Matthew Hipple

		

				 
  	
		 		

			

	LTJG Matthew Hipple is the Weapons Officer for Patrol Coastal Crew

	India and has previously been deployed for two counter-piracy operations

	onboard the now-decomissioned USS STEPHEN W GROVES (FFG-29). He is the Director of the Nextwar Blog for the Center for International Maritime Security and contributes to USNI's Proceedings and

	News and Analysis Blog. LTJG Hipple is a graduate of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service, where he focused in International Politics and Security.

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
The Amenas Siege and the Growing Hostage Problem in Africa

  

  
  

                
 by Matthew Hipple 

  

  
  

                
Posted On February 11, 2013 08:30 AM | Comments(2)

  

  
  

                

	Algeria’s bloody siege of the Amenas facility was a necessary first shot in an oncoming regional problem, as groups both criminal and ideological groups seek sources of income...


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
Securing the Swarm: New Dogs, Old Tricks

  

  
  

                
 by Matthew Hipple 

  

  
  

                
Posted On August 7, 2012 06:23 AM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	Ideas for securing these advanced automated armadas can be found in some of the oldest methods in the book.