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The urgent need for an AUKUS-Plus maritime alliance
8 steps to "unite the clans"
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The Boyd Institute
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Jeff Giesea
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Abolish the Jones Act
Why Americans must challenge this legislative wreck head-on, and seven suggestions for doing so
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The Boyd Institute
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Jeff Giesea
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May 2024

We need to talk about micro-treason
TikTok and the need for new vocabulary about compromise
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The Boyd Institute
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Jeff Giesea
5

April 2024

Why not a NATO for the Indo-Pacific?
How AUKUS can catalyze a broader security architecture
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The Boyd Institute
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Jeff Giesea
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March 2024

The world should be more paranoid about a Taiwan invasion threat
An assessment of the Taiwan invasion threat and blind spots in existing scenarios
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Jeff Giesea
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The Boyd Institute
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A reading list to quickly get up to speed on China's threat to Taiwan
10 resources and 2 requests for more info
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Jeff Giesea
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The Boyd Institute

February 2024

Paving the way for autonomous and nuclear-powered shipping
There’s a generational opportunity to build SpaceX equivalents for maritime, but this requires smart, forward-looking policies.
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Jeff Giesea
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The Boyd Institute
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America’s maritime policies need a reboot
Reviving America’s maritime competitiveness has become a strategic imperative. Resolving the challenge requires 21st century policies.
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The Boyd Institute
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William Cahill
The Maritime X Prize — a proposal to spark immediate innovation
We need to level up US maritime capabilities before it's too late. Here's how.
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John Robb
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The Boyd Institute
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January 2024

Announcing a Boyd Institute maritime initiative
We need to revolutionize U.S. maritime capabilities before it's too late. Here's where we are focusing.
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The Boyd Institute
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Jeff Giesea
3
Five stats on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
It's getting dire.
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Jeff Giesea
3
Why I am petitioning the UK government to invest in heavy lift space launch
The UK government should approach SpaceX about setting up a UK launch site to support Starship/Superheavy launches from our territory, argues Peter…
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Peter Hague
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