Hunter Stires
@HunterStires
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History, Strategy, Seapower, Statecraft. Proud to have served as the Maritime Strategist to the 78th Secretary of the Navy. Be curious; when you can, be kind.
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Joined September 2014
It is an honor to share the launch of the @NavalInstitute #MaritimeCOIN Project. This effort assembles the world’s leading maritime strategists to examine ways to regain the initiative in the South China Sea. More articles will follow in the months ahead. https://t.co/DNviBVXYzE
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The Maritime Counterinsurgency Project aims to shine a br
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Done right, augmenting USCG with OSV-type Mission Support Vessels would be a solid way to increase persistence and cost effectiveness for constabulary missions like counter narcotics and Maritime Counterinsurgency in the South China Sea and elsewhere.
US Coast Guard Seeks Commercial Vessels to Boost Fleet Under New Industry Partnership https://t.co/886I6lOUJR
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When I was commander of the space shuttle, I told my crew mates they had to tell me when they disagreed with my decisions — because lives were on the line. Trump is the complete opposite. Someone says something he doesn’t like, and he throws everything at them. Watch the full
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@JohnLeFevre Hey, BS Artist, Did we immediately kill pirates not in the act? No. Did we kill pirates motoring 'to the act'? No. Did we ALWAYS go through the maritime protocols of verbally warn, conduct warning fire, execute nonlethal disabling fire, and only then...Yes.
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Good stuff. Now do the Russian illicit tanker fleet.
From me and @JenniferJJacobs at @CBSNews - per two sources: The VBSS operation to seize the tanker started at roughly 0600 today. 2 helicopters. SOF, USCG and Marines involved. Sec. Hegseth was aware of operation. Trump admin. contemplating more missions like this one.
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The Kremlin has offered no concessions on the war in Ukraine so far and has not publicly signaled agreement with any of the United States’ recently proposed ceasefires or peace plans. ISW continues to assess that the West and Ukraine can leverage the manner in which Russia’s
Key Takeaway: Russia’s resources are not endless, as Putin is trying to assert, and Putin currently appears to be facing difficult decision points regarding the strategic sustainment of Russian force generation. ⬇️ Putin is very likely preparing to attempt to offset Russia’s
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ISW continues to assess that the Russian campaign to militarily seize the rest of Donetsk Oblast, including Ukraine’s heavily fortified Fortress Belt, would likely take at least two-to-three years, pose a significant challenge, and result in difficult and costly battles that the
MORE: Russia’s cognitive warfare effort aims to push Ukraine and the West to cede this heavily defended territory to Russia without a fight, allowing Russia to avoid spending significant amounts of time and resources to try to seize it on the battlefield. Ceding Donetsk Oblast to
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MORE: Russia’s cognitive warfare effort aims to push Ukraine and the West to cede this heavily defended territory to Russia without a fight, allowing Russia to avoid spending significant amounts of time and resources to try to seize it on the battlefield. Ceding Donetsk Oblast to
NEW: The Kremlin is significantly intensifying its cognitive warfare effort to present the Russian military and economy as able to inevitably win a war of attrition against Ukraine. ⬇️ The Kremlin’s cognitive warfare effort aims to achieve several of Putin’s original war aims
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NEW: The Kremlin is significantly intensifying its cognitive warfare effort to present the Russian military and economy as able to inevitably win a war of attrition against Ukraine. ⬇️ The Kremlin’s cognitive warfare effort aims to achieve several of Putin’s original war aims
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Chinese company at work rebuilding the old Imperial Japanese runway on Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia - a bit over 600 miles from Guam. Scheduled to be completed by the end of the month.
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"Americans have strong feelings about drug trafficking, but few believe that killing people as they attempt to stay alive in the ocean fits within the bounds of justifiable force. Once confronted with the footage, most Americans would question not only the legality of the
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Americans may disagree on many things, but they still distinguish between necessary force and needless killing.
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To the claim that I'm an old-school liberal internationalist, guilty as charged. My way of thinking about the world also went out of favor in the 1930s and 1970s. And then came back. Before you declare liberal internationalism dead forever, study history.
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This is a big deal. Essentially a reversal of the US export control policy on advanced chips. Possibly decisive in the AI race. Compute is our main advantage — China has more power, engineers, and the entire edge layer — so by giving this up we increase the odds the world runs on
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Building Ships is Hard to Do - but without them America is an unserious power For several years now a small group of committed navalists have advocated for a revolution in shipping. The idea is that by fostering an American marine industrial competitive advantage, the nation can
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At a moment in American politics in which Trump has very low approval ratings, Democrats are winning elections, many predict a blue wave in 2026 & a Democratic president in 2028, and a solid majority of Americans support NATO, it would be imprudent to get too fatalistic about
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And there goes the fastest growing segment of the US maritime industry.
Offshore wind is proving too expensive, too unreliable and too dependent on taxpayer subsidies. Americans deserve energy that works when we need it, not just when the weather cooperates!
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Good reminder from @mercoglianos that replenishment at sea is the backbone of modern naval warfare.
Five things most people don't know about the Attack on Pearl Harbor. 1️⃣The US did not consider Pearl Harbor to be a target as they were unaware that Japan had developed the ability to refuel their ships at sea. At a distance of 4,000 nautical miles, this was about 1,500 miles
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Philippine Coast Guard Maintains Uninterrupted Presence in Bajo De Masinloc with Deployment of BRP Cape San Agustin The Philippine Coast Guard has seamlessly continued its maritime patrol operations off Zambales with the deployment of the 44-meter multi-role response vessel BRP
#China Coast Guard (CCG) carried out law-enforcement patrols in the territorial waters of China’s Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas on Saturday. Since November, the CCG has continued to step up law-enforcement patrols in these waters, lawfully tracking and monitoring, issuing
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Poll: Strong, Bipartisan US Support for Ukraine Over Russia | https://t.co/iy21UAldIr “A widening majority of Americans want Ukraine to defeat Russia and support sending U.S. weapons to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's country.“🇺🇸🇺🇦
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A widening majority of Americans want Ukraine to defeat Russia and support sending U.S. weapons to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's country, according to a new survey.
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Dear American friends, Europe is your closest ally, not your problem. And we have common enemies. At least that’s how it has been in the last 80 years. We need to stick to this, this is the only reasonable strategy of our common security. Unless something has changed.
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