Here's a good example for exercising due diligence - uploads of statements and a loaded question
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Strange developments in the Caspian Sea.
Russian and Iranian vessels are going dark in very large numbers.
What are they trying to hide?
https://lnkd.in/d7EAWFXp. (Me Foreign Policy, with comments and figures by the great Bridget Diakun and assistance by my similarly great RA Katherine Camberg)==========================================================================
Probably good to state that this image isn't real time data occurring now, but over a period of time [May-July 2023] based on identified gaps in the Automatic Identification System (AIS), representing instances when a vessel's system stops transmitting (Braw, 2023).
This is known as "going AIS dark." Actions like these can also stem from informed decisions, such as:
1. Privacy and Security: By employing the "going AIS dark" tactic, vessels, particularly private or military ones, preventing public access to their whereabouts and movements.
2. Commercial Confidentiality: Another rationale for going AIS dark is safeguarding trade routes and business strategies, particularly vital in competitive industries. This approach safeguards sensitive data from competitors.
3. Moreover, it's essential to note that instances of "going AIS dark" may also relate to activities touching gray zone, and/or illicit operations, or unauthorized actions.
However, a comprehensive understanding of these activities requires deeper context and data analysis as a necessity to establish credibility of such arguments when delivering geopolitical messages to the 'court of public eye.'
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