
EU AND “MARITIME MULTILATERALISM” IN THE INDO-PACIFIC: NAVIGATING IN ASIA’S WATERS
Using a maritime metaphor evoking the EU “in rougher seas”, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, defends the vision of a European Union affirming its identity and values in a climate…

ASSESSING THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY’S CONTRIBUTION TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
The impacts of climate change are now affecting the way of life for billions of people in almost every part of the planet. Future projections, derived from the latest climate models, suggest that the global average temperature could rise by…

MAKING WAVES- E-NEWS BRIEF 10 AUG-16 AUG 2020
Washington's failure to find international support for its arms embargo on Iran followed its seizure of four product tankers headed to Venezuela, which violated the US' embargo on the transport of Iranian oil and product exports. Iran's raid…

THE SABANG AND ACEH-ANDAMANS INITIATIVES: BEYOND BASE, ACCESS AND BALANCING
The Indonesian city of Sabang that overlooks the Andaman Sea and global maritime traffic passing through Strait of Malacca became a matter of much Indian interest in May 2018[1] when Indonesia’s then Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs,…

MAKING WAVES: AN E-NEWS BRIEF 3 AUG - 9 AUG 2020
A massive oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has threatened not only its fragile marine ecology but also its COVID-19-hit tourism sector. While Japan dispatched a team to assist the island nation's clean-up effort, India sent 30 tonnes of…

MAKING WAVES: AN E-NEWS BRIEF 27 JULY- 2 AUG 2020
China's opposition to any economic activities within its claim lines in the South China Sea cost Vietnam US$ 1 billion in compensation for cancelled oil and gas exploration contracts. An economic loss of such magnitude could strengthen the…
