United States Ambivalent to Russian Oil Sanctions

Published Apr 19, 2026 1:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Particularly in the United States, where the constitution was designed to incorporate checks and balances between the different pa...

Indonesia Discovered a Subsea Spy Drone. Is it Legally a Ship?

Published Apr 19, 2026 1:33 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

[By Dita Liliansa] Indonesian fishers found a torpedo-like object in the waters north of Gili Trawangan, Lombok, on April 6. The e...

"Energy Dominance" In Action

The crisis in the Middle East and in particular the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended global oil markets. Both...

Can Coral be Bred for Better Tolerance to Heatwaves?

Published Apr 17, 2026 5:18 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Environment

[By Liam Lachs, Adriana Humanes and James Guest] As global warming accelerates, extreme heatwaves are causing widespread death of...

A Temporary Corridor Strategy for Hormuz

Published Apr 16, 2026 7:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

[By Frank Bell] The Strait of Hormuz does not need to be made safe to reopen global shipping. It only needs to be made governable....

What Next for the Chagos Islands?

Published Apr 16, 2026 2:44 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Government

[By Tom Frost] The UK government has shelved legislation to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the US government withdr...

How Iran and the U.S. Justify Differing Views on Freedom of Navigation

Published Apr 15, 2026 2:20 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Shipping

[By Elizabeth Mendenhall] The Strait of Hormuz exists in the eye of the beholder. While everyone agrees that, geographically speak...

All at Sea: The Gulf in China's Foreign Policy Position

Published Apr 14, 2026 6:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

China has always sought to be friends with countries on both sides of the Gulf, sufficiently engaged politically to gain economic...

Op-Ed: Mideast Conflict Provides a Test of Economic Resilience

Published Apr 14, 2026 6:13 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Business

[By Adi Imsirovic and Antonio Fatas] The world economy survived the shocks of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, which has had limited i...