North Sea oil and natural gas resources are an important factor in Scotland's bid for independence.

Situational awareness is one of the key building blocks of effective personal security.

The United States laid the groundwork for becoming a major power in part by developing territory that was not utterly dependent upon the sea.

The Lord's Resistance Army has been at large in the border region between the Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic for a decade.

Hanoi is building out its navy to better position itself for competition in the South China Sea.

The United States will cancel development of longer-range interceptors that would have been deployed to Romania and Poland around 2022.

Iraq's Shia-dominated government has been able to channel political infighting and violence for its own purposes.

The buildup of China's and Japan's maritime law enforcement agencies increases the danger around the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands.

The complexity of the regional topography makes it difficult to observe or strike at militants hiding there, whether by ground or from the air.

Jakarta's move to become a manufacturer instead of an exporter is the logical outgrowth of several factors.