 Photography: Weebly. Coast of Oman. We are back after a bit of time off, and for this round we have an excellent presentation by Hawkeye 360 on IUU off the coast of Oman. We'll let the analysis speak for itself! Also on deck, recent works covering the continuing discussion of island states, some interesting perspectives on futures for the Indian Ocean Region and strategic perspectives on topics running from the U.S. approach to the Indo-Pacific to discussion on India's aircraft carrier. Thank you to everyone for your continued study on this important region! Hawkeye 360 graciously provided use the below information on illegal fishing taking place within Oman's EEZ. The analysis uses satellite-based capture of RF signals to demonstrate how Chinese fishing vessels parked right next to Oman's EEZ turn-off their AIS and then proceed to cross the line into Oman's EEZ to conduct suspected illegal squid fishing. This analysis captures a mere blip of the wider dark shipping issues within the Indian Ocean. The first slide shows the positioning of Chinese vessels just outside Oman's EEZ. The next series of slides uses RF signals and other analytical approaches to then track those vessels as they turn off AIS and cross over into Oman's EEZ. Analyst comments from Hawkeye 360: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vvqc-Q9XBgdN0pYxZyejfp7PLwbykxkV/view?usp=sharing Recent Works Islands Nilanthi Samaranayake https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003206408-14/quad-plus-nilanthi-samaranayake https://www.9dashline.com/article/sri-lanka-navigating-geopolitics-regional-asymmetry-and-a-national-crisis Darshan Barauh https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/09/20/ocean-nations-indo-pacific-islands-dialogue-event-7680 Futures & Strategic Outlook Arzan Tarapore https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d-pBtfQjCtxWbAl5M_xkios5uWhlRQFW/view?usp=sharing https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/09/29/aukus-is-deeper-than-just-submarines/ Jacob Stokes https://www.9dashline.com/article/assessing-the-biden-administrations-policy-toward-the-indo-pacific VADM (retd.) Pradeep Chauhan https://docs.google.com/document/d/17CRST7vJj8sQ_Yv5H7emBl_QGaMe_SHs/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107979634958296226838&rtpof=true&sd=true News 2021 edition of the “Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue” (IPRD ), which is an annually recurring, apex-level international conference of the Indian Navy on maritime strategy, was held 27, 28, and 29 October. https://maritimeindia.org/the-indo-pacific-regional-dialogue/ AUKUS row: Macron says Australian PM lied about submarine deal https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/1/frances-macron-says-australian-pm-lied-over-aukus-submarine-deal Joint Leaders Statement on AUKUS https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/09/15/joint-leaders-statement-on-aukus/ AUKUS Is Deeper Than Just Submarines https://fsi.stanford.edu/news/aukus-deeper-just-submarines Indian Ocean Initiative Launch https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/09/14/indian-ocean-initiative-launch-event-7682 Ocean Nations: An Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/09/20/ocean-nations-indo-pacific-islands-dialogue-event-7680 JOINT COMMUNICATION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL The EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/jointcommunication_indo_pacific_en.pdf How Can the U.S. Balance Rivalries in South Asia? https://www.carnegie.org/topics/topic-articles/emerging-global-order/how-can-us-balance-rivalries-south-asia/ US Perspectives on Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region https://rusi.org/podcasts/bridging-the-oceans/episode-24-us-perspectives-maritime-security-indian-ocean-region MARITIME SECURITY COORDINATION AND COUNTERTRAFFICKING OPERATIONS ISSUES https://nesa-center.org/maritime-security-coordination-and-countertrafficking-operations-issues/ MENA REGIONAL WATERS: RED SEA/ARABIAN SEA SMUGGLING CONUNDRUM WORKSHOP https://nesa-center.org/mena-regional-waters-red-sea-arabian-sea-smuggling-conundrum-workshop/ New India Finds an Old Role in a Changing Middle East https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/29/india-modi-middle-east-quad-israel-uae-geopolitics/ Maritime Safety and Security: Whole-of-Africa Maritime Dialogue – Clarifying the Maritime Security Architecture in Africa https://africacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2019-05-MSS-Namibia-Program-Summary-EN.pdf U.K. Royal Navy Strike Group Drilling with Oman, UAE in Middle East https://news.usni.org/2021/11/01/u-k-royal-navy-strike-group-drilling-with-oman-uae-in-middle-east Iran, US give differing accounts in Sea of Oman tanker incident https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/3/iran-says-halted-us-navy-seizing-oil-tanker-in-sea-of-oman What We Know about Maritime Environmental Crime https://www.stableseas.org/post/what-we-know-about-maritime-environmental-crime What's Next Next IOR Bulletin – February 2022. Inputs always welcome early.
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