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Maritime Security
News & analysis tagged Maritime Security — diplomacy, politics, and global affairs coverage from Model Diplomat.
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Solomon Islands Signs US Coast Guard Patrol
Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale signs US Coast Guard shiprider deal 68 days after taking office, reversing four years of Chinese-aligned maritime policy and signaling a strategic balancing act in the Pacific.
2026-07-22
China's Kinmen Campaign: The Deceptive Calm
China's coast guard entered Kinmen's restricted waters 24 times in 2026, desensitizing Taiwan's public and eroding territorial jurisdiction through a deliberate gray-zone campaign.
2026-07-20
China's Grey-Zone Pressure on Taiwan
Analysis of China's June 2026 deployment east of Taiwan: CCG and navy vessels maintain round-the-clock presence, using 'law enforcement' to assert jurisdiction and test Taiwan's defenses.
2026-07-20
China's Taiwan Blockade Playbook: White Hulls
Senator Tammy Duckworth warns China will likely blockade Taiwan by 2028 using coast guard vessels under legal cover, not military invasion, citing rehearsed exercises and economic stakes of $2.45 trillion in trade.
2026-07-19
US Strikes Push Inland to Iran's Missile Fact
US strikes hit Iran's Semnan missile factories and disable a tanker running the Hormuz blockade, escalating a conflict that has slashed strait traffic to 11 vessels daily and pushed Brent crude toward $86.
2026-07-17
US Reinstates Iran Blockade, Splits Hormuz
US reinstates naval blockade of Iran on July 14, ending 26-day ceasefire. Strait of Hormuz splits into competing toll lanes as traffic collapses to 23 ships daily. 60-day war-powers clock ticks toward Congress.
2026-07-16
Trump's Hormuz Toll Reversal Masks a Bigger
Trump reverses 20% Hormuz cargo fee, replacing it with Gulf state investment demands. Strait traffic collapses 84% as US-Iran war escalates with strikes on power plants and bridges threatened.
2026-07-16
Trump's Hormuz Toll Collapsed In 24 Hours
Trump announced a 20% toll on Strait of Hormuz shipping but reversed after Gulf states refused. The US reinstated blockade, but the real constraint is marine insurance market.
2026-07-16
Strait of Hormuz Becomes the Prize as US-Iran
US-Iran ceasefire collapses over Strait of Hormuz toll dispute. Both sides now seek to charge for passage, violating international law. Gulf states pay the price as traffic grinds to a halt and Brent crude jumps 18%.
2026-07-16
Oil Rises as U.S. Reimposes Iran Blockade
US reimposes naval blockade on Iran as June ceasefire collapses; Trump's 20% Hormuz toll reversed in 24 hours. War-risk insurance keeps strait effectively closed, squeezing Asian oil importers.
2026-07-16
Manila's South China Sea Ruling: 10 Years On
Philippines marks 10 years of South China Sea ruling as 14 governments call it binding, but China doubles coast guard patrols at Scarborough Shoal, testing U.S. treaty trigger.
2026-07-16
Manila Won at The Hague a Decade Ago; Beijing
Ten years after the 2016 UNCLOS arbitral award invalidated China's nine-dash line, Beijing has not complied. Manila now uses the ruling to build a U.S.-Japan-Philippines defense network outside ASEAN.
2026-07-16
Taiwan Turns Coast Guard Into Diplomatic
Taiwan hosts seven foreign lawmakers on a coast guard patrol off Kinmen, turning Beijing's gray-zone pressure into a diplomatic incident with international witnesses.
2026-07-10
Strait of Hormuz at Near-Standstill as Med
Qatar-led mediators scramble to salvage a US-Iran MOU as Hormuz shipping collapses to 16% of pre-war levels, 6,000 seafarers stranded, and both sides claim authority over the strait.
2026-07-10
US Strikes Iran Again as Hormuz Ceasefire F
U.S. Central Command conducts strikes on Iran, targeting over 80 sites as tensions escalate over the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire collapses.
2026-07-09
Taiwan's Drone Doctrine Against China
Taiwan adopts a drone-first strategy with 1,320 uncrewed vessels to counter China's maritime threats, focusing on detection and enforcement.
2026-07-09
Taiwan's Coast Guard Patrol with Foreign MPs
Seven foreign lawmakers join Taiwan's Coast Guard patrol, highlighting rising Chinese maritime pressure and Taiwan's strategic response.
2026-07-09
Taiwan Warns of New Indo-Pacific Status Quo
Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Minister warns that China's maritime pressure risks creating a new status quo in the Indo-Pacific before allies react.
2026-07-09
Marcos Orders AFP to Hold the Line in SCS
President Marcos orders the Armed Forces of the Philippines to hold their ground in the West Philippine Sea as tensions with China escalate.
2026-07-09
IPAC's Kinmen Patrol Exposes Beijing's Tactic
Taiwan's IPAC delegation patrols Kinmen, highlighting China's gray-zone tactics and the need for international witnesses against Beijing's encroachments.
2026-07-09
Hormuz Traffic Collapses as Iran Gains Power
Ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz drop to 23, revealing Iran's strategic control over Gulf shipping amid escalating US-Iran tensions.
2026-07-09
Hormuz Shipping Halts as Iran Cements Grip
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz nearly stopped after U.S.-Iran strikes, highlighting Iran's control over a key maritime chokepoint for global oil.
2026-07-09
China's Maritime Gambit: 110 Ships Shift Tide
China's record deployment of over 110 ships along the First Island Chain challenges US influence and alters regional security dynamics.
2026-07-09
China's Gray-Zone Tactics in Taiwan Strait
Taiwan's coast guard reports a 500% increase in Chinese incursions, signaling a shift in maritime security norms in the Taiwan Strait.
2026-07-09