Maximilian Reinold
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PhD candidate
Center for International Studies, Sciences Po Paris. Maritime security cooperation and ocean governance, the Indo-Pacific region, and security networks
Center for International Studies, Sciences Po Paris. Maritime security cooperation and ocean governance, the Indo-Pacific region, and security networks
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NEW from APLN: A comprehensive examination of how middle powers assess South China Sea escalation risks.
Six experts analyse perspectives from 🇰🇷🇯🇵🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇭, revealing how this #maritime region connects Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security.
www.apln.network/projects/mar...
Six experts analyse perspectives from 🇰🇷🇯🇵🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇭, revealing how this #maritime region connects Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security.
www.apln.network/projects/mar...
External Stakeholders in the South China Sea: Linking security in Asia and Europe? | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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Happy to have contributed to this edited volume. My chapter examines Germany’s approach to the South China Sea by analyzing naval deployments, exercises, arms transfers, official discourse, and the growing defense cooperation with regional middle powers. @apln.network
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Plus ça change
1988 aviation magazine asking whether the French Rafale fighter jet is 'better than its competitors' and discussing its export potential
1988 aviation magazine asking whether the French Rafale fighter jet is 'better than its competitors' and discussing its export potential
February 12, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Plus ça change
1988 aviation magazine asking whether the French Rafale fighter jet is 'better than its competitors' and discussing its export potential
1988 aviation magazine asking whether the French Rafale fighter jet is 'better than its competitors' and discussing its export potential
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"The shift toward Iranian supplies underscores a broader realignment in relations between Iran and Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw." Great deep dive on #Iran's jet fuel shipments to #Myanmar's military @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/graphics/IRA...
Iranian ships deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta
Iranian ships falsifying their journeys deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta, circumventing sanctions in both countries.
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"The shift toward Iranian supplies underscores a broader realignment in relations between Iran and Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw." Great deep dive on #Iran's jet fuel shipments to #Myanmar's military @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/graphics/IRA...
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Teil 2 der deutschen Fassung meines Jahresrueckblicks ueber die chinesische Marine (PLAN) im vergangenen Jahr, fuer @hartpunkt.bsky.social:
www.hartpunkt.de/die-chinesis...
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Die chinesische Marine im Jahresrückblick 2025 – Teil 2: U-Boot-Flotte, Logistik, Forschung & Entwicklung
Im ersten Teil dieses Überblicks hat hartpunkt wichtige Entwicklungen für die chinesische Überwasserflotte im vergangenen Jahr beleuchtet. Der zweite Teil bietet eine Zusammenfassung der bedeutendsten...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Teil 2 der deutschen Fassung meines Jahresrueckblicks ueber die chinesische Marine (PLAN) im vergangenen Jahr, fuer @hartpunkt.bsky.social:
www.hartpunkt.de/die-chinesis...
www.hartpunkt.de/die-chinesis...
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China to enhance strategic coordination with Russia, military spokesperson says – Xinhua: ‘and support each other on issues involving their respective core interests and major concerns’
China to enhance strategic coordination with Russia: military spokesperson
english.news.cn
January 29, 2026 at 10:26 AM
China to enhance strategic coordination with Russia, military spokesperson says – Xinhua: ‘and support each other on issues involving their respective core interests and major concerns’
Happy to have contributed to this edited volume. My chapter examines Germany’s approach to the South China Sea by analyzing naval deployments, exercises, arms transfers, official discourse, and the growing defense cooperation with regional middle powers. @apln.network
NEW from APLN: A comprehensive examination of how middle powers assess South China Sea escalation risks.
Six experts analyse perspectives from 🇰🇷🇯🇵🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇭, revealing how this #maritime region connects Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security.
www.apln.network/projects/mar...
Six experts analyse perspectives from 🇰🇷🇯🇵🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇭, revealing how this #maritime region connects Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security.
www.apln.network/projects/mar...
External Stakeholders in the South China Sea: Linking security in Asia and Europe? | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
www.apln.network
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Happy to have contributed to this edited volume. My chapter examines Germany’s approach to the South China Sea by analyzing naval deployments, exercises, arms transfers, official discourse, and the growing defense cooperation with regional middle powers. @apln.network
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Battleships once defined naval power. Today, they mostly define nostalgia.
Why the U.S. Navy Doesn’t Build Battleships Anymore
On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Battleships once defined naval power. Today, they mostly define nostalgia.
