An excellent piece of reporting - 20% of US-origin parts now heading to Russia via the Maldives. Even the smallest jurisdictions can act as transhipment hubs.

FTfinancialtimes.comMay 10, 2024 4:00am

The smuggling trail keeping Russian passenger jets in the air https://on.ft.com/3UDHJdh

The smuggling trail keeping Russian passenger jets in the air

Sanctions have caused imports of spare parts to collapse. But airlines have found new ways to get components into the country

My book Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative is officially published today! mitpress.mit.edu/978026254736...

Weapons in Space

A new and provocative take on the formerly classified history of accelerating superpower military competition in space in the late Cold War and beyond.In Mar...

Excited to share this piece based on archival material I found last summer— North Korea expressed an interest in buying two Concordes in the mid-1970s — the full obscure story now on NK News: www.nknews.org/2024/05/flig...

Flight of the Concorde? North Korea’s brief flirtation with supersonic airliners | NK News

For all its advancements in ballistic missile technology, North Korea is hardly known for excellence in the realm of commercial air travel, maintaining a ragtag fleet of aging Soviet jets that are onl...

Now 2,300 photos in albums including: -Trinity Site (2018) -Titan II Missile Museum (2017) -Los Alamos & Sandia Ads -Defense Industry ads MORE SOON! flickr.com/nuclearanthropatreon.com/nuclearanthropaypal.me/nuclearanthro#PhDLife

Thanks for sharing- need to use Bsky more!

The most interesting document I found - the "preliminary purchase agreement".

Excited to share this piece based on archival material I found last summer— North Korea expressed an interest in buying two Concordes in the mid-1970s — the full obscure story now on NK News: www.nknews.org/2024/05/flig...

Flight of the Concorde? North Korea’s brief flirtation with supersonic airliners | NK News

For all its advancements in ballistic missile technology, North Korea is hardly known for excellence in the realm of commercial air travel, maintaining a ragtag fleet of aging Soviet jets that are onl...

"[C]losing loopholes that facilitate smuggling, money laundering, and transnational crime will help sanctions to bite across the board." Aaron Arnold and @dbsalisbury.bsky.social examine where the West should focus its sanctions efforts two years into the Ukraine War.

The Sanctions-Busting Architects: Moscow’s Preparations for the West’s Sanctions

Moscow’s long practice and tolerance of illicit activities makes Russia well placed to bust Western sanctions. Two years on from Putin’s illegal invasion, what more can be done?

Particularly excited to share this piece — a review of technology-themed beers for the holidays! Bringing together two areas of interest (dare I say expertise even!) @bindinghook — thanks to the team, a lot of fun to write!

Check out the Binding Hook hoppy holidays guide to technology-themed beers for the season’s pour decisions by @dbsalisbury.bsky.socialbindinghook.com/articles-bin...