It is widely documented that Russia has leveraged various threat vectors to employ coercive and ancillary irregular tactics ...
In order to meet this urgent challenge, the United States government and military must treat grid expansion as a national ...
The 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis exposes the inadequacy of some classical geopolitical frameworks. Alfred Thayer Mahan’s sea ...
In the last two weeks, CIMSEC featured writing submitted to our Call for Articles on maritime conflict with Iran. Authors ...
After four months into the conflict, Iran is defiantly refusing to capitulate. This “four week war” now threatens to become ...
We have the best equipment in the world inspecting for mines,” hinting that Iran had already deployed in the main channel about 80 of its estimated 6,000 mines. “Most of their ships are down at the ...
Minefield objectives that could inform U.S. planning are listed in the Barriers, Obstacles, and Mine Warfare for Joint Operations, Joint Publication 3-15: Disrupt: A minefield is used to alter enemy ...
The 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis exposes the inadequacy of some classical geopolitical frameworks. Alfred Thayer Mahan’s sea power, centered on blue-water naval supremacy, and Halford Mackinder’s land ...
From December 1-12, CIMSEC featured short stories submitted in response to our annual Call for Fiction. Authors explored a wide variety of scenarios and dilemmas. From unmanned warship attacks to ...
On 23 February 2026, the Council of the EU decided to extend the mandate of the EU naval operation EUNAVFOR Aspides, launched in March 2024 to safeguard the sea lines of communication (SLOC) in the ...
The Strait of Hormuz is arguably the most consequential chokepoint in the global economy. Barely thirty kilometers wide at its narrowest point, it connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and to ...
Naval theorist Milan Vego opens a chapter on chokepoint control with a quote from British Admiral Sir John Fisher, who stated that there are “five keys to the world. The Strait of Dover, the Straits ...
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