Maritime security: the Russian ‘shadow fleet’ and the protection of critical infrastructure

Show notes

As global tensions rise, the world’s oceans are becoming the new frontline of foreign policy. From undersea cables to critical pipelines, maritime infrastructure is increasingly under threat. In this episode, we speak with Ferdinand Gehringer, policy advisor on homeland and cybersecurity issues at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, about Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” and the growing challenges in securing the seas. What risks are we facing, and how prepared is Germany to respond?

The current issue of International Reports, the foreign policy magazine of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, is available online here: https://www.kas.de/en/web/auslandsinformationen/ausgaben/issues/-/content/water-2

Find the full report by Ferdinand Gehringer and Matthias Hespe on how to make Europe's maritime critical infrastructure more resilient, here: https://www.kas.de/en/web/auslandsinformationen/artikel/detail/-/content/how-we-can-make-europe-s-maritime-critical-infrastructure-more-resilient

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