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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jan 09, 2026 (Fri)

Experts: US Withdrawal from ReCAAP to Have Minimal Impact on Malacca Strait Security

　On January 7, the Trump administration announced that the United States would withdraw from 66 inte ・・・ %E3%80%80On+January+7%2C+the+Trump+administration+announced+that+the+United+States+would+withdraw+from+66+international+organizations.+In+terms+of+maritime+related+organizations%2C+this+includes+the+Regional+Cooperation+Agreement+on+Combating+Piracy+and+Armed+Robbery+against+Ships+in+Asia+%28ReCAAP%29%2C+which+addresses+issues+such+as+piracy+in+the+Straits+of+Malacca+and+Singapore.+Under+ReCAAP%2C+member+states+share+information+regarding+the+arrest+of+suspects+and+other+matters+through+the+Information+Sharing+Centre+%28ISC%29.+However%2C+some+believe+that+even+if+the+United+States+were+to+withdraw%2C+the+impact+on+the+operation+of+ReCAAP+would+be+limited.+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+scope+of+activities+is+unnecessary+and+poorly+managed.+It+is+dominated+by+the+interests+of+forces+that+pursue+their+own+policies+that+are+at+odds+with+our+nation%E2%80%99s+aims.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80U.S.+Secretary+of+State+Marco+Rubio+made+this+point+in+the+statement+dated+January+7%2C+announcing+the+United+States%E2%80%99+intention+to+withdraw+from+66+international+organizations.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+the+U.S.+State+Department+website%2C+the+66+international+organizations+and+frameworks+that+the+US+will+withdraw+from+include+the+United+Nations+Framework+Convention+on+Climate+Change+%28UNFCCC%29+and+the+United+Nations+Population+Fund.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+maritime+field%2C+ReCAAP+falls+under+these+organizations.+ReCAAP+was+initiated+by+the+Japanese+government+in+2001+and+came+into+effect+in+2006.+As+of+November+2025%2C+there+are+21+signatory+countries%2C+including+the+United+States.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Through+the+ISC+in+Singapore%2C+ReCAAP+has+established+a+system+for+sharing+information+and+cooperating+regarding+the+arrest+of+suspects%2C+the+seizure+of+suspect+vessels%2C+and+requests+for+rescue+of+victims.+It+also+promotes+bilateral+cooperation+that+does+not+go+through+the+ISC+between+contracting+parties.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+impact+of+the+US+withdrawal+from+ReCAAP%2C+Professor+Emeritus+Isami+Takeda+of+Dokkyo+University%2C+an+expert+on+maritime+security%2C+believes+it+will+be+limited%3A+%E2%80%9CI+have+actually+visited+Singapore+%28ISC%29+in+the+past%2C+and+my+impression+is+that+ReCAAP+is+run+primarily+by+Japan+and+Singapore%2C+and+that+the+US+presence+is+not+that+significant.+While+there+are+concerns+over+the+impact+of+the+withdrawal%2C+for+example%2C+on+contributions%2C+the+organization+is+unlikely+to+collapse+all+at+once+in+terms+of+management+just+because+the+United+States+withdraws.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+No+mention+of+IMO+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+the+other+hand%2C+the+list+of+66+organizations+and+frameworks+does+not+include+the+IMO+%28International+Maritime+Organization%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80At+the+IMO%E2%80%99s+34th+General+Assembly+in+November+last+year%2C+the+United+States+was+elected+as+a+Category+A+%28major+maritime+nation%29+member%2C+along+with+Japan%2C+China%2C+Greece%2C+Italy%2C+Liberia%2C+Norway%2C+Panama%2C+South+Korea%2C+and+the+United+Kingdom.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+IMO+is+a+place+where+rules+are+made+for+shipping%2C+so+if+it+wants+to+make+rules+%28for+the+US%29%2C+it+will+probably+stay%2C%E2%80%9C+said+Takeda.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E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米国、ReCAAP脱退も。66の国際機関、影響は限定的
2026/01/09(金)
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