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NEW: "America's maritime policies need a reboot"
Guest post by former National Security Council staff member William Cahill boydinstitute.org/p/reboot-a…
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NEW: A reading list to quickly get up to speed on China's threat to Taiwan boydinstitute.org/p/china-th…
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Our friends at @gCaptain republished William Cahill's @boydinst article on maritime policy reform. Check it out and thank you @johnkonrad 🤝 gcaptain.com/oped-the-urgent…
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Set a reminder for our upcoming Space featuring @johnkonrad @maphumanintent @mercoglianos & others! #MobilizeMaritime nitter.app/i/spaces/1mrGmyDmjBdGy
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Join us! The featured speaker will be @johnrobb. We will discuss applying his zero-day war model to Taiwan. nitter.app/i/spaces/1OwGWYqvyNmxQ
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Last week we proposed a Maritime X Prize in a post by @johnrobb boydinstitute.org/p/maritime…
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"Securing Red Sea commerce from Houthi threats" — some recommendations based on yesterday's Space. ht @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @maphumanintent @guimarin open.substack.com/pub/boydin…
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To be or to do.
Do.
sometimes when you do something revolutionary in the face of a class of professionals who had previously failed, repeatedly, for decades, there is no “thank you.”
no cushy job offers. no cocktail party invites. no visiting professor of practice gigs. no invitations to speak at conferences.
just silence. and an occasional quiet back channel acknowledgement that you had been right all along.
and in those moments you have to set aside the simmering rage, and just appreciate that you did the thing. a job well done.
quote tweet unrelated.
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"Why I am petitioning the UK government to invest in heavy lift space launch" — guest post by @peterrhague boydinstitute.org/p/why-i-am…
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Announcing a Boyd Institute maritime initiative open.substack.com/pub/boydin…
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Set a reminder for our upcoming Space!
All things John Boyd with Mark McGrath from @NoWayOutPodcast + others nitter.app/i/spaces/1mrxmyLnQBVxy
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Set a reminder and join us! Discussing US/UK space capabilities with @johnrobb and @peterrhague cc @elonmusk nitter.app/i/spaces/1lPJqbDnqzlxb
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“The $300 million investment by U.S. private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management in Subic Bay is a prime example of how private sector capital can advance national security as a component of ROI.” - @munro_bronte in @TheNatlInterest nationalinterest.org/feature…
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William's article is part of the Boyd Institute Maritime Initiative. Learn more here — "Announcing a Boyd Institute maritime initiative" boydinstitute.org/p/announci…
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The Maritime X Prize — a proposal to spark immediate innovation, by @johnrobb open.substack.com/pub/boydin…
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At @CatoInstitute listening to @EricGomezAsia, @JustinTLogan, @Alex_agvg & @MichaelHunzeker discussing China’s military threat to Taiwan and the role of the US in addressing it.
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"In the announcement of the enhanced naval surface combatant fleet capability, Australia took a large step forward in acknowledging the realities of our geography and of our strategic circumstances." via @FinancialReview afr.com/policy/foreign-affai…
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Here’s a first cut at our fictionalized scenario — “The Easter Surprise.” docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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Get in, we're talking about John Boyd with @NoWayOutPodcast @bobgourley @guimarin @jeffgiesean @OODAwiki! nitter.app/i/spaces/1mrxmyLnQBVxy…
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TikTok and Hikvision need to get the Huawei treatment. Ban them across the West. #technorealism
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"America’s once-robust shipbuilding industry has shrunk. It no longer produces any significant number of commercial oceangoing ships."
Meanwhile, in China... wsj.com/world/china/chinas-s…
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We should make the whole world into a place where good accelerationists can step on the gas in their home countries or wherever they want...
but as of today, coming to the USA and becoming a citizen is one of the most accelerationist moves anyone can make.
From today and on, my Afterburners are engaged.
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The focus of the @CSIS and other wargames on conventional military action instead of asymmetric approaches and jamming political decision-making seems off to us... Do you agree? Thoughts?
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1/ 🌐 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺 Building a tech ecosystem across AUKUS is essential to competing with China on advanced capabilities Our latest proposal highlights six ideas to grow an ecosystem to advance Pillar 2. Let's dive into these suggestions... #AUKUS #AUKUStech boydinstitute.org/p/growing-…
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For those joining our Space, here is a working draft of the 'X Prize for Maritime' concept.
Take a look, feel free to add comments, and join us! docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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1/ Exciting news from the Boyd Institute! 🚢 Today, we are launching a maritime initiative. The goal is to identify asymmetric opportunities to advance U.S. capabilities and address vulnerabilities in the global maritime system. Let's dive into the details. #maritime
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🚨 Join us next Tuesday for a conversation with @OfficialBen_L, the founder of @PLATracker nitter.app/i/spaces/1dRJZErXmMQGB
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"American firms need to be able to purchase new oceangoing ships from allied shipyards." - @cpgrabow wsj.com/articles/protectioni…
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Why is the Biden admin handicapping American space advantage? Read this dissenting letter from @BrendanCarrFCC. cc: @elonmusk @Starlink
Last year, after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, President Biden gave federal agencies the green light to go after him.
And they have.
Today, the FCC adds itself to the growing list of federal agencies engaging in the regulatory harassment of Elon Musk.
I dissent.
