John Konrad

1 week ago | nytimes.com | John Konrad

3 weeks ago | gcaptain.com | John Konrad

WASHINGTON, D.C. (gCaptain) In a move that shocked defense circles and thrilled meme lords everywhere, deep sources inside the Pentagon have confirmed to gCaptain that Elon Musk will personally terminate all 83,000 federal employees of NAVSEA, the US Navy’s bloated and beleaguered shipbuilding and repair bureaucracy, next week. Replacing NAVSEA will be a lean, aggressively modular agency named after yet another cryptocurrency: Shiba Inu.

1 month ago | gcaptain.com | John Konrad

by John Konrad (gCaptain) In a significant and long-awaited move that could reshape the trajectory of American maritime policy, retired U.S. Navy Captain Brent Sadler, a former submariner, has been officially nominated by President Trump to serve as the next Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and, by extension, Commandant of the U.S. Merchant Marine.

1 month ago | gcaptain.com | John Konrad

How the Slow Strangulation of Global Trade Became the Defining Battle of a New Cold WarBy Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In 1883, Alfred Thayer Mahan laid out the brutal truth of global power: Whoever rules the waves rules the world. He wasn’t just talking about fleets of warships. He was talking about chokepoints—the narrow passages through which the vast majority of the world’s trade must pass. Control them, and you don’t need to launch an invasion.

1 month ago | gcaptain.com | John Konrad

The Suez Canal is effectively closed. Not officially, of course, many Russian shadow fleet and Chinese crewed ships are sailing through. But if you’re a U.S. Merchant Mariner or have any ties to allies of Israel, the message has been clear: steer clear of the Red Sea or risk getting hit. Now, after 15 months of Houthi attacks against shipping, President Donald J. Trump has stepped in with a blunt, unambiguous promise he will unleash “decisive and powerful military action” against the Houthis.