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 ...

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 ...

After four months into the conflict, Iran is defiantly refusing to capitulate. This “four week war” now threatens to become another drawn-out conflict. Despite American tactical successes, Tehran has ...

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 ...

Industrial endurance and allied integration are indispensable to making deterrence-by-denial against China credible under the 2026 National Defense Strategy. The Trump administration’s Maritime Action ...