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Father of 3 kids and 2 pups (with some horses here and there). Heavily invested in global affairs, focused on understanding the trajectory of conflicts, potential flashpoints, and politics. Looking to stay informed by actual events and trusted opinions.
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Having spent 7 years at sea, it seems insane that a crew could accidentally drag anchor. Dragging anchor burns more fuel, costing more $. It takes very specific steps to lower an anchor and set it so that it drags along the sea floor without dramatically slowing your ship.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Using lawfare has been a staple of PRC and Russia to push their geopolitical objectives, especially in the maritime environment. This tactic muddies the waters and makes any measured response slow, as those who respond are working to uphold maritime governance as established by UNCLOS, etc.

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Solid list put together for those that are interested in this topic. Maybe there is one out there for Indo-Pacific as well…

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Our December issue focuses on the final phase of the American Sea Power Project—including a scenario describing a potential conflict with China over Taiwan. The articles that follow explore five domains of naval warfare and how they would contribute to the fight. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...

submitted 451 days ago • 1 comment

I don’t post much but working on changing that. Tired of Twitter and the non-stop garbage that the site enables. Hopefully Bluesky will bring back the sense of respectful community engagement and useful information.

submitted 110 days ago • 0 comments