China is Remaking the South China Sea With a Return to Island-Building

Published Sep 23, 2026 2:47 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By Lowell Bautista] After nearly a decade of relative pause, China has resumed large-scale island-building in the South China Sea...

China's Push Beyond the First Island Chain

Published Sep 23, 2026 2:47 PM by The Strategist

Posted in: Government

[By Joe Keary, Raji Rajagopalan and Linus Cohen]dd China’s defense and security presence beyond the Western Pacific is set to inte...

Why Freight Decarbonization Must Become Network-Based

Published Sep 23, 2026 2:47 PM by Mikael Lind et al.

Posted in: Shipping

[By Mikael Lind, Sandra Haraldson, Wolfgang Lehmacher, Thomas Bjørdal, Valdemar Ehlers, Cecilia Gabrielii, Ida Kallmyr Lerheim, Ke...

What is Hantavirus, The Disease That Has Killed Three Cruise Passengers?

Published May 4, 2026 10:35 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Cruise Ships

[By Dr. Thomas Jeffries et al] Three peoples have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the middle of...

What Happens if Beijing Expands its Indo-Pacific Push?

Published May 3, 2026 6:14 PM by The Strategist

Posted in: Government

[By Joe Keary, Raji Rajagopalan and Linus Cohen] Rather than gradually expanding its defense and security engagement across the In...

Updated: A Hormuz War Summary for Mariners

Published May 3, 2026 1:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The maritime community knows the Gulf well. But the current situation as it pertains to the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime focus o...

Churn in Horn of Africa Political Alliances

Published Apr 26, 2026 1:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The Horn of Africa, embracing Eritrea with its Red Sea coastline, Djibouti and the component parts of what used to be Somalia, is...

With the Ceasefire on the Brink, Gulf States Prepare

Published Apr 25, 2026 5:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

With the ceasefire between Iran and its adversaries hanging in the balance, a lack of substantial progress in the negotiations tak...

The IRGC's Hormuz Toll System is Unlikely to be Exposed

Published Apr 23, 2026 5:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Tasnim and Fars, both IRGC-linked semi-official news agencies in Iran, have claimed that Strait of Hormuz transit fees are being d...