The MOC
U.S. Seabed Mining Could Give China a New Gray Zone Playbook
Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, International Law, Undersea Warfare
The MOC
The Mideast War Brings an Energy Crisis to America’s Shores
AI & Cyber, Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
Why Somali Piracy Has Returned and May be Here to Stay
Africa, Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
Could Musandam’s Fjords Reduce Dependence on the Strait of Hormuz?
MENA, Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
Why Maritime Chokepoints Continue to Strangle the Global Economy
MENA, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats
External Publication
Humans at Sea: Understanding Slavery, Human Trafficking, and Migrant Smuggling
Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
NATO Collective Legal Interpretations: Strengthening Alliance Deterrence and Protecting Baltic Undersea Assets Against Grey-Zone Threats
Europe & Eurasia, Civil-Military, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Surface Warfare
Interview
Why mine warfare is psychological, not just physical | DW News
MENA, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
Interview
Defending Global Order Against China’s Maritime Insurgency – Part 2
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare
Interview
Defending Global Order Against China’s Maritime Insurgency – Part 1
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Hybrid Threats, Political Economy, Surface Warfare
Quoted in Publication
Sea mines and small boats: Iran’s new plan for the Strait of Hormuz
MENA, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
Maritime Nation
Ports of Power and China’s Maritime Toolkit
Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
The Pitfalls of Present-day Privateering
Americas, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy, Surface Warfare
External Publication Reports
Ports of Power: China’s Growing Maritime Network of Ports, Bases, and Dual-Use Facilities
Africa, Americas, Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
The Intensification of Russian Shadow Fleet Activities
Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Surface Warfare
External Article
Sudan’s Civil War Is a Regional Security Stress Test
Africa, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
Space– A view from the Planet’s Surface
AI & Cyber, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
Guest Appearance
Greece Hosts UN Event on Maritime Trade Security
Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Taiwan’s Concerning MDA Gap facing China’s Gray Zone
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Force Design, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
Maritime Nation
The Battle for American Waterways
Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy
External Article
Open Season on Ghost Fleets in Wake of U.S. Venezuela Operations
Americas, Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
Dual Use Initiative By China Could Exponentially Increase Its Missile Launch Platforms
Acquisitions & Budget, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Surface Warfare
Notable Reference
China’s Fishing Offensive: How China’s Fishing Fleet Monopolizes Food Around the World
Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
Myanmar’s Junta Is Losing the War It Started: How Brutality Backfired, and Why It Matters for Asia
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats
Recorded Virtual Interview
Putin’s new submarines are a rapidly expanding Atlantic threat | Admiral James G. Foggo
Europe & Eurasia, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Undersea Warfare
External Article
The Baltic: A NATO Lake With Crocodiles
Europe & Eurasia, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
External Article
Peace in Gaza May Not Mean Peace in the Red Sea
MENA, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
The MOC
America Should Stick to its Guns on Port Fees for Chinese Ships
Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
Canine Readiness – A Forgotten Force Multiplier
Force Design, Hybrid Threats, Personnel, Political Economy
The MOC
Dark Waters: Strategic Implications of Russian Shadow Tankers in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean
MENA, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation
Quoted in Publication
Undersea cables face rising sabotage risk, analysts warn
Hybrid Threats, Undersea Warfare
Guest Appearance
Emerging Technologies and Threats to the Homeland
Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Personnel, Surface Warfare
External Article
Learning from NATO Mission Iraq
Europe & Eurasia, MENA, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: Progress and Future Challenges
Africa, Hybrid Threats, Political Economy, Surface Warfare
External Publication
Holding the Front Line Against Terrorism: NATO’s Essential Role in Iraq
Europe & Eurasia, MENA, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
The Next Pearl Harbor: The Threat of Modern Drones to America’s Pier Side Fleet
AI & Cyber, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Restoring American Maritime Power? Call-UP the Merchant Marine and Coast Guard
Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
Protecting Undersea Cables: Innovative Solutions to Safeguard American Security
Hybrid Threats, Undersea Warfare
Maritime Nation
Navigating the Black Sea: Naval Dimensions of the Ukraine War
Europe & Eurasia, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
What a NATO-Skeptic U.S. means for NATO Maritime Security
Europe & Eurasia, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
Quoted in Publication
Understanding and Countering China’s Maritime Gray Zone Operations
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Strengthening Ties: Navy and Coast Guard Sail with Brazilian Partners to Commemorate 200 Years of Partnership
Americas, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Hybrid Threats
Maritime Nation
Fueling Conflict: Global Resource Politics in the 21st Century
Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
Who Secures the Western Indian Ocean? The Need for Strategic Dialogue
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
Maritime Nation
Tensions in the Red Sea: The Israel-Hamas Conflict a Year On
MENA, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface 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
The MOC
Reflections on the USS Eisenhower Strike Group’s Red Sea Deployment
MENA, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
Maritime Nation
Wargaming War in the Western Pacific
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Civil-Military, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
Maritime Nation
NATO’s Maritime Strategy: Operational Challenges & Opportunities
Europe & Eurasia, Civil-Military, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
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
Littoral Naval Operations: Australia’s Experiences
Civil-Military, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats
External Article
Sea Drone Swarms – Can NATO’s Navies Avoid Russia’s Fate?
