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Brad West

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Signature Management in the Maritime Domain: Part Two

On May 14, 2026, a vessel anchored 38 nautical miles northeast of Fujairah was seized by unauthorized personnel and diverted toward Iranian waters. Hours later, an Indian-flagged cargo ship, the Haji Ali, was struck by missile or drone off...

10 days ago
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Signature Management in the Maritime Domain: Part One

In August 2017, a North Korean bulk carrier named the Wise Honest went quiet. Its Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponder stopped broadcasting. A flag of convenience obscured ownership. Dual registration complicated identification...

15 days ago
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Estonia Prepared the Environment. The Gulf Prepared for the Wrong War.

In late 2023, a small group of Houthi fighters in Yemen, armed with cheap drones and anti-ship missiles, did what hostile navies had not: they shut down one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Container tonnage crossing the Suez Canal fe...

25 days ago

The Strait Just Got More Complicated

Why UAE leaving OPEC accelerates the case for private maritime security

Six weeks ago, I argued that the Strait of Hormuz needed more than naval presence and optimism. It needed a verifiable security corridor: monitored, layered, privately...

a month ago
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I'm a VetBro. I Carry a Flashlight.

On EDC culture, the stories we tell ourselves about violence, and what honest carry actually looks like.

I’m going to step away from waterborne robots for a moment and offer an opinion on an echo chamber my veteran status has placed me in....

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