Gonzalo Vázquez III
@gonzalovazquez.bsky.social
MA in War Studies @KCL | Maritime Strategy & Sea Power | CPN - Spanish Naval War College | Postgraduate FLC Fellow
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An interesting article about the dual use of fishing vessels which raises the question for fisheries policy professionals - if a flag States' fishing vessels are used for intel gathering or surveillance, does that security threat also become "illegal fishing?"
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windward.ai/blog/fishing...
Russian Fishing Fleets and the Hidden Intelligence Threat
Norway’s sanctions on Russian fishing firms expose how fleets may double as intelligence platforms near subsea cables. Learn how Windward reveals hidden risks.
windward.ai
September 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
An interesting article about the dual use of fishing vessels which raises the question for fisheries policy professionals - if a flag States' fishing vessels are used for intel gathering or surveillance, does that security threat also become "illegal fishing?"
windward.ai/blog/fishing...
windward.ai/blog/fishing...
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OTD in 1939 Adolf Hitler began his special military operation to protect ethnic Germans from persecution by Poland.
Imagine such a bullshit excuse today
Imagine such a bullshit excuse today
September 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
OTD in 1939 Adolf Hitler began his special military operation to protect ethnic Germans from persecution by Poland.
Imagine such a bullshit excuse today
Imagine such a bullshit excuse today
My first paper for the RUSI Journal @rusi.bsky.social is now live, as part of its Vol. 170, Issue 4:
⚓️"The Spanish Balearic-Strait-Canaries Axis and NATO's Maritime Strategy"⚓️
Full text available at: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
⚓️"The Spanish Balearic-Strait-Canaries Axis and NATO's Maritime Strategy"⚓️
Full text available at: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
August 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My first paper for the RUSI Journal @rusi.bsky.social is now live, as part of its Vol. 170, Issue 4:
⚓️"The Spanish Balearic-Strait-Canaries Axis and NATO's Maritime Strategy"⚓️
Full text available at: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
⚓️"The Spanish Balearic-Strait-Canaries Axis and NATO's Maritime Strategy"⚓️
Full text available at: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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Recent attacks in the Red Sea show how feeble Europe is
The Houthis shatter European pretensions to naval power
Recent attacks in the Red Sea show how feeble Europe is
econ.st
July 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Recent attacks in the Red Sea show how feeble Europe is
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NATO’s Missing Merchant Ships | "Allied shipping has declined to dangerous levels in recent years. It’s a serious strategic weakness and it needs fixing." Gonzalo Vázquez
NATO’s Missing Merchant Ships
NATO shipping has declined to dangerous levels in recent years. It’s a serious strategic weakness and it needs fixing.
cepa.org
July 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
NATO’s Missing Merchant Ships | "Allied shipping has declined to dangerous levels in recent years. It’s a serious strategic weakness and it needs fixing." Gonzalo Vázquez
"Maritime exploration, favored by the sound vision of the Spanish Monarchy and the courage of generations of sailors who dared venture into the unknown, became the first pillar of Spanish sea power."
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Exploration as a Pillar of Spanish Sea Power? Elcano, Loaisa and the First Spanish Expeditions to the Pacific - Center for Maritime Strategy
Spanish maritime and naval history has been victim of an overwhelming neglect not only abroad but especially at home. Today, not much is taught in Spanish schools beyond Christopher Colombus’ voyage t...
centerformaritimestrategy.org
July 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"Maritime exploration, favored by the sound vision of the Spanish Monarchy and the courage of generations of sailors who dared venture into the unknown, became the first pillar of Spanish sea power."
centerformaritimestrategy.org/publications...
centerformaritimestrategy.org/publications...
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"Aunque pocos se dan cuenta, Estados Unidos y la OTAN ahora necesitan con urgencia a Ucrania por su experiencia en drones. Se ha convertido en el único país que podría igualar la tecnología y el tiempo de respuesta de China o de Rusia en una guerra" #militarES elpais.com/ideas/2025-0...
El uso bélico de drones con inteligencia artificial está cerca
Aunque pocos se dan cuenta, EE UU y la OTAN necesitan a Ucrania por su experiencia con esta tecnología militar, que China y Rusia dominan
elpais.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:54 AM
"Aunque pocos se dan cuenta, Estados Unidos y la OTAN ahora necesitan con urgencia a Ucrania por su experiencia en drones. Se ha convertido en el único país que podría igualar la tecnología y el tiempo de respuesta de China o de Rusia en una guerra" #militarES elpais.com/ideas/2025-0...
My latest paper, for the USMC University’s Journal of Advanced Military Studies (Special Issue on Arctic Security) is out:
“Enhancing NATO’s Naval Power in the High North”
www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Mar...
“Enhancing NATO’s Naval Power in the High North”
www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Mar...
June 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My latest paper, for the USMC University’s Journal of Advanced Military Studies (Special Issue on Arctic Security) is out:
“Enhancing NATO’s Naval Power in the High North”
www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Mar...
“Enhancing NATO’s Naval Power in the High North”
www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Mar...
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I’m worried for a future where it becomes increasingly common for merchant ships to not have a flag state, meaningful insurance, and generally not abide by international laws or norms.
I cannot fully grasp the implications, but it’s not good.
I cannot fully grasp the implications, but it’s not good.
June 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I’m worried for a future where it becomes increasingly common for merchant ships to not have a flag state, meaningful insurance, and generally not abide by international laws or norms.
I cannot fully grasp the implications, but it’s not good.
I cannot fully grasp the implications, but it’s not good.
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Three choices, three futures: How will the United States manage threats in Europe and Asia? warontherocks.com/20...
Three Alternative Approaches to Deterrence in Europe and the Indo-Pacific - War on the Rocks
Whether the United States defines China as a global threat or a predominantly regional one will have pervasive implications for U.S. alliance and
warontherocks.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Three choices, three futures: How will the United States manage threats in Europe and Asia? warontherocks.com/20...
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The Laughton and Corbett Centre will merge into one Research Centre on 18 June 2025. Look out for details of the new website. Business continues are normal such as when the maritime seminars restart later this year.
June 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Laughton and Corbett Centre will merge into one Research Centre on 18 June 2025. Look out for details of the new website. Business continues are normal such as when the maritime seminars restart later this year.
2 days to go!!
June 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
2 days to go!!
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Is this trade war just history repeating itself, or is it something fundamentally different? warontherocks.com/20...
Notes from History for Surviving the Trade War - War on the Rocks
The trade war isn’t coming. It’s already here. Alarming as the daily news may be, this is not the first time nations have clashed over trade. In the 20th
warontherocks.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Is this trade war just history repeating itself, or is it something fundamentally different? warontherocks.com/20...
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The plan will see the creation of a “Black Sea Maritime Security Hub” to serve as Europe’s early-warning center in the region.
EU unveils Black Sea strategy with an eye on post-war Ukraine
The plan will see the creation of a “Black Sea Maritime Security Hub” to serve as Europe’s early-warning center in the region.
www.defensenews.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The plan will see the creation of a “Black Sea Maritime Security Hub” to serve as Europe’s early-warning center in the region.
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Is anyone else happy to hear Sebastian Bruns talking about Intermodal transportation in the Baltic?
Navy and commercial shipping with one of my favorite naval historians.
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Navy and commercial shipping with one of my favorite naval historians.
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Episode 719: NATO's Maritime North, with Dr. Sebastian Bruns
Podcast Episode · Midrats · 04/14/2025 · 1h
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April 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Is anyone else happy to hear Sebastian Bruns talking about Intermodal transportation in the Baltic?
Navy and commercial shipping with one of my favorite naval historians.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Navy and commercial shipping with one of my favorite naval historians.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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"Russia’s shadow fleet plays a crucial role for oil export earnings because of its central role in sanctions avoidance." @ebajarunas.bsky.social
Choking Russia’s Shadow Fleet in the Baltic
Efforts to shut down the shadow fleet have taken on greater urgency after attacks on NATO members’ critical infrastructure.
cepa.org
May 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"Russia’s shadow fleet plays a crucial role for oil export earnings because of its central role in sanctions avoidance." @ebajarunas.bsky.social
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Sea Launched Cruise Nuclear Missile to Deliver in 2034, Says Admiral - USNI News
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Sea Launched Cruise Nuclear Missile to Deliver in 2034, Says Admiral - USNI News
The Navy is completing a milestone decision on the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile in Fiscal Year 2026 with delivery expected in 2034, Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe said Wednesday. “We’ve already done an...
news.usni.org
May 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Sea Launched Cruise Nuclear Missile to Deliver in 2034, Says Admiral - USNI News
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🌊 ‘The two theatres are not as separate as many imagine, and 🇬🇧 interests in the Indo-Pacific cannot be easily divorced from those in closer waters.’
Read @salisbot.bsky.social, our Research Fellow, in @ukdefencejournal.org.uk 👇
#SeaPowerLaboratory
Read @salisbot.bsky.social, our Research Fellow, in @ukdefencejournal.org.uk 👇
#SeaPowerLaboratory
Why the UK needs both Atlantic and Indo-Pacific reach
With threats rising in both Europe and Asia, can the Royal Navy afford to choose—or must it defend both fronts at once?
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🌊 ‘The two theatres are not as separate as many imagine, and 🇬🇧 interests in the Indo-Pacific cannot be easily divorced from those in closer waters.’
Read @salisbot.bsky.social, our Research Fellow, in @ukdefencejournal.org.uk 👇
#SeaPowerLaboratory
Read @salisbot.bsky.social, our Research Fellow, in @ukdefencejournal.org.uk 👇
#SeaPowerLaboratory
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"La seguridad nacional es un esfuerzo colectivo que exige que los actores privados participen en la planificación estratégica, no solo en la prevención o anticipación".
Análisis de @albertobueno.bsky.social en Agenda Pública.
Análisis de @albertobueno.bsky.social en Agenda Pública.
