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Submarine Cable Security: The Anatomy of Asymmetric Pressure in the Gulf Crisis

Key Points Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and the Egypt-Suez corridor are dual energy-data chokepoints. In a crisis, repair access and attribution uncertainty may matter more than the physical cutting of a cable. Gulf data center and AI ambitions now depend on maritime routes that were already strategic for energy.  Redundancy requires more...
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Germany’s Maritime Defense Test

Key Points Germany’s defense credibility is likely to be tested through maritime resilience.  Germany’s ability to sustain allied movement could shape...

LNG Terminals as Europe’s Most Vulnerable Strategic Nodes

Key Points: Europe replaced one gas dependency with a new coastal one.  LNG terminals now act as strategic chokepoints in Europe’s...

Before Storming Kharg Island, Washington Should Read the Gallipoli Campaign

A century ago, in March 1915, the world’s greatest naval power launched a bold amphibious assault to seize a...

Iran’s Hormuz Card: Mine Warfare and the Timeline of Control

Key Points: Even limited mining can effectively halt passage. Iran can make narrow channels risky within hours. The first safe corridor could...

Greek Cypriot administration of Southern Cyprus – Lebanon EEZ Agreement: Geopolitical Encirclement and Legal Conflict in The Eastern Mediterranean

Key Points: • GCASC–Lebanon deal reshapes Eastern Mediterranean dynamics• Lebanon’s internal fragility enables Greek Cypriot leverage• US–EU backing strengthens Greek...

Why is UAV utilization on the rise in maritime operations?

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as drones, have been rapidly adopted in both the civil and defense sectors...

Advancing NATO’s Maritime Dominance: Network-Centric Intelligence and the Power of Alliance

In the strategically critical maritime corridors of the Black Sea, Aegean Sea, and Mediterranean Sea, the geopolitical landscape is...

US Black Sea Security Act of 2023

On March 15, 2023, a bill about the US Black Sea Strategy was introduced in the United States Senate....

What Happened At The Black Sea In 2022

First Days of The War On 24 Feb. 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Then the war in between occurred mainly at...
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