Beyond the Bubble

From a national security perspective, fishing fleets are manned by the best soldiers we never knew we had.

When crises approach, we all have a part to play — and businesses need to step up to the plate.

The shadow fleet now has its own system for scrapping ships, and it’s even riskier than the official one.

The Kremlin’s gray-zone aggression is draining our resources, making it increasingly costly to be a business based in a Western country.

In today’s geopolitical reality, informing companies of threats that could harm them and how they can prepare is becoming indispensable.

Half a dozen countries are experiencing an extraordinary surge in GPS disturbances. But collectively, we can blunt the harm of these dangerous tactics.

Thanks to one small town, it seems there might yet be hope for Europe, and for a greener future without risky dependencies on China.

Every destination city can easily come up with its own innovative ideas to draw visitors who bring a helping hand as well as their cash.

The event demonstrates that a nation can be strong and resolute while also posing no threat.

The defense of our countries now hinges on younger generations. Let’s invite them to contribute their ideas.

The model works well for the Kremlin because it allows it to easily recruit freelancers, or “disposable agents” as they’re sometimes called.

Today, we’re seeing the broken windows theory play out on the high seas: lawlessness begetting more lawlessness.

As these rules-busting, dangerous ships keep sailing our waters, posing enormous risks to other vessels and the environment, it’s time to focus on finding the shady operators behind them.

NATO members and other allies would do well to start thinking about how they’d respond if Russia took action against one of its most remote geographies.

We’ve seen an uptick in geopolitically motivated harm within our borders, and it’s in all our interest to help stop it.

We can’t count on the stars aligning every time a cable or pipeline suffers mysterious damage, and must find ways of incentivizing ship crews to obey maritime rules.

The world needs a coalition of the willing to protect our oceans.

Russia’s ghost vessels could be used for strategic sealift, and the U.S. should race to fix its own capabilities in response.

Being known as a country facing geopolitical threats has its drawbacks — particularly when it comes to the economy.

Almost any company is now at risk of geopolitically motivated harm, and it’s imperative they understand the risks they face.

If Western countries are to withstand the aggression waged by various rivals and their proxies, sharing insights from the front line is the only way forward — and today, that includes businesses.

Nothing the West says or does will convince the Houthis to halt their campaign. But the Indian prime minister is perfectly suited to the task.

The countries buying oil transported by these dark vessels could be more receptive to nudges, as they, too, face significant risks.

With ordinary citizens being picked up simply to be used as exchange fodder, no Westerner is truly safe in hostile countries anymore.