Indian Ocean trade never truly disappeared. Beginning in the 15th century, however, with the expansion of European exploration and China’s withdrawal from international affairs, the world’s economic ...

Timeline: A Chronology Of the Ming Voyages First Voyage 1405–1406. Zheng He commanded a fleet of 317 ships, almost 28,000 men, their arms and supplies. ... Chinese Trade in the Indian Ocean. China's ...

LAMU, Kenya—Al Qaeda militants are disrupting one of Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, forestalling Kenya’s plans for establishing a new regional trade hub on the Indian Ocean ...

Other West Indian Ocean countries, given their dispersed geography and location, face major threats from illegal trade of their natural resources, coupled with illegal drug trade convergence using ...