Beneath the Waves: Fiber Optic Cables on the Ocean Floor
Undersea fiber optic cables serve as the backbone of global communication, facilitating…
Operation Ivy Bells: Cold War Espionage
The Cold War, a period marked by geopolitical tension between the United…
Project Azorian: The Secret Soviet Submarine Recovery
The Cold War, a period marked by geopolitical tension between the United…
Shadow Fleet Strikes: Russia Cable Cutting
The phenomenon of cable cutting has a storied history that dates back…
Securing Critical Infrastructure: Undersea Protection
Undersea critical infrastructure plays a pivotal role in the global economy and…
Navigating Chokepoints: Internet Traffic and the Suez Strait
Chokepoints are narrow passages or bottlenecks in transportation, logistics, and digital networks…
Navigating the Malacca Strait: Vital Cable Routes in Asia
The Malacca Strait, a narrow waterway that separates the Malay Peninsula from…
Securing Luzon Strait Undersea Cables in the Philippines
Undersea cables play a pivotal role in the Philippines' connectivity to the…
Cable Sabotage: Plausible Deniability
Cable sabotage involves the intentional damage or destruction of communication infrastructure, including…
Geopolitical Threats to Submarine Cables
Submarine cables constitute the primary infrastructure for global telecommunications, carrying approximately 99%…