Europe's strategic interests in the Arctic "High North, low tension" was the motto until a few years ago. The Arctic seemed a remote and inaccessible place. However, progressive climate change, which is warming the Arctic four times faster than the rest of the planet, is opening up new potential and dangers. This means that the Arctic could...
Since 2022, the Royal Australian Navy and Californian drone manufacturer Anduril have been funding and developing an XL-AUV (Extra-Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle), which they call the "Ghost Shark". Three prototypes were to be built and trialled within three years - and the timeframe was actually missed! Now, at the beginning of September, Anduril Australia...
Amid a general reluctance to develop offshore wind farms by western industrialised nations, Lithuania has announced the failure of its second tender for an offshore wind farm. The Lithuanian government reactivated this second tender in June 2025 after it was suspended two years ago due to a lack of interest. In order for the concession to be awarded,...
The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London has postponed the vote on the net zero framework and CO2 taxation. The extraordinary meeting is to be resumed in 12 months. In the meantime, the member states want to continue working towards a consensus on the...
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is endeavouring to resume shipping traffic through its waterway after revenues - and thus the contribution to the state budget - had been steadily declining. At a meeting with the Danish ambassador and a high-ranking delegation, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority emphasised the long-standing relationship with Maersk...
In Washington, the strong man on the Orinoco is seen as the mastermind behind the drug cartels Sinaloa (Mexico) and Tren de Agua / Cartel de los Soles (Venezuela) and the bounty was quickly doubled to 50 million dollars. Afterwards, there were plenty of oaths of allegiance to Nicolás Maduro from senior military officers. Of which, however...
On 25 December 2024, the tanker "Eagle S" lost its anchor and dragged for many miles across the seabed of the Baltic Sea. This resulted in damage to critical infrastructure. The captain and the ship's first and second officers were therefore charged with serious damage to five underwater cables of critical infrastructure.
On the day before the first Russian drone attack in Ukrainian waters on 28 August 2025, a US Navy P-8A Poseidon coming from Sicily (NAS Sigonella) and equipped with the AN/APS-154 Advanced Airborne Sensor had flown a reconnaissance mission across the Black Sea lasting several hours. The imminent Russian attack in the Danube Delta was...
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