What U.S. Maritime Enforcement Is Up Against in 2026: An Exclusive Interview with Blas Nuñez-Neto
Key Takeaways An Expert Perspective on Maritime Enforcement in 2026 By any traditional measure, maritime enforcement should be getting easier. There is more data than ever before – we have more sensors, more satellites, and more visibility across the world’s oceans. Yet for agencies tasked with protecting borders, enforcing sanctions, and interdicting illicit trade, the…
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What Maduro’s Fall and the EU’s 18th Sanctions Package Mean for Maritime Compliance
At a Glance Navigating the Convergence of Sanctions and Geopolitics The maritime industry has just entered one of its most volatile periods in decades. On January 3, 2026, the global energy landscape was upended by Operation Absolute Resolve. Following a coordinated strike involving over 150 aircraft, the United States successfully took the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás…
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Maritime Defense Weekly: U.S. Intervention in Venezuela and Maritime Risk
The Week in Focus Venezuela: Intervention, Transition, and Maritime Risk Operation Absolute Resolve, the U.S. operation against Venezuela, has created a fragile interim environment. Following January 3 strikes on military infrastructure in Caracas and the port of La Guaira, Nicolás Maduro was removed, leaving a power vacuum with direct implications for global energy flows. The…
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EU-Owned Tankers Regain Share of Russian Oil Shipments
Preliminary figures show European-owned tankers shipped 29% of all Russian oil in December, underscoring the growing complexity of sanctions enforcement as Western governments further target exports funding the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. That share rebounded sharply from November, when just 17% of crude, refined products, and fuel oil was exported on EU tonnage — one…
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