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Photo: US Central Command The destruction of Iranian oil tankers by the United States represents far more than an escalation between Washington and Tehran. It[…]

Photo: Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela, 2025Transnational organized crime does not operate in isolated, single-commodity silos. From the remote Makran Coast of Pakistan and[…]

The New Battle for Maritime Power, Chokepoints and Strategic Influence. That title gives you room to develop a much deeper argument than the original article:[…]

Photo: Ambrey This report analyzes the situation surrounding the Caroline Bezengi, an oil tanker currently grounded and leaking off the coast of Oman. The incident[…]

Photo: Royal Thai Navy MOGADISHU / TEHRAN / MUSCAT — The international maritime security architecture faces severe, simultaneous stress tests across two vital geopolitical chokepoints.[…]

Assessment level: Strategic / Maritime Security The reported statement by US President Donald Trump that the United States could declare the Strait of Hormuz a[…]

Photo: EUNAVFOR ATALANTA The reported condition of the crew aboard the MT Honour 25 serves as a serious indication that the Somali piracy threat cannot[…]

Photo: source undetermined, various. Incident Date: 11 August 2026 The initial assessment of the M/V TIHAMAH (IMO 1031329) incident as a fire/blast casualty must now[…]

At first glance, the geopolitical shifts remaking Latin America, the multilayered security crises fracturing the African continent and the industrial and energy race in East[…]
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