
Brendon J. Cannon
@cannon_brendon
Assoc. Prof. International Security | Indo-Pacific | International Relations | Security Studies | Geopolitics | Dual-Use Infrastructure | Undersea Cables
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28-09-2017 11:20:59
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🌊⚓️ From cable threats to great power rivalries, the seabed is the new frontline. Join experts on April 24 at ROLES(東大先端研創発戦略研究オープンラボ) for "Securing the Seabed, Shaping the Seas." Register now: peatix.com/us/event/43667…

🚨New geopolitics is unfolding beneath the waves. Join me, Jagannath Panda, 潘杰根 | Ph.D., Dattesh D. Prabhu-Parulekar, Prof. Yee-Kuang Heng, and others as we unpack tech, tension & strategy in the #IndoPacific seabed arena. Register here: peatix.com/us/event/43667…

#Somaliland has seized weapons bearing the Federal Government of #Somalia markings, according to Horndiplomat. Regional stability in crisis thanks to an irresponsible (again) Mogadishu. horndiplomat.com/2025/04/somali…

#Central #Asia and the #IndoPacific: bridging the divide in an age of great power rivalry, my new article with Ash Rossiter in International Affairs is now available open access. #IndoPacific strategies are incomplete without a #Eurasian commitment to arrest #China's attempted #hegemony.

Delighted and honored to be a #Balsillie #Scholar at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. New research on undersea cables and regional seas in the #Gulf of #Guinea, Western #Indian #Ocean, and Sea of #Japan to follow. balsillieschool.ca/people/brendon…


Excited to speak July 7th at Balsillie School of International Affairs on securing the global undersea #cable network—critical to #AI, #quantum & our digital lives. I’ll present a regional seas approach to #tech #governance amid rising #geopolitical fragmentation. Register here: balsillieschool.ca/event/transfor…

From Houthi attacks to Russian activities, both the Asia-Pacific and Europe have become flashpoints for suspected assaults on undersea infrastructure. 🎙️ Katja Bego (Katja Bego) & Brendon J. Cannon (Brendon J. Cannon, ISDP) youtu.be/UsHm4m2WhwI


In this episode, guest experts unpack how NATO’s Baltic Sentry, sea drones and regional partnerships are addressing the growing risks to digital and energy infrastructure. 🎙️ Katja Bego (Katja Bego) & Brendon J. Cannon (Brendon J. Cannon, ISDP) youtu.be/tLpksWT3pj4


🌍Energy, connectivity & a shifting global order are pulling central Asia into the Indo-Pacific spotlight. Read more in our July special section guest-edited by Brendon J. Cannon, Li-Chen Sim & Farkhod Aminjonov (جامعة خليفة للعلوم والتكنولوجيا): doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…


🌏Is central Asia the key to global power? Classical geopolitics says yes, and China seems to agree. Dive into Brendon J. Cannon & Ash Rossiter’s (جامعة خليفة للعلوم والتكنولوجيا) analysis: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…


completely agree with Michael Rubin, diplomatic fictions are costing lives. It's time the #USA works with real partners, particularly #Somaliland. Ignoring it only fuels chaos in the Red Sea. Pragmatism must replace nostalgia. #Somaliland #RedSeaSecurity meforum.org/mef-observer/t…