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Japan PM warns of possible military response to subs
Hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday Tokyo could mount a military response if foreign submarines enter its territorial waters while underwater, as Japan and China continue to squabble over islands. Abe’s comment came after Japan’s Defence Ministry said a submerged vessel was spotted in the contiguous waters — a 12 nautical mile strip outside [...]
Iranian Ammunition Surfaces In African Conflicts
For years, unmarked ammunition has been turning up in some of Africa’s bloodiest conflict zones — Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ivory Coast. After a six-year investigation, independent arms investigators with Britain-based Conflict Armament Research (CAR) say they have figured out where the ammunition is being made: Iran. According to their December 2012 [...]
Asian nations feud over South China Sea
Asian leaders feuded on Monday over how to handle tense maritime territorial disputes with China, overshadowing talks at a regional summit meant to strengthen trade and political ties. The leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations had hoped to present a united front on the South China Sea row as they hosted Chinese [...]
South Korea plans new naval base near North Korea border
South Korea plans to build an advance front-line naval base along the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea. The government has approved the project and hopes to bolster its forces along the border with a dock for small warships, according to South Korea’s Defense Minister. The 23,489 square meters base is planned to be [...]
US, Russia trade accusations on arming Syria
Washington and Moscow traded accusations on Wednesday over arming the rivals in the Syrian conflict, as Damascus said it had “cleansed terrorists” from Al-Haffe, a Sunni enclave feared to be the target of a new massacre. On the ground, meanwhile, at least 50 people were killed as troops and rebels clashed across the country, said [...]
Beirut gunbattles leave 2 dead, Syria spillover feared
Street battles in Beirut during the night between groups for and against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s embattled regime left two people dead, Lebanon’s state-run news agency said on Monday. The fighting, which also wounded 18 people, erupted after reports emerged that army troops had shot dead an anti-Syria Sunni cleric when his convoy failed to [...]
Iran-US brinkmanship over oil strait of Hormuz worsens
A showdown between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers worsened on Thursday with warships from each side giving weight to an increasingly bellicose exchange of words. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards rejected a warning that the US military would “not tolerate” such a closure, saying [...]
New data allows for unique conflict research
Which factors increase the risk for armed conflict and war? What circumstances make conflict resolution more likely to be successful? If work for peace is to bear fruit; these questions needs to be answered. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) has released a new dataset which opens up new possibilities for the study of armed [...]
Drone Usage on the Rise in Conflicts Worldwide
Drones are becoming more widespread throughout the world – be it in Pakistan, Iraq, in Yemen or Somalia. These unmanned planes, currently mainly piloted remotely, may eventually engage each other on their own. On Thursday, Iranian and Indian media reported that an American drone strike had killed four militants in the North Waziristan region of [...]
