Sea state A Royal Australian Navy task group joined the Indian Navy last week in Visakhapatnam for the third iteration of the biennial Australia–India naval exercises. This year’s AUSINDEX goes until 14 April and will …
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Commission on the Status of Women wraps up The United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women focused its session this year on social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender …
Intelligence and policing AFP and ASIO get funding boost The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Federal Police have received $570 million over five years for counterterrorism and counter-intelligence operations. The AFP will receive …
Sea state Unforeseen problems repairing USS Gerald R. Ford will push the aircraft carrier’s delivery back by three months, US Navy officials told a House Armed Services Committee panel. The delay has occurred because the …
The beat Aiming for the Finnish line At Finland’s police academy, for the first time, half of new recruits are female. Last year, only 31% of recruits were female, so the new statistic represents a …
Sea state The Royal Australian Navy has deployed to Sri Lanka to begin the first set of activities under Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019. HMA Ships Canberra, Success, Newcastle and Parramatta will train with the Sri Lankan …
The beat Paris police chief removed as ‘yellow vest’ protests continue Paris police chief Michel Delpuech was removed for failing to respond effectively after another weekend of ‘yellow vest’ protests in France. Significant damage was …
Sea state Russian media has said that the country’s navy will arm up to six of its submarines with ‘Poseidon’ nuclear torpedoes. The torpedoes will be first deployed aboard the converted nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod, and …
The beat Composition of Northern Irish police force a threat to peace? Journalist Susan McKay writes that a crisis is brewing in the Northern Ireland police force. She argues that impartial policing is central to …
Sea state Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender is tailing a Russian naval taskforce as it edges close to the UK’s territorial waters. Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov was accompanied by three auxiliary ships as it sailed …
The beat Privacy concerns over German body-camera footage Footage captured by German police body cameras is being stored in Amazon cloud servers, raising concerns about privacy and cybersecurity. The German government says it doesn’t have …
Returning ‘jihadi brides’ The question of returning ‘jihadi brides’ (or mujahidis) has been a controversial topic this month. In particular, the case of Shamima Begum sparked a debate about whether women who have joined Islamic …