Naval

Deterring Undersea Cable Sabotage: Europe’s Attribution Challenge

Undersea cables are the backbone of Europe’s digital and energy infrastructure. They carry more than 95 percent of intercontinental data traffic and support critical cross-border electricity interconnections. In practical terms, they are strategic assets. Since 2023, a series of cable incidents in the Baltic Sea has exposed just how vulnerable those assets are. Investigations were […]

Naval

Europe vs the “Shadow Fleet”: the technical arsenal tightening the net

Confronted with aging, opaque tankers in the shadow fleet, Europe is no longer relying solely on blacklists and port bans. It is deploying a web of sensors (SAR and RF satellites, coastal radars, VTS, “sniffer” RPAS), tying them into fusion centers (EMSA/IMS, SafeSeaNet, THETIS), and projecting air and naval assets to turn suspected sanctions-evasion into […]