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Almost a third of Russian seaborne oil export potential stuck in tankers, JPMorgan says reut.rs/3LyVc5j
Almost a third of Russian seaborne oil export potential stuck in tankers, JPMorgan says
Around 1.4 million barrels per day of Russian oil, or almost a third of the country's seaborne exporting potential, remain in tankers as unloading slows due to U.S. sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil , JPMorgan said on Thursday.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Almost a third of Russian seaborne oil export potential stuck in tankers, JPMorgan says reut.rs/3LyVc5j
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The Philippine Marine Corps has revealed its first BrahMos missile battery during a presentation at the force’s 75th anniversary ceremony today. Located in Zambales, Manila’s first BrahMos base can reach Scarborough Shoal. Note the battery comp and facilities shown.
📸 RTVM
📸 RTVM
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Philippine Marine Corps has revealed its first BrahMos missile battery during a presentation at the force’s 75th anniversary ceremony today. Located in Zambales, Manila’s first BrahMos base can reach Scarborough Shoal. Note the battery comp and facilities shown.
📸 RTVM
📸 RTVM
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The United Kingdom and the Philippines have agreed to start negotiations for a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), paving the way for military exercises between the two countries 🇬🇧 🇵🇭
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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UK, Philippines to start talks on visiting forces agreement - Naval News
The United Kingdom and the Philippines have agreed to start negotiations for a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), paving the way for military exercises between the two countries
www.navalnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The United Kingdom and the Philippines have agreed to start negotiations for a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), paving the way for military exercises between the two countries 🇬🇧 🇵🇭
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
US, Indonesia Kick Off ‘Largest Ever’ Super Garuda Shield Exercise
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US, Indonesia Kick Off ‘Largest Ever’ Super Garuda Shield Exercise
This year’s drills will involve more than 6,000 military personnel from the U.S., Indonesia and 12 other nations.
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August 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
US, Indonesia Kick Off ‘Largest Ever’ Super Garuda Shield Exercise
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I am old enough to remember that today is the day Trump wanted to impose secondary sanctions on all those who buy Russian oil if Russia does not agree to an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine.
August 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I am old enough to remember that today is the day Trump wanted to impose secondary sanctions on all those who buy Russian oil if Russia does not agree to an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine.
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📍Australie | L’exercice multimilieux TALISMAN SABRE 25 se poursuit aux côtés des partenaires 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦🇰🇷🇯🇵🇳🇱🇹🇴🇬🇧🇩🇪🇵🇬🇮🇳🇮🇩🇳🇴🇹🇭🇫🇯🇵🇭🇸🇬🇫🇷
➡️ Opérations aéroportées et maritimes complexes.
🎯 La 🇫🇷 s’engage pour promouvoir un espace indopacifique libre, ouvert et stable.
➡️ Opérations aéroportées et maritimes complexes.
🎯 La 🇫🇷 s’engage pour promouvoir un espace indopacifique libre, ouvert et stable.
July 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
📍Australie | L’exercice multimilieux TALISMAN SABRE 25 se poursuit aux côtés des partenaires 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦🇰🇷🇯🇵🇳🇱🇹🇴🇬🇧🇩🇪🇵🇬🇮🇳🇮🇩🇳🇴🇹🇭🇫🇯🇵🇭🇸🇬🇫🇷
➡️ Opérations aéroportées et maritimes complexes.
🎯 La 🇫🇷 s’engage pour promouvoir un espace indopacifique libre, ouvert et stable.
➡️ Opérations aéroportées et maritimes complexes.
🎯 La 🇫🇷 s’engage pour promouvoir un espace indopacifique libre, ouvert et stable.
Preliminary Network Visualization of Submarine Transfers to the Indo-Pacific Region (1990–2022). Data Source: SIPRI's Arms Transfer Data Base. www.sipri.org/databases/ar...
June 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Preliminary Network Visualization of Submarine Transfers to the Indo-Pacific Region (1990–2022). Data Source: SIPRI's Arms Transfer Data Base. www.sipri.org/databases/ar...
The German Navy published a new strategic document with the title"Kurs Marine: Den Gegner abschrecken. Die Freiheit auf See verteidigen." (Something like "Charting the Navy’s Future: Deter the Adversary. Defend Freedom at Sea." media.licdn.com/dms/document...
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May 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The German Navy published a new strategic document with the title"Kurs Marine: Den Gegner abschrecken. Die Freiheit auf See verteidigen." (Something like "Charting the Navy’s Future: Deter the Adversary. Defend Freedom at Sea." media.licdn.com/dms/document...
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U.S. shipbuilding faces production and capacity constraints that undermine fleet readiness. Cooperation with allies like Japan and South Korea on ship construction and repair could help counter China’s maritime threat and bolster U.S. resilience.
