Joseph Bunyard is an independent open source intelligence analyst researching machine learning-based solutions to operational security challenges at Carnegie Mellon University. He often writes on the intersection of emerging technology and maritime security, with his work appearing in the US Naval Institute’s Proceedings, the International Journal of Naval History, the Center for International Maritime Security blog, and the Center for International Relations and Politics Journal.
Iran’s new forward base ship indicates a shift in the country’s naval priorities and could affect the balance of power between the long-favored Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Artesh, Iran’s conventional military.
