Center for European Policy Analysis: Shadow Tankers, Hard Power, and an Unready UK
January 13, 2026
January 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 12, 2026:
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Shadow Tankers, Hard Power, and an Unready UK
Britain and many of its European allies are struggling to acknowledge that soft power is of little use in an increasingly hard power world.
By James Fennell
The US seizure of the shadow fleet tanker Bella1/Marinara on January 7 in the North Atlantic heralds the dawn of . . .
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Shadow Tankers, Hard Power, and an Unready UK
Britain and many of its European allies are struggling to acknowledge that soft power is of little use in an increasingly hard power world.
By James Fennell
The US seizure of the shadow fleet tanker Bella1/Marinara on January 7 in the North Atlantic heralds the dawn of . . .