OPRF MARINT Monthly Report
This page is an archive of the OPRF MARINT Monthly Report, which collects, analyzes, and evaluates a wide range of information on security and ocean management issues. PDF versions of articles published from 2005 to March 2013 are available on this page.
The "OPRF MARINT Monthly Report" was merged with the "Arctic Ocean Quarterly Report" in April 2013 and is now published every three months as the "OPRI MARINT Quarterly Report". For information from April 2013, please refer to the page "海洋安全保障情報季報”.
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OPRF MARINT Monthly Report August 2007
Major Events in August 20071. Information Digest
1.1 Security
1.2 Military
1.3 Diplomacy and International Relations
1.4 Shipping, Resources, Environment and Miscellaneous
2. Intelligence Assessment
Japan-China Defense Exchanges and Future Prospects: Viewed from Visit of Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan to Japan
OPRF MARINT Monthly Report July 2007
Retrospect: the First Half of 20071. Security
2. Military
3. Diplomacy and International Relations
4. Shipping, Resources, Environment, and Miscellaneous
Major Events in July 2007
1. Information Digest
1.1 Security
1.2 Military
Commentary：1. Background of the USS Nimitz' Port-call to India
Commentary：2. Background of expansion of ROK's Naval Force
1.3 Diplomacy and International Relations
1.4 Shipping, Resources, Environment and Miscellaneous
2. Intelligence Assessment
Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships during the first half of 2007: ～Characteristics viewed in the IMB and ReCAAP Reports～
OPRF MARINT Monthly Report June 2007
Major Events in June 20071. Information Digest
1.1 Security
1.2 Military
1.3 Diplomacy and International Relations
1.4 Shipping, Resources, Environment and Miscellaneous
Topic: Malaysian cross-country pipeline construction project ― Possible Friction
2. Intelligence Assessment
The 6th Tri-Annual International Maritime Bureau Meeting on Piracy and Maritime Security
OPRF MARINT Monthly Report May 2007
Major Events in May 20071. Information Digest
1.1 Security
1.2 Military
1.3 Diplomacy and International Relations
1.4 Shipping, Resources, Environment and Miscellaneous
2. Intelligence Assessment
2.1 U.S. Defense Department Report on Chinese Military Power 2007
2.2 Transformation of Japan and U.S. Alliance: Outline of the Security Consultative Committee and its Evaluation