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A John Boyd Primer: Podcast Edition, via @NoWayOutPodcast open.substack.com/pub/thewhi…
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Philippine and Chinese boats collide in latest confrontation in South China Sea apnews.com/article/philippin…
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Could the Houthis sabotage undersea cables? bbc.com/news/world-middle-ea…
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Our observations —
• They don't incorporate attempts to affect US political decision-making
• They don't incorporate drones, much less activity in the orbital & underseas domains
• They do not consider a "jump offsides" scenario as a pretext for escalation
Thoughts?
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"Alarms should be ringing, but neither Taiwan nor the United States has taken meaningful action to deter China, and Taiwan’s response has been inconsistent and lacks transparency, which may further embolden Beijing." by @OfficialBen_L via @nytimes nytimes.com/2024/02/26/opini…
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Where is the global underground cultural movement to shore up support for Taiwan? 👀
>stickers, swag, celebs, concerts
>Wind of Change vibes
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NEW: Paving the way for autonomous and nuclear-powered shipping
Or,
What type of maritime company would @elonmusk build and how can we lay the ground work for it? open.substack.com/pub/boydin…
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NEW: The world should be more paranoid about a Taiwan invasion threat. An assessment and candid thoughts by @jeffgiesea boydinstitute.org/p/taiwan-i…
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Get in loser, we’re talking about the drone attacks nitter.app/i/spaces/1OdKrjmpRlnKX
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Excited to discuss war gaming with @ian_t03. Join us: nitter.app/i/spaces/1rmGPMrwAAqJN
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"Paparo warned China's capacity to project force in nearby waters is fast approaching a juncture where the PLA could pivot from a large-scale exercise to a major offensive with little notice." newsweek.com/us-admiral-warn…
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Join us! Would love to hear your thoughts. 3:30pm ET nitter.app/i/spaces/1mrxmyLnQBVxy…
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Join us today at 3pm EST for a conversation about Chinese military escalation with @OfficialBen_L, who runs @PLATracker nitter.app/i/spaces/1dRJZErXmMQGB…
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"Space monitoring startup @LeoLabs_Space says it has spotted a trend: Russia in particular, but China too, seem to be timing potentially threatening on-orbit activities to coincide with US holidays" via @Genevaexpat @BreakingDefense breakingdefense.com/2023/12/…
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"Up and out! The spark needed to ignite space exploration."
By @johnrobb via @boydinst #MondayMandate open.substack.com/pub/boydin…
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“In a report sent to parliament, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters, the ministry said Beijing has launched ‘multi-front saturated grey-zone’ tactics to harass Taiwan, including increased patrols of ships and planes.” reuters.com/world/china/chin…
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Announcing a Boyd Institute maritime initiative open.substack.com/pub/boydin…
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Thank you, Peter and @johnrobb. That was excellent and highly informative!
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6/ 3️⃣ Commercial Innovation: Questions about accelerating commercial maritime abound. Who's the Elon Musk of maritime, and what's the Space X equivalent? We're exploring lever points, innovations that leapfrog the current system, and ways to build industrial capacity.
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Russia, China and Iran Finish Drills in Gulf of Oman news.usni.org/2024/03/14/rus… via @withemes ht @BrownturdI
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Ben Lewis in the @nytimes: "China Is Running Out of Lines to Cross in the Taiwan Strait" nytimes.com/2024/02/26/opini…
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“The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) recently assessed that the China’s shipbuilding industry fields 232 times the shipbuilding capacity of the United States, representing almost 50% of total global shipbuilding capacity.” sgq.io/s7RpNZV
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New @WSJ video — "Military Strategist Shows How China Would Likely Invade Taiwan." Covers the @CSIS wargame. piped.video/watch?v=-CcQ4jKn…
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Recommended:
The Global Guerillas Report
Frameworks for understanding and anticipating events in warfare, politics, and technology.
Substack (report):
johnrobb.substack.com/
Patreon (report + discord + free form workspace):
patreon.com/johnrobb
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To combat Chinese cyber threats, the US must spearhead a new Indo-Pacific intelligence coalition - via @AtlanticCouncil atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ne…
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U.S. Navy Secretary Looks to Asia to Revive Shipbuilding at Home, via @gCaptain gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-secret…
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“The right event, especially if visually remarkable, can force people to later their perception of what is possible, reasonable, and normal - and this can be a very powerful thing.” - @peterrhague open.substack.com/pub/planet…
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Russia jams signals on plane carrying UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps mol.im/a/13197431
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China Lurks as Congress Stalls on COFA Funding Approval
via @GregoryEssBrown @Blake_J_Johnson in @TheNatlInterest nationalinterest.org/feature…
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Background reading: "Zero-Day Wars" by @johnrobb open.substack.com/pub/johnro…
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One of the biggest factors in a Taiwan annexation scenario is U.S. political decision-making. Who’s wargaming *that*, along with intense economic pressure?
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AUKUS's ‘Public Space Awareness’ opportunity, by @jeffgiesea #space #AUKUS open.substack.com/pub/boydin…
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New post: The Technorealist alternative, by @jeffgiesea
Safetyism and Techno-optimism aren’t the only options for dealing with AI risks. Technorealism is the framework needed to guide us through these issues. open.substack.com/pub/boydin…
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Australia wants Japan to collaborate with AUKUS on defense tech japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/0…
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