Resident Experts
Stephan Acevedo
Nimitz InternThe MOC
Russia’s Expanding Robotic Sea Capabilities
Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Undersea Warfare
External Publication
The Future of Naval Autonomous Vessels: The Changing Character of Sea Warfare
Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
The MOC
Space– A view from the Planet’s Surface
AI & Cyber, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
In the News
Atlantic Council launches Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force to bolster US maritime industrial base
Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Force Design, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
Article
Resilient Shipyards, Ready Fleets: Strengthening U.S. and Allied Maritime Self-Reliance with Proven Shiplift & Transfer Systems
AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Personnel
The MOC
From Ballpark to Battlespace: Applying Moneyball to Fleet Design
Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Force Design
External Article
How Artificial Intelligence Can Provide a Big Assist to Navy Ship Maintenance
Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Surface Warfare
Recorded Virtual Interview
Watch Now! Russia’s Danube Attack and its Implications for NATO and Black Sea Security
Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
The MOC
Large-Scale Exercise 2025
AI & Cyber, Civil-Military, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Personnel, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Ukraine Has Innovated Naval Warfare
Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare
External Article
A Bad Idea: Shuttering Navy Office for Unmanned Systems, Small Combatants
Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Political Economy
The MOC
The Next Pearl Harbor: The Threat of Modern Drones to America’s Pier Side Fleet
AI & Cyber, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
Reports
Returning from Ebb Tide: Renewing the United States Commercial Maritime Enterprise
Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Energy and Resource Security, Force Design, Geopolitics, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine
Maritime Nation
From Keel to Commissioning: How to Build More Ships
Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
Drone Revolution, or Prudent Military Action? It’s Important Not to Overstate the Effects of New Technology
Europe & Eurasia, MENA, AI & Cyber, Force Design
The MOC
Taiwan’s USV Development and Strategic Learning from Ukraine
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Surface Warfare
External Article
How to Build Back the Navy: Unmanned Missile Ships Teamed with Larger Ships
AI & Cyber, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Global Fishing Vessel Tracking: Why the U.S. should lead with AIS
AI & Cyber, Energy and Resource Security, Political Economy
The MOC
Don’t Sweep Minesweepers Under the Rug: America’s Critical Naval Vulnerability
AI & Cyber, Surface Warfare
The MOC
The Department of the Navy’s Science and Technology Board Accelerates the Journey to Achieve a “Hybrid Fleet”
AI & Cyber, Force Design, Political Economy
The MOC
Keeping USMC H-1s Ready and Relevant for Today’s Crisis Management Response
AI & Cyber, Force Design
The MOC
The U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet: Getting More Mission Ready Players on the Field
Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
Unmanned Vessels Threaten to Undermine the Sea-Based Deterrent
AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Strategy & Doctrine, Undersea Warfare
The MOC
The Weakest Link: Single Points of Failure and Toward a National Cybersecurity
AI & Cyber, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
Sub Sunk! The Attack on the Rostov-on-Don
Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Undersea Warfare
Maritime Nation
Live at Sea-Air-Space 2024 with Dr. P.W. Singer
Africa, Americas, Arctic, Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, MENA, AI & Cyber, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
Replicator will Sink or Swim with the US Navy in 2024
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, AI & Cyber, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
Strengthening Naval Security Posture: Mitigating Malware Attacks in the Face of Russian Cyber Warfare
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Geopolitics, Personnel
The MOC
China and Russia in the Black Sea Region: Moving towards Pax Sinica?
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Civil-Military, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Integrating Developments from Industry for Robust Acoustic Intelligence
AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Undersea Warfare
The MOC
Unmanned Vessels as Sensors in U.S. Naval Operations
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Force Design, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
Achieving More with Less: The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet Bets on Unmanned Vehicles and AI Systems to Bolster Maritime Domain Awareness
MENA, Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Political Economy
Podcast
The Eastern Front: Let’s Talk Black Sea Security (with Thea Dunlevie)
Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Civil-Military, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, International Law, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
Securing Maritime Data: The Battle Against China’s LOGINK in U.S. and European Ports
Americas, Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Civil-Military, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Political Economy
The MOC
Shifting Warfare Paradigms: Establishing Effective Targeting Strategies in the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Civil-Military, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
Anticipating the Next Black Sea Shipping Crisis
Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy
Maritime Nation
The Silent Bridge and Empty Control Room: An Update on Unmanned Warfare above and below the Waves
AI & Cyber, Force Design, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
The MOC
Defending Our Shipbuilding Critical Infrastructure
Americas, Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
Reflecting on One Year of War: Remotely Piloted Threats, Lessons from Drone Operations in Ukraine
Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
Reflecting on One Year of War: The Power of Open-Source Intelligence
Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Hybrid Threats