Pieter Zhao
@pieterzhao.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at Erasmus University Rotterdam | IWI Fellow | History, International Relations and Geopolitics, particularly in Maritime Domain | MA in International Security @SciencesPo & JohnsHopkinsSAIS | MA Global History @EUR | Rotterdammer
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✍️ ‘The 🇳🇱 colonial experience offers striking parallels today’s maritime security challenges – now underscored by Houthi interdiction in the Red Sea.’
Read @pieterzhao.bsky.social on lessons from counter-piracy operations in colonial 🇮🇩
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Read @pieterzhao.bsky.social on lessons from counter-piracy operations in colonial 🇮🇩
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Balancing maritime strategy
Lessons from Dutch counter-piracy operations in colonial Indonesia
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October 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
✍️ ‘The 🇳🇱 colonial experience offers striking parallels today’s maritime security challenges – now underscored by Houthi interdiction in the Red Sea.’
Read @pieterzhao.bsky.social on lessons from counter-piracy operations in colonial 🇮🇩
#Broadside
www.thebroadside.org...
Read @pieterzhao.bsky.social on lessons from counter-piracy operations in colonial 🇮🇩
#Broadside
www.thebroadside.org...
Reposted by Pieter Zhao
Great discussion with @pieterzhao.bsky.social on this timely topic
Sea Control 588 — Outsourcing Security At Sea
Pieter Zhao discusses his article “Outsourcing Security at Sea—The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security”.
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Pieter Zhao discusses his article “Outsourcing Security at Sea—The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security”.
sea-control.simplecast.com/episodes/sea...
Sea Control 588: Outsourcing Security at Sea | Sea Control
Pieter Zhao Joins J on the podcast to discuss his article “Outsourcing Security at Sea—The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security.” The ...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Great discussion with @pieterzhao.bsky.social on this timely topic
⚓ What can the past teach us about today’s irregular threats?
In a new piece for the Irregular Warfare Initiative, I look at Dutch counter-piracy operations in colonial Indonesia - and the striking parallels to the dilemmas navies face today.
👉 irregularwarfare.org/articles/irr...
In a new piece for the Irregular Warfare Initiative, I look at Dutch counter-piracy operations in colonial Indonesia - and the striking parallels to the dilemmas navies face today.
👉 irregularwarfare.org/articles/irr...
Irregular Solutions for Irregular Threats: Maritime Lessons from Dutch Counterpiracy Operations in Colonial Indonesia
Learn how Dutch counterpiracy operations in colonial Indonesia reveal timeless lessons for tackling piracy, irregular threats, and modern maritime security.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
⚓ What can the past teach us about today’s irregular threats?
In a new piece for the Irregular Warfare Initiative, I look at Dutch counter-piracy operations in colonial Indonesia - and the striking parallels to the dilemmas navies face today.
👉 irregularwarfare.org/articles/irr...
In a new piece for the Irregular Warfare Initiative, I look at Dutch counter-piracy operations in colonial Indonesia - and the striking parallels to the dilemmas navies face today.
👉 irregularwarfare.org/articles/irr...
Excited to start the new year as an Irregular Warfare Initiative Fellow 🎉 Looking forward to engaging in discussions with this diverse group of scholars and practitioners and collaborating on research related to irregular warfare, with a specific focus on the maritime domain.
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Irregular Warfare Initiative on LinkedIn: #irregularwarfare | 20 comments
🚨 Exciting Announcement from the Irregular Warfare Initiative! 🚨
We’re thrilled to introduce our 2025 Irregular Warfare Initiative Fellows—an outstanding… | 20 comments on LinkedIn
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January 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Excited to start the new year as an Irregular Warfare Initiative Fellow 🎉 Looking forward to engaging in discussions with this diverse group of scholars and practitioners and collaborating on research related to irregular warfare, with a specific focus on the maritime domain.
shorturl.at/DM6I9
shorturl.at/DM6I9