Ray Powell
Ray Powell is the director of SeaLight, a maritime analysis and tracking platform at Stanford University. He specializes in maritime security and has been actively involved in analyzing maritime movements and geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly regarding China's maritime activities and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
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Ray Powell is from Stanford University and discusses the implications of China's focus on its eastern problems.
Jutarnji list - Vijetnam je u Južnom kineskom moru povukao potez zbog kojeg su svi očekivali da će Peking podivljati. No dogodilo se nešto neobično
Croatia· 2025-09-29
Ray Powell, a maritime expert and former U.S. Air Force colonel, claims that while China is closing the hardware gap, developing operational expertise for effective aircraft carrier operations is what the U.S. has perfected for nearly a century.
Jutarnji list - Ovo je novi kineski nosač aviona, veći je od bilo kojeg do sad, uskoro kreće u službu. Američki pukovnik: 'Ovo je znak...'Croatia· 2025-09-12
Ray Powell, a maritime expert and former U.S. Air Force colonel, claims that while China is reducing the hardware gap, developing operational expertise for effective aircraft carrier operations is what the U.S. has perfected for nearly a century.
Jutarnji list - Ovo je novi kineski nosač aviona, veći je od bilo kojeg do sad, uskoro kreće u službu. Američki pukovnik: 'Ovo je znak...'Croatia· 2025-09-12Ray Powell, director of the Sealight Foundation, questions whether an overly eager captain may have overstepped his engagement rules.
chinesisches Kriegsschiff rammt eigenes Küstenwachschiff
Switzerland· 2025-08-12
Ray Powell, director of SeaLight, said the PLA is demonstrating a capability for sustained carrier ops outside of the first island chain.
China’s aircraft carriers send message in the open Pacific for the first time – and bigger and more powerful ships are coming
United States· 2025-06-16
Ray Powell, director of SeaLight, commented on China's actions in East Asia during the Trump administration.
US calls out ‘dangerous’ Chinese helicopter maneuvers as tensions rise over South China SeaUnited States· 2025-02-19
Ray Powell is the director of a maritime analysis platform and commented on China's maritime maneuvers.
Jutarnji list - Svi pričaju o Ukrajini, a na drugom kraju svijeta prijeti najveći od svih ratova, atmosfera ključa: 'Na opasnom su putu...'Croatia· 2025-02-19
Ray Powell provided data on Chinese coast guard activities in the South China Sea.
Jutarnji list - Svi pričaju o Ukrajini, a na drugom kraju svijeta prijeti najveći od svih ratova, atmosfera ključa: 'Na opasnom su putu...'Croatia· 2025-02-18