2008年
OPRF MARINT Monthly Report August 2008
Major Events in August 20081. 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 Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships during the first half of 2008: Analysis from the ReCAAP Reports
2.2 The Significance of Deploying the Nuclear-Powered Carrier, USS George Washington, at Yokosuka
OPRF MARINT Monthly Report July 2008
Retrospect: the First Half of 2008Security
Military
Diplomacy and International Relations
Shipping, Resources, Environment and Miscellaneous
Major Events in July 2008
1. Information Digest
1.1 Security
1.2 Military
1.3 Diplomacy and International Relations
Hot topic:Overview of the 9th Meeting of the UN open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS-9)
1.4 Shipping, Resources, Environment and Miscellaneous
2. Intelligence Assessment
Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships during the first half of 2008: ~ Characteristics viewed in the IMB Report ~
OPRF MARINT Monthly Report June 2008
Major Events in June 20081. 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 UN Security Council adopts resolution: Foreign vessels authorized to take all necessary measures to tackle Somali piracy
2.2 Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou’s National Security Policy and Prospect of Taiwan Strait
OPRF MARINT Monthly Report May 2008
Major Events in May 20081. Information Digest
1.1 Security
1.2 Military
1.3 Diplomacy and International Relations
Hot topic:Judgment on sovereignty over rocks in dispute between Malaysia and Singapore: ICJ
1.4 Shipping, Resources, Environment and Miscellaneous
2. Intelligence Assessment
The U.S. New Maritime Strategy: A Revolutionary Innovation or a Lost Opportunity?