https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AOn4khl3ykQ/james-stavridis RSS for Node Fri, 08 May 2026 04:34:54 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-07/gulf-tankers-require-us-military-escort-even-with-an-iran-deal https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-07/gulf-tankers-require-us-military-escort-even-with-an-iran-deal Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:20 GMT BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - APRIL 22: Ships are anchored near the shoreline on April 22, 2026 in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Bandar Abbas is a port city and the capital of Hormozgan Province, along the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Earlier today, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had attacked and seized two ships near the Strait of Hormuz as it tried to assert control over the critical waterway. The incidents came the day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an extension of a ceasefire between his country and Iran, and after Iran refused to attend the latest proposed round of peace talks in Islamabad. (Photo by Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-01/hormuz-isn-t-the-only-global-shipping-chokepoint-at-risk https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-01/hormuz-isn-t-the-only-global-shipping-chokepoint-at-risk Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:20 GMT A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world's oil and gas passes on March 1, 2026. Two ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on March 1, maritime security agencies said, as Iran pressed a second day of strikes in response to US-Israeli military strikes on Iran killing it's supreme leader. (Photo by Sahar AL ATTAR / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-23/hungary-election-unlocks-new-opportunities-for-nato-and-ukraine https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-23/hungary-election-unlocks-new-opportunities-for-nato-and-ukraine Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:18 GMT Hungarion NATO soldiers returning from a mission in Afghanistan stand at Kossuth square in Budapest on October 9, 2008 during a welcoming ceremony. NATO defence ministers will hear a plea Thursday to take new steps to crack down on the opium trade in Afghanistan as the illicit business generates vital funds for the Taliban-led insurgency. AFP PHOTO / FERENC ISZA (Photo by FERENC ISZA / AFP) (Photo by FERENC ISZA/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/iran-war-hormuz-blockade-could-backfire-on-the-us https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/iran-war-hormuz-blockade-could-backfire-on-the-us Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:12:33 GMT TOPSHOT - A motorboat cruises along the shore off the town of Al Jeer on the Strait of Hormuz in the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, with a tanker seen in the background, on February 25, 2026. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-10/iran-war-how-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-10/iran-war-how-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:00:04 GMT MUSCAT, OMAN - MARCH 25: Two bulk carriers sit anchored at Muscat Anchorage on March 25, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which conveys about 20% of the world's oil and gas, has mostly come to a halt after the joint U.S.-Israeli war with Iran that began on February 28. Iran, in a defiant reply to a ceasefire proposal from the United States, has claimed that sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz "is its natural and legal right." Under international law, the strait is a shared waterway and no country has sole legal authority over it. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-02/iran-war-nato-allies-should-clear-the-strait-of-hormuz https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-02/iran-war-nato-allies-should-clear-the-strait-of-hormuz Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:30:04 GMT HARSTAD, NORWAY - OCTOBER 13: Ships of the German Navy, including the "Baden-Wuerttemberg" frigate (in foreground), sail at twilight during the Andoya "Missile Firing Exercise 2025“ military exercise in the North Sea on October 13, 2025 near Harstad, Norway. Nine ships and one submarine of the German Navy are participating in the live-fire exercise, during which they will launch anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles as well as anti-submarine torpedoes. The exercise is taking place from October 6-30 and is the biggest live-fire missile exercise of the German Navy in 30 years. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-24/iran-war-taking-kharg-island-is-a-big-risk-for-little-reward https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-24/iran-war-taking-kharg-island-is-a-big-risk-for-little-reward Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:00:10 GMT A picture shows export oil pipelines at an oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf, on February 23, 2016. - Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh dismissed an output freeze deal between the world's top two producers Saudi Arabia and Russia as "a joke", the ISNA news agency reported. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-13/iran-war-three-targets-for-us-boots-on-the-ground https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-13/iran-war-three-targets-for-us-boots-on-the-ground Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:02 GMT OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: A team of U.S. Navy SEALS take a position on the beach as a group of Landing Craft Air Cushion's (LCAC) approach the beach behind them during the America's Marines 250 event at Camp Pendleton's Red Beach on October 18, 2025 in Oceanside, California. The U.S. Marines are marking their 250th anniversary with a live amphibious assault demonstration entitled "Sea To Shore--A Review of Amphibious Strength" and visits from Vice President JD Vance and War Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/us-iran-conflict-tehran-can-make-the-persian-gulf-a-minefield https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/us-iran-conflict-tehran-can-make-the-persian-gulf-a-minefield Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:05 GMT AT SEA, UNSPECIFIED - FEBRUARY 28: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this U.S. Navy released handout, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, on February 28, 2026 at Sea. