Dimitrios Tsailas (ret) Admiral)
(He has taught for many years, operational planning, strategy, and security, to senior officers at the Supreme Joint War College. He is a member and researcher of the Institute for National and International Security)
Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 1 June 2025
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies
Imagine a silent vessel drifting through a calm-gray sea. Its radar registers nothing unusual. The crew goes about its duties. But 200 meters below, a data cable pulses with the heartbeat of global communication. Above, a drone observes. And onshore, an algorithm has already decided this ship’s risk level.
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