Carving Up Ukraine: What About the Azov Sea?

Carving Up Ukraine: What About the Azov Sea?

Carving Up Ukraine: What About the Azov Sea? Among other things, the ongoing negotiations to end hostilities in the Russia-Ukraine War include a maritime ceasefire agreement for halting hostilities in the Black Sea. At this stage, no publicly available details exist...
Using the Proliferation Security Initiative to Disrupt Iran’s Oil Shipments

Using the Proliferation Security Initiative to Disrupt Iran’s Oil Shipments

Using the Proliferation Security Initiative to Disrupt Iran’s Oil Shipments Since the Islamic revolution of 1979, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been hostile to the United States and its allies and partners. It is the leading State sponsor of...
Targeting Iranian Spy Ships

Targeting Iranian Spy Ships

Targeting Iranian Spy Ships On March 17, 2025, Al-Hadath, a Saudi news outlet, reported that U.S. forces in the Middle East had targeted and sunk Iran’s newest signals intelligence (SIGINT) ship, the IRINS Zagros (H313), while the spy ship was on station in the Red...
Ukraine Symposium – Sunk in Battle but the War is Not Over: Who Owns the Moskva Now?

Ukraine Symposium – Sunk in Battle but the War is Not Over: Who Owns the Moskva Now?

Ukraine Symposium – Sunk in Battle but the War is Not Over: Who Owns the Moskva Now? The study of underwater cultural heritage, and that of sunken warships, has typically focussed on the legal protections surrounding a site in the years, or often centuries, after the...
The Baltic Sea Cable-Cuts and Ship Interdiction: The C-Lion1 Incident

The Baltic Sea Cable-Cuts and Ship Interdiction: The C-Lion1 Incident

The Baltic Sea Cable-Cuts and Ship Interdiction: The C-Lion1 Incident According to widely held Russian perceptions, Russia is at war with NATO. In September 2024, Vladimir Putin stated that lifting restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range NATO missiles to attack...