Más allá de la energía: el apagón masivo y la seguridad nacional
El apagón ha revelado la fragilidad estructural del sistema eléctrico español: dependencia renovable sin respaldo, necesidad de clarificación de la coordinación institucional y baja interconexión europea. Según Alberto Bueno, experto en temas de seguridad nacional, el apagón también plantea desafíos geoestratégicos que comprometen la seguridad y soberanía nacionales. "La vulnerabilidad energética es una amenaza expresamente consignada en la Estrategia de Seguridad Nacional de 2021", afirma.
bit.ly
May 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"La seguridad nacional es un esfuerzo colectivo que exige que los actores privados participen en la planificación estratégica, no solo en la prevención o anticipación".
Análisis de @albertobueno.bsky.social en Agenda Pública.
Análisis de @albertobueno.bsky.social en Agenda Pública.
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My latest piece for @cimsec.bsky.social in its NATO Naval Power Week:
“Maritime Security in NATO’s Southern Flank: the Case for a Spanish Coast Guard”
“Maritime Security in NATO’s Southern Flank: the Case for a Spanish Coast Guard”
NATO Naval Power Week - Maritime Security on NATO’s Southern Flank: The Case for a Spanish Coast Guard
Gonzalo Vazquez discusses how a Spanish Coast Guard with unified command structure would provide a stronger presence around the Strait of Gibraltar.
cimsec.org/maritime-sec...
Gonzalo Vazquez discusses how a Spanish Coast Guard with unified command structure would provide a stronger presence around the Strait of Gibraltar.
cimsec.org/maritime-sec...
Maritime Security on NATO’s Southern Flank: The Case for a Spanish Coast Guard | Center for International Maritime Security
cimsec.org
April 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My latest piece for @cimsec.bsky.social in its NATO Naval Power Week:
“Maritime Security in NATO’s Southern Flank: the Case for a Spanish Coast Guard”
“Maritime Security in NATO’s Southern Flank: the Case for a Spanish Coast Guard”
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'Dredging operations, sediment disruption and mechanical collisions from mining operations can physically damage cables in ways that are often irreversible,' writes Cynthia Mehboob.
Deep sea mining is the new front in Pacific competition | The Strategist
We should have been thinking about the seabed, not so much the cables. When a Chinese research vessel was spotted near Australia’s southern coast in late March, opposition leader Peter Dutton warned t...
www.aspistrategist.org.au
April 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
'Dredging operations, sediment disruption and mechanical collisions from mining operations can physically damage cables in ways that are often irreversible,' writes Cynthia Mehboob.
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I joined @SkyNewsAust @rhiannonelston this morning to discuss how we should think about the defence of 🇦🇺's vital interests and resource it.
You can watch the full interview here www.jennifer-parker.com.au/media
@nscanu.bsky.social @congeostrategy.bsky.social
You can watch the full interview here www.jennifer-parker.com.au/media
@nscanu.bsky.social @congeostrategy.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I joined @SkyNewsAust @rhiannonelston this morning to discuss how we should think about the defence of 🇦🇺's vital interests and resource it.
You can watch the full interview here www.jennifer-parker.com.au/media
@nscanu.bsky.social @congeostrategy.bsky.social
You can watch the full interview here www.jennifer-parker.com.au/media
@nscanu.bsky.social @congeostrategy.bsky.social
My latest piece for @cimsec.bsky.social in its NATO Naval Power Week:
“Maritime Security in NATO’s Southern Flank: the Case for a Spanish Coast Guard”
“Maritime Security in NATO’s Southern Flank: the Case for a Spanish Coast Guard”
NATO Naval Power Week - Maritime Security on NATO’s Southern Flank: The Case for a Spanish Coast Guard
Gonzalo Vazquez discusses how a Spanish Coast Guard with unified command structure would provide a stronger presence around the Strait of Gibraltar.
cimsec.org/maritime-sec...
Gonzalo Vazquez discusses how a Spanish Coast Guard with unified command structure would provide a stronger presence around the Strait of Gibraltar.
cimsec.org/maritime-sec...
Maritime Security on NATO’s Southern Flank: The Case for a Spanish Coast Guard | Center for International Maritime Security
cimsec.org
April 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My latest piece for @cimsec.bsky.social in its NATO Naval Power Week:
“Maritime Security in NATO’s Southern Flank: the Case for a Spanish Coast Guard”
“Maritime Security in NATO’s Southern Flank: the Case for a Spanish Coast Guard”
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Ideas para una España geopolítica, por Juan Luis Manfredi blogs.elconfidencial.com/espana/tribu...
Ideas para una España geopolítica
Hasta ahora, el estudio estratégico en España ha sido insuficiente. Nos merecemos elevar la calidad del debate con análisis rigurosos, evaluación de las iniciativas y las políticas públicas, y financiación estable de la investigación
blogs.elconfidencial.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Ideas para una España geopolítica, por Juan Luis Manfredi blogs.elconfidencial.com/espana/tribu...