downplaying 'core interest' rhetoric
The Straits Times, August 7, 2010
Until fairly recently, the Chinese were earning praise for their shrewd handling of Southeast Asia. Not anymore.
Foreign Policy, August 4, 2010
The Mainichi Daily News, August 11, 2010
CHINA-AFRICA
Bikyamasr (Egypt), August 10, 2010
Xinhua, August 7, 2010
Kenyan and Chinese archeologists are investigating how far back trade existed between two countries
The Daily Nation (Kenya), August 9, 2010
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
China's defense expenditure has always been maintained at a reasonable and appropriate level, a Defense Ministry spokesman said here Friday
Xinhua, July 30, 2010
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
TRANSCEND THINKING OF 'FIRST ISLAND CHAIN'
Naval and Merchant Ships, July 2010
PRC SCHOLARS EXAMINE METHODS TO PROTECT CHINA'S MARITIME SOVEREIGNTY ("NEW CHINA'S BORDER POLICY: FROM LAND TO SEA")
Xiandai Guoji Guanxi, October 20, 2009
Straits Times, August 2, 2010
FUEL CELL BREAKTHROUGH FOR DIESEL SUBMARINES
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2010
SOUTH SEA FLEET NAVAL AVIATION AIRFIELD STATION INTENSIFIES NIGHTTIME TRAINING ACCORDING TO NEW OUTLINE: NEW BREAKTHROUGHS IN NIGHTTIME SUPPORT OPERATIONS INVOLVING MULTI-TYPE AIRCRAFT?
Renmin Haijun, December 9, 2010
PLA Daily, July 27, 2010
Greek Reporter, August 12, 2010
People's Daily, August 3, 2010
Xinhua, July 26, 2010
BBC / La Stampa, August 3, 2010
WITNESSING A LIVE, FORCE-ON-FORCE TRAINING EXERCISE BY A CERTAIN DESTROYER FLOTILLA IN THE NORTH SEA FLEET
Renmin Haijun, April 28, 2010
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
Asia Eye, August 3, 2010
Arirang TV (South Korea), August 9, 2010
A SHENYANG MILITARY REGION AIR FORCE TRAINING BASE ADVANCES 'THREE RECTIFICATIONS' (PART 1)
"The whole network connected" is a solid "foundational project" for rectification
Kongjun Bao, February 2, 2010
INFORMATION NETWORK BOOSTS SUPPORT EFFICIENCY FOR NEW-MODEL AIRCRAFT
Kongjun Bao, May 14, 2010
PAY GREAT ATTENTION TO OPERATIONAL COORDINATION IN NETWORK WARFARE
Zhongguo Guofang Bao, March 18, 2010
GPS World, August 5, 2010
Radio Australia, August 3, 2010
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
WORLD GEOPOLITICAL CHANGES AND CHINA'S STRATEGIC CHOICES
Xiandai Guoji Guanxi, April 20, 2010
China Elections and Governance, July 21, 2010
Asia Times, August 6, 2010
Jamestown Foundation China Brief, August 5, 2010
Taipei Times, August 7, 2010
ETC…
Reports say Li Lu, who helped pair Berkshire Hathaway with Chinese electric carmaker BYD, is a contender
Forbes, July 30, 2010
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