Maritime Security
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Houthis Build Horn of Africa Network to Threaten US and Israel
AFRICOM warns Houthi fighters are operating in northern Somalia, creating a new proxy network that threatens US forces…
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How Iran’s Asymmetric Attacks Are Forcing a Global Reckoning on Strait of Hormuz Security
Iran’s indiscriminate strikes on commercial shipping in the world’s most critical oil chokepoint are reshaping naval defense strategies…
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How Insurers Are Forcing Ships to Pay a 300% Premium to Cross the Strait of Hormuz
With attacks rising, carriers now face surging war-risk costs—while rerouting around Africa adds $1.5M per voyage, reshaping global…
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Why the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait Matters If War Returns to the Horn of Africa
The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is a critical shipping lane connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and…
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Houthis Expand Red Sea Coastal Control, Raising Stakes for Global Shipping
SANAA, September 11 — The Houthi movement has expanded its positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, consolidating control…
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Iran Proposes Ban on Military Vessels in Strait of Hormuz Amid Oman
August 29 — Dubai Iran and Oman have reached a potential arrangement to manage commercial shipping through the…
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Romania Destroys Marine Drone Near Neptun Gas Project
Bucharest, October 15 — Romania’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed on October 15 the destruction of a marine…
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How Tanker Strikes Are Carried Out: An Examination of the Tactics
WASHINGTON, July 31 — The story of the Persian Gulf tanker strikes is a story of small boats…
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Houthi Maritime Attacks Threaten Global Trade Routes
SANA’A, July 22 — For nearly three years now, a persistent and technologically evolving threat has turned one…
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Diplomacy or war? South China Sea after June 2024 clash
MANILA, July 20 — More than two years after a naval ramming incident set off a fresh diplomatic…
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Houthi Arsenal Threatens Red Sea Shipping With Iran-Armed Drones
SANAA, July 16 — The Houthi movement, officially known as Ansar Allah, has established itself as one of…
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Ukraine’s Unmanned Drones Key Naval Weapon in Black Sea
KYIV, July 15 — Ukraine has quietly turned the Black Sea into a laboratory for asymmetric naval warfare,…
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Russia’s Black Sea Fleet dominates a vital trade and security crossroads.
KYIV, early April 2025 — Ukraine has struck 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea as part of…
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U.S. Iran Policy and Maritime Security After Fee Reversal
MANAMA, July 15 — The decision to scrap the proposed Strait of Hormuz cargo fee leaves the United…
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Black Sea Grain Initiative Fades as Military Pressure Mounts
ISTANBUL — The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a landmark agreement signed in this city on July 22, 2022,…
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Dmytro Kuleba: Ukraine’s top diplomat who led maritime campaign
KYIV, July 15 — Dmytro Kuleba, who has served as Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs since March 4,…
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The 2003 Treaty on the Sea of Azov: A Legal Framework Now in Ruins
MOSCOW, July 14 — A treaty that was supposed to settle maritime boundaries and guarantee shared access to…
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How the Strait of Hormuz Toll Would Be Enforced
MANAMA, July 13 — The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, headquartered in Bahrain, is set to enforce a 20%…
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2025 Hormuz Toll Triggers Legal, Diplomatic, Military Shifts
TEHRAN, July 13 — A new 20% toll on vessels transiting a major international waterway is set to…
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Ukraine Strikes Escalate Black Sea Tensions, Threatening Grain Trade
THE BLACK SEA, July 13 — Against this backdrop of escalating strikes and diplomatic paralysis, the Black Sea…
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What Happens Next: Implementation Timeline and Potential Retaliation
MANAMA — The International Maritime Security Construct, the naval coalition established in 2019 to patrol critical shipping lanes…
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How the Shadow Fleet Evades Sanctions: Tactics and Vulnerabilities
LONDON, July 12 — The shadow fleet that Russia has assembled to circumvent Western oil sanctions presents a…
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Iran’s IRGC Navy: Key Force for Asymmetric Maritime Warfare
TEHRAN, July 12 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, established in 1979 after the Iranian Revolution, operates…
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Iran Strait Closure Tests International Law on Navigation
THE HAGUE, July 12 — The legal architecture governing the world’s maritime chokepoints rests on a treaty the…
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