Jeffrey Payne, NESA Center An idea has been kicked around Washington, DC for a few years that the Indo-Pacific needs some type of cooperative maritime institution. Reflecting the need for an intensification of maritime collective action among partners in the larger Indo-Pacific, this cooperative institution would serve as a perpetual mechanism for joint training and Read More >
Maritime
The Struggle for the Mediterranean: New Twists in the Coronavirus Crisis
Col. (ret.) Dr. Eran Lerman, NESA Alumnus and Vice President, Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS) On 29 March 2020 a French navy frigate, the Provence, patrolling the Mediterranean as part of Operation Naval Guard, intercepted a Turkish freighter on its way to Tripoli, Libya, and forced it to change course. The French had Read More >
COVID-19 and Maritime Operations
NESA Alumnus Abhijit Singh, affiliated with Observer Research Foundation, offers analysis on how navies have altered protocol to reduce crew exposures in light of the COVID-19 pandemic’s rapid spread among tightly packed ship crews. Read here.