Naval Logistics, The “Mediterranean Corridor,” and the Pivot to the Pacific

CIMSEC content is and always will be free; consider a voluntary monthly donation to offset our operational costs. As always, it is your support and patronage that have allowed us to build this community – and we are incredibly grateful. By Alex Calvo and Pol Molas The logistical side to the US Pivot to the … Continue reading Naval Logistics, The “Mediterranean Corridor,” and the Pivot to the Pacific

Gibraltar: Legal Advice on Innocent Passage

CIMSEC content is and always will be free; consider a voluntary monthly donation to offset our operational costs. As always, it is your support and patronage that have allowed us to build this community – and we are incredibly grateful. While tensions over the South China Sea often prompt headlines, attracting a great deal of … Continue reading Gibraltar: Legal Advice on Innocent Passage

Sanctions and Grey on White: Raising the Stakes in the South China Sea

For years, there has been extensive talk of “managing” China’s rise, promoting the peaceful resolution of conflicts, and lamenting Beijing’s encroachment in the South China Sea. The US has announced her “Pivot”, Japan has reinterpreted her constitution, the Philippines have initiated international arbitration proceedings, Vietnam has kept rearming, and Russia has kept including tactical nuclear … Continue reading Sanctions and Grey on White: Raising the Stakes in the South China Sea