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-02/iran-strikes-can-us-air-power-alone-win-a-war https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-02/iran-strikes-can-us-air-power-alone-win-a-war Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:04 GMT Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 1, 2026. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack, sparking a new wave of retaliatory missile strikes from Tehran on March 1. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-23/us-iran-nuclear-talks-trump-has-3-military-options https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-23/us-iran-nuclear-talks-trump-has-3-military-options Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:26:26 GMT AT SEA - OCTOBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump observes a demonstration from the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier on October 5, 2025 off the eastern coast of the United States. President Trump is visiting Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia for a celebration of the 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-19/us-navy-s-new-battle-plan-may-be-too-ambitious https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-19/us-navy-s-new-battle-plan-may-be-too-ambitious Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:30:02 GMT US Sailors and Marines stand on the flight deck of the USS Bataan as the ship passes the Statue of Liberty during Fleet Week in New York Harbor on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-03/xi-s-military-purge-might-be-dangerous-for-the-us https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-03/xi-s-military-purge-might-be-dangerous-for-the-us Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:59:06 GMT QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 22: Vice Chairman of the Chinese Central Military Commission Gen. Zhang Youxia salutes at the opening of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium on April 22, 2024 in Qingdao, China. Senior naval officers from 29 countries including the U.S., Russia, Japan and the United Kingdom are attending the meeting, being held through April 23. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-29/if-trump-leaves-nato-europe-can-protect-itself https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-29/if-trump-leaves-nato-europe-can-protect-itself Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:27 GMT TOPSHOT - A Danish soldier stands at a checkpoint in the harbor of Nuuk, Greenland, on January 26, 2026. HDMS Knud Rasmussen (P570) and HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen (P571), Royal Danish Navy patrol vessels, are moored in the harbour. They are employed to exercise Danish sovereignty in the waters around the Faroe Islands and Greenland. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-23/iran-is-bleeding-while-trump-debates-greenland https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-23/iran-is-bleeding-while-trump-debates-greenland Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:30:31 GMT Two armed members of Iran's police special forces stand guard on an armored military vehicle in downtown Tehran, Jan. 12, 2026. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-14/invading-greenland-would-be-a-giant-mistake-by-trump https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-14/invading-greenland-would-be-a-giant-mistake-by-trump Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:30 GMT JD Vance wants Greenland in his grip. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-08/trump-s-golden-fleet-battleship-is-a-sitting-duck https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-08/trump-s-golden-fleet-battleship-is-a-sitting-duck Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:30:15 GMT LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally aboard the USS Iowa on September 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Donald Trump is campaigning in Los Angeles a day ahead of the CNN GOP debate that will be broadcast from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-28/3-books-explain-china-russia-and-the-next-economic-collapse https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-28/3-books-explain-china-russia-and-the-next-economic-collapse Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:00:08 GMT TOPSHOT - Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) leaves after being greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping before the opening ceremony at the Expo Center at the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit in Shanghai on May 21, 2014. AFP PHOTO/POOL/ Mark RALSTON (Photo by MARK RALSTON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MARK RALSTON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-19/hegseth-is-targeting-the-military-s-constitution https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-19/hegseth-is-targeting-the-military-s-constitution Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:30:08 GMT ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JUNE 22: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. President Donald Trump gave an address to the nation last night after three Iranian nuclear facilities were struck by the U.S. military. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-09/four-reasons-why-the-boat-strike-debate-matters-for-the-us https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-09/four-reasons-why-the-boat-strike-debate-matters-for-the-us Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:24 GMT The US Navy's USS Stockdale, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, docked near the entrance to the Panama Canal.