Joshua Tallis
@doctallis.bsky.social
Naval strategy and operations | GWU adjunct professor | St Andrews PhD
Trying real hard to reach that one guy in N97!
April 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Trying real hard to reach that one guy in N97!
It has been such an honor to be a part of Team 33.
February 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It has been such an honor to be a part of Team 33.
31 copies of The War for Muddy Waters sold between June and November alone. Not bad for a book that just passed its five year publish-versary! Thank you for the support. Paperback options are now available for low prices at the Naval Institute Press. www.usni.org/press/books/...
January 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
31 copies of The War for Muddy Waters sold between June and November alone. Not bad for a book that just passed its five year publish-versary! Thank you for the support. Paperback options are now available for low prices at the Naval Institute Press. www.usni.org/press/books/...
“We will have to outthink… the think tank.”
January 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“We will have to outthink… the think tank.”
That is an alarming trend, one all of us should consider as we continue to rely on shipping to deliver virtually every facet of modern life. And if you want to know more about the world of seafarers, there is no better or more closely reported account than Ian Urbina's book, Outlaw Ocean.
December 8, 2024 at 12:42 PM
That is an alarming trend, one all of us should consider as we continue to rely on shipping to deliver virtually every facet of modern life. And if you want to know more about the world of seafarers, there is no better or more closely reported account than Ian Urbina's book, Outlaw Ocean.
Now, WSJ reports on the effects of sanctions-dodging on seafarers: "As of mid-November, a record 282 ships carrying more than 4,000 seamen had been abandoned by their owners this year, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation…a labor union. In 2023, the figure was 132 vessels."
December 8, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Now, WSJ reports on the effects of sanctions-dodging on seafarers: "As of mid-November, a record 282 ships carrying more than 4,000 seamen had been abandoned by their owners this year, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation…a labor union. In 2023, the figure was 132 vessels."
During COVID, thousands of seafarers became stranded at sea. The close of the pandemic has not, however, brought an end to the exploitation of perhaps the world's most essential and invisible class of workers. The war in Ukraine trapped mariners in Black Sea ports, Houthi strikes endangered more.
December 8, 2024 at 12:42 PM
During COVID, thousands of seafarers became stranded at sea. The close of the pandemic has not, however, brought an end to the exploitation of perhaps the world's most essential and invisible class of workers. The war in Ukraine trapped mariners in Black Sea ports, Houthi strikes endangered more.
If that intrigues you, my book may be of interest. The War for Muddy Waters is a look at strategies of maritime security, with a particular emphasis on how navies can extract lessons from criminology when facing down the likes of terrorists and traffickers.
November 28, 2024 at 6:10 PM
If that intrigues you, my book may be of interest. The War for Muddy Waters is a look at strategies of maritime security, with a particular emphasis on how navies can extract lessons from criminology when facing down the likes of terrorists and traffickers.
This year has underscored how important it is to understand the relationship between non-state actors and maritime security. More to the point, we’ve seen how an inability to address threats from such groups can confound the world’s most competent Navy. The COIN trap is not unique to land forces.
November 28, 2024 at 6:10 PM
This year has underscored how important it is to understand the relationship between non-state actors and maritime security. More to the point, we’ve seen how an inability to address threats from such groups can confound the world’s most competent Navy. The COIN trap is not unique to land forces.
This is my annual Thanksgiving post: 2018 on USS Harry S. Truman. The CSs and supply officers work their hardest on the days the rest of the crew is trying to have some fun. The scale of the effort is made clear in the menu below. Have a happy holiday and keep in mind those far from home.
November 27, 2024 at 9:56 PM
This is my annual Thanksgiving post: 2018 on USS Harry S. Truman. The CSs and supply officers work their hardest on the days the rest of the crew is trying to have some fun. The scale of the effort is made clear in the menu below. Have a happy holiday and keep in mind those far from home.