Europe & Eurasia, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
External Article
Lessons for the U.S. Navy from the Sinking of Russian Ship by Surface Drones
Europe & Eurasia, Force Design, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
The MOC
NATO’s Contribution to Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection
Europe & Eurasia, Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats, Political Economy
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
The Balearic-Strait-Canaries Axis and Spanish Maritime Strategy
Europe & Eurasia, MENA, Acquisitions & Budget, Civil-Military, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
Clear & Predictable Capacity Caps At America’s Seaports Need Addressing For Commercial & Security Reasons
Americas, Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Political Economy
External Article
Next Steps in the Red Sea: Offense, Not Just Defense
MENA, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Part II – U.S. Fisheries Enforcement in the Western Pacific: Embracing the Long Run
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Civil-Military, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Personnel, Political Economy
The MOC
Part I: Combatting Short Term Limitations of U.S. Fisheries Enforcement in the Western Pacific
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Civil-Military, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy
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
Interview
U.S. Navy Warship responds to Red Sea Attacks
MENA, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Ghost Ships Already wreak Havoc
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, Civil-Military, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, International Law, Political Economy
The MOC
China enslaves People at Sea and We don’t have the Wherewithal to stop It
Americas, Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Civil-Military, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy
The MOC
Ukraine’s Strategy for Winning the Battle of the Black Sea
Europe & Eurasia, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy, Surface Warfare
The MOC
NATO’s Standing Naval Forces at the Crossroads: Towards Regionalization and Specialization?
Europe & Eurasia, Civil-Military, Force Design, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
The Swedish Navy brings Capable Forces to NATO
Europe & Eurasia, Acquisitions & Budget, Force Design, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
Recorded Virtual Interview
BBC World Service “Newsday” Interview on Ukrainian Humanitarian Corridor
Europe & Eurasia, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy
The MOC
To succeed against China, Washington and Its Allies must be in the South China Sea
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Acquisitions & Budget, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare
Quoted in Publication
A new grain corridor highlights Ukraine’s military successes in the Black Sea, experts say
Europe & Eurasia, Civil-Military, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy, Surface Warfare
The MOC
How to defeat Russia’s War on Ukrainian Grain: Navies go Small, Diplomacy goes Big
Europe & Eurasia, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine
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
The MOC
Learning from Transatlantic Allies to secure the Subsea Domain
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, MENA, Civil-Military, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, International Law, Political Economy, Undersea Warfare
The MOC
Finland could help the U.S. build a Fleet of Polar Cutters
Arctic, Europe & Eurasia, Acquisitions & Budget, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, International Law, Political Economy
External Article
International Reactions to Maritime COIN Project
Acquisitions & Budget, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
The MOC
U.S. Naval Promises Still Matter to Abu Dhabi
MENA, Civil-Military, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy
Podcast
The Eastern Front: Let’s Talk Black Sea Security, Pt. II (with Adm. James Foggo)
Europe & Eurasia, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, International Law, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine
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
Article Article Interview External Article Interview
Russia’s Threats to Shipping Bring Risk of War to Black Sea
Europe & Eurasia, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, 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
Maritime Nation
Building the Coast Guard of the Future
Africa, Americas, Arctic, Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, MENA, Acquisitions & Budget, Civil-Military, Energy and Resource Security, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Personnel
The MOC
The Enemy Below: Fighting against Russia’s Hybrid Underwater Warfare
Europe & Eurasia, Civil-Military, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Undersea Warfare
The MOC
Anticipating the Next Black Sea Shipping Crisis
Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Political Economy
The MOC
Washington Must Carefully Establish Standing Indo-Pacific Maritime Group
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Acquisitions & Budget, Force Design, Hybrid Threats, Wargaming
The MOC
Going Asymmetric: How Ukraine is Keeping Russia at Bay in the Black Sea
Europe & Eurasia, Energy and Resource Security, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
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
Renewed Security Relationship with the Philippines presents An Opportunity to Washington
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
The MOC
The United Nations Black Sea Grain Initiative: What is Plan B?
Europe & Eurasia, Civil-Military, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Political Economy
Quoted in Publication
Russia’s Lake: How to Liberate the Black Sea
Europe & Eurasia, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Washington Must Break China’s New Normal in the Taiwan Strait
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Civil-Military, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Is the EU already speaking the “language of power?” An analysis of the updated EU Maritime Security Strategy
Europe & Eurasia, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
Maritime Nation
Live at Sea-Air-Space 2023 with RADM Kirby and David Martin
Civil-Military, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
Podcast
Special Edition: Eastern Front & American Purpose Event Recording of “Russia’s War on Ukraine at Year One”
Europe & Eurasia, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
Reflecting on One Year of War: The Role of Non-Military Levers
Europe & Eurasia, Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
Reflecting on One Year of War: Standoff and Cooperation in the Baltic Sea
Europe & Eurasia, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Political Economy
The MOC
Chinese Balloons Harken back to World War II Terror Weapons
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine
The MOC
Reflecting on One Year of War: A Transformational Year in Maritime NATO
Europe & Eurasia, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
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
Opportunities in the Gray Zone: A Changing Coast Guard
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
Reflecting on One Year of War: The Power of Open-Source Intelligence
Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Hybrid Threats
The MOC
What to Watch 2023: Unlawfare
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law
The MOC
What to Watch 2023: The Global Competition in the Western Pacific
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Political Economy
The MOC
The Return of Infernal Machines to Naval Warfare
Europe & Eurasia, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
The MOC
Chip Diplomacy: Semiconductors and the Threat of Conflict
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats, Political Economy
Podcast
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 276: The Maritime COIN Project Begins
Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare
External Article
The Maritime Counterinsurgency Project Begins
Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
External Article
Littoral Combat Ships for Maritime COIN
Force Design, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
External Publication
“They Were Playing Chicken”—The U.S. Asiatic Fleet’s Gray-Zone Deterrence Campaign against Japan, 1937–40
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare
External Article
The South China Sea Needs a ‘COIN’ Toss
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine