J Richards
@joshrichards1.bsky.social
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DC Lawyer
Former Pentagon, Hill, Deloitte
DC Lawyer
Former Pentagon, Hill, Deloitte
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the United Nations 80th anniversary of the UN General Assembly. Here’s my paper on the enduring strengths and systemic vulnerabilities of the UN system.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the United Nations 80th anniversary of the UN General Assembly. Here’s my paper on the enduring strengths and systemic vulnerabilities of the UN system.
www.trumanproject.org/truvoices-bl...
www.trumanproject.org/truvoices-bl...
It was a pleasure discussing SMART Cables at EarthX’s Brave New Ocean Conference. Pacific Peering’s SMART Cables will have a major impact on the #blueeconomy as we work to build a smarter future.
Special thanks to Sid Thurston for coordinating, and Tracy Fanara, for moderating.
Special thanks to Sid Thurston for coordinating, and Tracy Fanara, for moderating.
April 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It was a pleasure discussing SMART Cables at EarthX’s Brave New Ocean Conference. Pacific Peering’s SMART Cables will have a major impact on the #blueeconomy as we work to build a smarter future.
Special thanks to Sid Thurston for coordinating, and Tracy Fanara, for moderating.
Special thanks to Sid Thurston for coordinating, and Tracy Fanara, for moderating.
Earthx2025 is a wrap! Pacific Peering had a great week at EarthX. It was a pleasure discussing SMART Cables and their role in the Blue Economy. Special thanks to Sid Thurston for facilitating the great discussions on ocean health. Together, we’re building a smarter future!
April 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Earthx2025 is a wrap! Pacific Peering had a great week at EarthX. It was a pleasure discussing SMART Cables and their role in the Blue Economy. Special thanks to Sid Thurston for facilitating the great discussions on ocean health. Together, we’re building a smarter future!
Pacific Peering is attending EarthX2025 Congress of Conferences hosted by @earthxorg.bsky.social ! April 21-25 in Dallas.
I’ll be speaking about SMART Cables and the Blue Economy. Let’s shape a smarter more sustainable future together!
🌐 Registration: lnkd.in/gNkByC7M
#EarthX2025
I’ll be speaking about SMART Cables and the Blue Economy. Let’s shape a smarter more sustainable future together!
🌐 Registration: lnkd.in/gNkByC7M
#EarthX2025
April 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Pacific Peering is attending EarthX2025 Congress of Conferences hosted by @earthxorg.bsky.social ! April 21-25 in Dallas.
I’ll be speaking about SMART Cables and the Blue Economy. Let’s shape a smarter more sustainable future together!
🌐 Registration: lnkd.in/gNkByC7M
#EarthX2025
I’ll be speaking about SMART Cables and the Blue Economy. Let’s shape a smarter more sustainable future together!
🌐 Registration: lnkd.in/gNkByC7M
#EarthX2025
Project TamTam between New Caledonia and Vanuatu is the world’s first SMART project. The environmental sensors will combat climate change, protecting our ocean ecosystems and marine wildlife, as well as save the lives of vulnerable people groups through advanced tsunami warnings.
March 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Project TamTam between New Caledonia and Vanuatu is the world’s first SMART project. The environmental sensors will combat climate change, protecting our ocean ecosystems and marine wildlife, as well as save the lives of vulnerable people groups through advanced tsunami warnings.
Pacific Peering is attending EarthX2025 Congress of Conferences hosted by @earthxorg.bsky.social! April 21-25 in Dallas.
I’ll be speaking about Connecting Humanity and Understanding the Earth. Let’s shape a smarter more sustainable future together!
🌐 Registration: lnkd.in/gNkByC7M
#EarthX2025
I’ll be speaking about Connecting Humanity and Understanding the Earth. Let’s shape a smarter more sustainable future together!
🌐 Registration: lnkd.in/gNkByC7M
#EarthX2025
March 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Pacific Peering is attending EarthX2025 Congress of Conferences hosted by @earthxorg.bsky.social! April 21-25 in Dallas.
I’ll be speaking about Connecting Humanity and Understanding the Earth. Let’s shape a smarter more sustainable future together!
🌐 Registration: lnkd.in/gNkByC7M
#EarthX2025
I’ll be speaking about Connecting Humanity and Understanding the Earth. Let’s shape a smarter more sustainable future together!
🌐 Registration: lnkd.in/gNkByC7M
#EarthX2025
Come by our booth #17 to learn about SMART Cables. We’ll be here all week at PTC’25. Pacific Peering’s TamTam cable represents the world’s first SMART Cable, and is a major advancement in ocean science and environmental protection.
January 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Come by our booth #17 to learn about SMART Cables. We’ll be here all week at PTC’25. Pacific Peering’s TamTam cable represents the world’s first SMART Cable, and is a major advancement in ocean science and environmental protection.
PTC’25 has started! Pacific Peering’s leadership team is here all week to discuss SMART Cables. Our SMART Cable projects will be saving our oceans and saving lives. We’d love to talk with you about incorporating SMART onto your cable projects!
January 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
PTC’25 has started! Pacific Peering’s leadership team is here all week to discuss SMART Cables. Our SMART Cable projects will be saving our oceans and saving lives. We’d love to talk with you about incorporating SMART onto your cable projects!
Pacific Peering is attending PTC'25. Come talk with our leadership team about SMART Cables. We're leading the development of the world’s first SMART Cable projects, and have decades of telecom project experience.
January 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Pacific Peering is attending PTC'25. Come talk with our leadership team about SMART Cables. We're leading the development of the world’s first SMART Cable projects, and have decades of telecom project experience.
Healthier oceans improve all aspects of the blue economy, and with SMART Cables, emergency teams will be able to reduce physical and economic damage from disasters, but most importantly – save lives by giving people the time to safely evacuate.
January 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Healthier oceans improve all aspects of the blue economy, and with SMART Cables, emergency teams will be able to reduce physical and economic damage from disasters, but most importantly – save lives by giving people the time to safely evacuate.
Our SMART Cable between New Caledonia and Vanuatu is the world’s first SMART project. The environmental sensors will combat climate change, protecting our ocean ecosystems and marine wildlife, as well as save the lives of vulnerable people groups through advanced tsunami warnings
January 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Our SMART Cable between New Caledonia and Vanuatu is the world’s first SMART project. The environmental sensors will combat climate change, protecting our ocean ecosystems and marine wildlife, as well as save the lives of vulnerable people groups through advanced tsunami warnings
Pacific Peering is working to bring SMART Cables to American shores, and we’re championing the adoption of regulatory frameworks for SMART technology. Thank you to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for being open to the idea of SMART Cables.
January 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Pacific Peering is working to bring SMART Cables to American shores, and we’re championing the adoption of regulatory frameworks for SMART technology. Thank you to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for being open to the idea of SMART Cables.
Pacific Peering is leading the SMART development on the Far North Fiber, a SMART Cable through the Northwest Passage along the Arctic Circle, connecting Japan, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Finland, and Ireland.
January 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Pacific Peering is leading the SMART development on the Far North Fiber, a SMART Cable through the Northwest Passage along the Arctic Circle, connecting Japan, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Finland, and Ireland.
Happy New Year from Pacific Peering! As we come to a close on one of the most consequential years in SMART Cable technology, we’d like to thank everyone who has made SMART Cables possible.
Thank you for your work in building a smarter future.
Thank you for your work in building a smarter future.
January 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Happy New Year from Pacific Peering! As we come to a close on one of the most consequential years in SMART Cable technology, we’d like to thank everyone who has made SMART Cables possible.
Thank you for your work in building a smarter future.
Thank you for your work in building a smarter future.
Happy New Year from Pacific Peering! The data from our SMART Cables will help scientists better understand climate change and extend tsunami warnings. Together, we’re saving lives, and saving the planet. From all of us at Pacific Peering, we wish you a very happy 2025 and a SMART Future!
January 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Happy New Year from Pacific Peering! The data from our SMART Cables will help scientists better understand climate change and extend tsunami warnings. Together, we’re saving lives, and saving the planet. From all of us at Pacific Peering, we wish you a very happy 2025 and a SMART Future!
What are SMART Cables? Science Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) cables are ocean data cables that have been upgraded with environmental sensors to measure temperature, pressure, and seismic movement. This will help combat climate change and provide advanced warning of tsunamis.
December 20, 2024 at 8:12 PM
What are SMART Cables? Science Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) cables are ocean data cables that have been upgraded with environmental sensors to measure temperature, pressure, and seismic movement. This will help combat climate change and provide advanced warning of tsunamis.
Pacific Peering’s SMART Cable projects will save hundreds of thousands of lives and empower environmental protection efforts. These sensors will extend tsunami warnings by multiple hours, giving people time to evacuate.
We look forward to bringing you a SMART future through SMART Cables.
We look forward to bringing you a SMART future through SMART Cables.
December 9, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Pacific Peering’s SMART Cable projects will save hundreds of thousands of lives and empower environmental protection efforts. These sensors will extend tsunami warnings by multiple hours, giving people time to evacuate.
We look forward to bringing you a SMART future through SMART Cables.
We look forward to bringing you a SMART future through SMART Cables.
Science Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) cables are ocean data cables that have been upgraded with environmental sensors. These sensors will measure ocean temperatures, sea-level pressure, and seismic movement - the underwater earthquakes that cause tsunamis
December 5, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Science Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) cables are ocean data cables that have been upgraded with environmental sensors. These sensors will measure ocean temperatures, sea-level pressure, and seismic movement - the underwater earthquakes that cause tsunamis
Why are we so excited about SMART Cables? SMART cables by Pacific Peering will save hundreds of thousands of lives and empower environmental protection.
Our SMART Cables will extend tsunami warnings by multiple hours (currently measured in minutes), saving lives by giving people time to evacuate.
Our SMART Cables will extend tsunami warnings by multiple hours (currently measured in minutes), saving lives by giving people time to evacuate.
December 4, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Why are we so excited about SMART Cables? SMART cables by Pacific Peering will save hundreds of thousands of lives and empower environmental protection.
Our SMART Cables will extend tsunami warnings by multiple hours (currently measured in minutes), saving lives by giving people time to evacuate.
Our SMART Cables will extend tsunami warnings by multiple hours (currently measured in minutes), saving lives by giving people time to evacuate.
The United Nations Joint Task Force on SMART Cables has been working to develop SMART cables for over a decade, and we are now bringing this idea to reality. Pacific Peering has three of the world’s first SMART projects. These projects will help protect our oceans and save lives
December 2, 2024 at 3:18 PM
The United Nations Joint Task Force on SMART Cables has been working to develop SMART cables for over a decade, and we are now bringing this idea to reality. Pacific Peering has three of the world’s first SMART projects. These projects will help protect our oceans and save lives
99% of the world’s internet travels on underwater data cables on the ocean floor. Our SMART Cables built by ASN are attaching environmental sensors to these cables to measure the health of the ocean, protecting our ocean ecosystems with unprecedented climate change data
November 29, 2024 at 8:34 PM
99% of the world’s internet travels on underwater data cables on the ocean floor. Our SMART Cables built by ASN are attaching environmental sensors to these cables to measure the health of the ocean, protecting our ocean ecosystems with unprecedented climate change data
Pacific Peering is leading global deployment of SMART Cables. These projects are supported by the UN Ocean Decade, and will help protect our oceans with unprecedented climate change data, as well as save the lives of vulnerable people groups through advanced tsunami warnings.
November 26, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Pacific Peering is leading global deployment of SMART Cables. These projects are supported by the UN Ocean Decade, and will help protect our oceans with unprecedented climate change data, as well as save the lives of vulnerable people groups through advanced tsunami warnings.
Pacific Peering's SMART Cable projects will protect beaches and save wildlife. Our SMART Cables are attaching environmental sensors to underwater data cables along the ocean floor to measure vital environmental metrics, helping scientists and policymakers protect our oceans
November 26, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Pacific Peering's SMART Cable projects will protect beaches and save wildlife. Our SMART Cables are attaching environmental sensors to underwater data cables along the ocean floor to measure vital environmental metrics, helping scientists and policymakers protect our oceans
Pacific Peering's SMART Cable between New Caledonia and Vanuatu is the world’s first SMART project. The environmental sensors will combat climate change, protecting our ocean ecosystems and marine wildlife, as well as save the lives of vulnerable people groups through advanced tsunami warnings
November 26, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Pacific Peering's SMART Cable between New Caledonia and Vanuatu is the world’s first SMART project. The environmental sensors will combat climate change, protecting our ocean ecosystems and marine wildlife, as well as save the lives of vulnerable people groups through advanced tsunami warnings
It was a pleasure discussing SMART Cables at the #UNGA Summit of the Future. SMART Cables will help combat climate change and meet the UN‘s Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11, 13, and 14
November 26, 2024 at 5:05 PM
It was a pleasure discussing SMART Cables at the #UNGA Summit of the Future. SMART Cables will help combat climate change and meet the UN‘s Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11, 13, and 14