More: Maritime
The Malacca Dilemma and China’s Response
The idea of the Malacca Dilemma was first presented in 2003 by Hu Jintao, then China's president, to illustrate a major strategic issue facing...
The Hormuz Trap: American Superiority and the Cost of Iranian Leverage
On 31 August, two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of one another as they sailed out of the...
Trump’s Economic D-Day Threatens Everyone Except China
On Truth Social, Donald Trump announced what he called the most crushing economic operation the United States had ever mounted, promising Iran "economic warfare...
Lürssen Delivers Six Superyachts Worth $2.2 Billion in 105 Days
At Lürssen's Berne yard on the Weser River, Floating Dock 10 holds a superyacht that isn't going anywhere. The Dilbar — 156 metres long,...
Hormuz Is Yesterday’s Crisis. Bab-el-Mandeb Is Tomorrow’s
On Tuesday, three Houthi ballistic missiles slammed into the Tihamah, an Egyptian-owned cargo ship easing through Bab-el-Mandeb's eighteen-mile channel. A fourth missile hit the...
The Red Sea: Emerging Complexities and Untapped Opportunities
Amid geopolitical changes, Red Sea security has attained new developments, creating heightened maritime tensions, while the Gulf States race to control the region. By...
The Insurance Ceasefire
On 21 July, Houthi forces announced a blockade of Saudi Arabian ports. The next day, the spot rate to move a very large crude...
Maritime Security is Europe’s Next Strategic Test
Authors: Iren Marinova & Gabriella Gricius*
Europe has spent the past decade learning how to provide maritime security abroad. The EU, specifically, has made substantial...
From Gibraltar to the Arctic: Why the Arctic Cannot Wait for the Governance of Tomorrow
For much of the past three years, Europe's strategic attention has been fixed further south. The Red Sea crisis, instability around the Strait of...
Washington and Tehran Now Agree that Sea is Billable
On July 14 the crews of the Mombasa and the Al Bahiyah found out. Two UAE-flagged tankers were hit by Iranian cruise missiles in...