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US fleet and Australian frigate in the South China Sea, courtesy US Pacific Fleet/flickr
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Australia and Air-Sea Battle

17 May 2013 Security Watch

The US’s Air-Sea Battle concept now seems to be the way Washington plans to counter China’s ‘anti-access/area denial’ challenge. Today, Ben Schreer considers the role that Australia might play in operationalizing this concept and how it might impact Canberra’s relations with Beijing. More on «Australia and Air-Sea Battle»

US navy inflatables and a suspected pirated vessel, courtesy of US Navy
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Somali Piracy: Gone for Good?

16 May 2013 Security Watch

What's behind the recent decline in maritime piracy attacks off the Horn of Africa? Sonia Rothwell believes that military operations on land and at sea are starting to have the desired effect, as are more controversial measures developed by private companies. More on «Somali Piracy: Gone for Good?»

A flag map of Serbia and Kosovo, courtesy DrRandomFactor/wikimedia
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Kosovo and Serbia Lurch Towards EU Membership

15 May 2012 Security Watch

Serbia's and Kosovo's attempts to join the European Union were recently thwarted by Germany and France. David Muckenhuber believes the rejection wasn’t tactical. In the wake of the Eurozone financial crisis, member states are in no mood for further EU enlargement. More on «Kosovo and Serbia Lurch Towards EU Membership»