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Dr. Craig Hooper is the founder and CEO of the Themistocles Advisory Group, a consulting firm specializing in maritime and national security strategy. Trained as an infectious disease expert, he has been a keen observer of navies and coast guards for over two decades.

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The Navy's uncrewed surface vessel Ranger transits the Pacific Ocean during an exercise in September 2023. U.S. Navy photo.

It’s time to prepare for autonomy

"The maritime prosperity zone concept is a great idea that risks being run aground by sloppy execution." Shutterstock.AI image

Maritime prosperity zones adrift in red tape

The SHIPS Act, while still in draft form, has been unusually influential in pushing America’s long-ignored maritime sector to the political forefront. Shutterstock photo.

Cheer the SHIPS Act

File photo: A littoral combat ship under construction at Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, Ala. U.S. Navy photo by Shannon Eve Renfroe.

Steel, subsidies, and second thoughts in US shipbuilding

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The US needs more naval architects

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) transits near the Singapore Straits, Feb. 29, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Steve Strohmaier.

Coast Guard needs a service secretary

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Trump’s maritime moment: Big promises, bigger risks

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