For the past two weeks, CIMSEC featured analysis submitted in response to our call for articles on the crisis in the Red Sea.

This operation, deployed by the European Union Naval Force as a proactive measure to address piracy on the Somali coast, ...

China presents a paradox—a significant actor with direct interests and presence in the Red Sea, but one that has played a ...

Red Sea Topic Week. By Commander Amila Prasanga, Sri Lankan Navy. A New Threat Looms. The Red Sea, a narrow waterway snaking between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, serves as a ...

Download Sea Control 516 – U.S. Navy Alliances in the Cold War with Dr. Corbin Williamson 1. The US Navy and its Cold War Alliances, 1945-1953, by Corbin Williamson, University of Kansas Press, 2020.

Red Sea Topic Week. By Dr. Bonnie Johnson. The recent crisis in the Red Sea has escalated from Houthi drone and missile attacks on commercial ships to a major Iranian-led, Houthi- ...

Featured Image: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), top, operates in the Red Sea, May 1, ...

CDR Ryan Mewett, PhD takes a short break from schooling Midshipmen to teach us about the Royal Navy’s role in Caribbean contraband trade. Ryan is a Permanent Military Professor at the U.S. Naval ...

In practice, maritime security is usually viewed from the lens of what disturbs it, based on an insecurity perspective. Most of the time this has to do with piracy and armed robbery at sea, illegal, ...

The importance of maritime trade is often highlighted to justify naval spending and operations. When commercial traffic in ...

In February 2024, a fortunate mishap prevented German Navy air defenders from shooting down an American MQ-9 Reaper in the Red Sea. The frigate misidentified the U.S. drone and fired two Standard ...