United States Coast Guard

Trump could be missing the opportunity to rebuild the Navy efficiently and quickly

On Friday the White House released its new Maritime Access Plan, laying out a comprehensive strategy for addressing shortfalls in the maritime-industrial base. The plan highlights a number of innovative...

US seizes more tankers, courts oil companies as post-Maduro Venezuela takes shape

In the week since Washington arrested former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, the outlines of a post-Maduro Venezuela have begun to take shape. Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, Defense...

U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Oil After Lengthy Pursuit

Tanker Boarded by U.S. Forces: The United States seized the Russian-flagged Bella 1 oil tanker on January 7 after a two-week pursuit across the Atlantic Ocean triggered by its violation...

U.S. Blockades Sanctioned Oil Tankers in Venezuela. Iran Deserves the Same Treatment

The waters off the shores of President Nicolas Maduro’s Bolivarian Republic are getting choppy for the dictator. After the U.S. Coast Guard seized the Skipper, a Venezuelan supertanker, on December 10,...

U.S. Seizes ‘Dark Fleet’ Supertanker With History of Oil Smuggling Off Venezuelan Coast

Latest Developments Vessel Involved in Illicit Oil Shipping: President Donald Trump announced on December 10 that the United States had seized a “very large” oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela....

Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability

Chinese Coercion of Taiwan’s Energy Lifelines: A Contest Taiwan and the West Can’t Afford to Lose

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Countering China, Washington and Hanoi Sign Preliminary Trade Agreement

Fifty years after the last American forces left Saigon, the United States is expanding its ties — economic and military — with Vietnam. On July 2, President Donald Trump announced that the United States...

Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions

Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan

Bolstering Defense Ties, Vietnam Reportedly Agrees to Purchase American F-16s

Almost exactly 50 years after the evacuation of Saigon, American air power has returned to Vietnam. On April 22, 19FortyFive, a defense news outlet, reported that Vietnam had reached an agreement with...

Military Mobility Depends on Secure Critical Infrastructure

CSC 2.0 Report on Military Mobility

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Crossroads of Competition

China in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands

Examining the Office of Insular Affairs’ Role in Fostering Prosperity in the Pacific Territories and Addressing External Threats to Peace and Security

US and allies must get tough on Russia, China’s deep-sea cable sabotage

Russia and China have no qualms about going low to gain an advantage over the United States — and now they’re going even lower, targeting subsea cables that carry the vast majority of our...

U.S. Coast Guard Issues Landmark Cybersecurity Rule to Protect Maritime Infrastructure

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a final rule on January 17 establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels and other regulated facilities. The landmark rule aims to strengthen the...

Unconstrained Actors

Assessing Global Cyber Threats to the Homeland

Steady leadership prepares TSA to face evolving cyber threats

New presidents bring new policies. But amid rapidly expanding cyber threats, steady leadership at the federal agencies charged with securing critical infrastructure is, well, critical. David Pekoske,...

Palau is under attack from PRC

There is a spike in activity now because China sees Palau’s 5 November election as an opportunity to put in place representatives that are more in line with its ambitions.

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