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Distinguishing Rice From Wrong: Lessons From a Hamburg Cocaine Bust
[By Dr. Ian Ralby] In the summer of 2020, the Port of Hamburg, Germany, had one of the largest drug busts in its history. On Ju...
The IMO 2021 Cyber Guidelines and the Need to Secure Seaports
[By Commander Michael C. Petta, USCG] The coming of a new year often holds promise for the future. With the coro...
Cybersecurity at U.S. Ports: Clear Rules Require Rulemaking
[By CDR Michael C. Petta, USCG] Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the U.S. Coast Guard led the way on maritime security...
A Global Accelerator Network to Launch the "Digital Ocean"
[By Julie Angus and Michael D. Brasseur] Oceans support the livelihoods of over three billion people, provide the primary sourc...
Op-Ed: Why the U.S. Navy Needs to Start Building its Future
[By Frank T. Goertner] Four years ago, the U.S. Navy began talking seriously about future fleet design. Directives we...
Op-Ed: Rep. Elaine Luria on the U.S. Navy's Shipbuilding Plans
[By Dmitry Filipoff] As a part of CIMSEC’s Force Structure Perspectives Series, CIMSEC discussed the Battle Force 2045 fl...
Op-Ed: Bringing the Navy's Fleet into the Robotic Age
[By Dmitry Filipof] As a part of CIMSEC’s Force Structure Perspectives Series, CIMSEC discussed the Battle Force 2045 fle...
Op-Ed: Handysize Bulkers Would Make Useful Unmanned Surface Combatants
[By Chris Bassler and Steve Benson] On October 6 2020, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper debuted Battle Force 2045. As foundation...
How Weak Maritime Enforcement Emboldened Ansar Al-Sunna
[By Kelly Moss] Two months ago, the insurgent group Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (“Ansar al-Sunna”) attacked the strategic...
Vietnam's Struggles in the S. China Sea: Challenges and Opportunities
[By Viet Hung Nguyen Cao] The new U.S. South China Sea policy, recently announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, once again...