Identifying Pathways for U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation with Northeast Asian Allies
U.S. naval shipbuilding faces production and capacity constraints that undermine fleet readiness. Closer cooperation with allies like Japan and South Korea on ship construction and repair could help…
www.csis.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
U.S. shipbuilding faces production and capacity constraints that undermine fleet readiness. Cooperation with allies like Japan and South Korea on ship construction and repair could help counter China’s maritime threat and bolster U.S. resilience.
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Indonesia’s parliament will soon ratify a landmark agreement with Vietnam on the demarcation of their EEZs in the South China Sea. buff.ly/xk2ozRs
May 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Indonesia’s parliament will soon ratify a landmark agreement with Vietnam on the demarcation of their EEZs in the South China Sea. buff.ly/xk2ozRs
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Inside the U.S. battle with China over an island paradise deep in the Pacific reut.rs/3RFzCM8
Inside the U.S. battle with China over an island paradise deep in the Pacific
Palau, where brutal World War Two clashes once unfolded, is again on the frontline as China and the United States and its allies prepare their forces in an intensifying contest for control over the Asia-Pacific region.
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April 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Inside the U.S. battle with China over an island paradise deep in the Pacific reut.rs/3RFzCM8
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Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict
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Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict
Abstract. While the democratic peace literature finds that pairs of democracies face lower risks for interstate conflict than other regime pairings, the ma
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April 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict
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Prabowo being Prabowo. Sheesh. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Canberra scrambling to confirm reports of Putin's new Indo-Pacific play
A US report says Russia has put in a request to station long-range aircraft on an Indonesian air force base relatively close to the Australian mainland.
www.abc.net.au
April 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Prabowo being Prabowo. Sheesh. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
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Democratic lawmakers sharply criticized President Trump's administration and said it was harming national security, after Reuters reported the firing of US Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who held a senior position in NATO reut.rs/4cvAWLk
Democratic lawmakers slam Trump admin after Reuters reports US Navy admiral firing
Reuters first reported on Monday that Shoshana Chatfield, the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee and one of only a handful of female Navy three-star officers, had been fired.
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April 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Democratic lawmakers sharply criticized President Trump's administration and said it was harming national security, after Reuters reported the firing of US Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who held a senior position in NATO reut.rs/4cvAWLk
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Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.
There's no rulebook for deep-sea mining. One company wants to push forward anyway
Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in plac...
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March 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.
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#Marineprotectedarea #MPA
IMHO, you're not doing much protection if you allow the area to be trawled
"Currently, sixty percent of European MPAs are bottom trawled, and 13% of the bottom trawling effort in Europe happens inside MPAs (20% for the EU)."
news.nationalgeographic.org/study-bottom...
IMHO, you're not doing much protection if you allow the area to be trawled
"Currently, sixty percent of European MPAs are bottom trawled, and 13% of the bottom trawling effort in Europe happens inside MPAs (20% for the EU)."
news.nationalgeographic.org/study-bottom...
Study: Bottom Trawling in European Waters Costs Society up to €11 Billion Annually
New research shows that bottom trawling — a damaging fishing practice subsidized by European taxpayers — costs billions, largely due to massive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Forbidding the practice ...
news.nationalgeographic.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
#Marineprotectedarea #MPA
IMHO, you're not doing much protection if you allow the area to be trawled
"Currently, sixty percent of European MPAs are bottom trawled, and 13% of the bottom trawling effort in Europe happens inside MPAs (20% for the EU)."
news.nationalgeographic.org/study-bottom...
IMHO, you're not doing much protection if you allow the area to be trawled
"Currently, sixty percent of European MPAs are bottom trawled, and 13% of the bottom trawling effort in Europe happens inside MPAs (20% for the EU)."
news.nationalgeographic.org/study-bottom...
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By your capabilities, may your intentions be known. Not leaving much to the imagination here.
March 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
By your capabilities, may your intentions be known. Not leaving much to the imagination here.
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'The tool, which is able to cut lines at depths of up to 4,000 metres – twice the maximum operational range of existing subsea communication infrastructure – has been designed specifically for integration with China’s advanced crewed & uncrewed submersibles.'
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
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China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable cutter that could reset the world order
Beijing now has the power to disrupt global communications after scientists revealed a device that can sever undersea cables.
www.scmp.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
'The tool, which is able to cut lines at depths of up to 4,000 metres – twice the maximum operational range of existing subsea communication infrastructure – has been designed specifically for integration with China’s advanced crewed & uncrewed submersibles.'
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
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