The Strategic Utility of Raiding
What role does amphibious raiding play in British defence strategy? What historical precedents can we draw upon for today’s Commando forces? The strategic utility of...
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Rethinking British Military Policy
The debate prompted by the “refresh” of the 2022 United Kingdom Integrated Review is striking for the strong sense of déjà-vu it engenders. None of...
Russian Shipbuilding Takes a Big Hit – What’s Next?
Shipbuilding was one of the worst hit sectors following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The legacy of this industrial disaster for 100,000s...
Climate Change, Arctic Security, and Allied Strategy: A Strategic Analysis
Global Britain in A Competitive Age, the United Kingdom’s (UK) 2021 integrated review on defence policy, identifies climate change as a future “transnational challenge” that...
South Korean SLBM Tests: An Arms Race Heating Up?
Welcome To The Club In early July 2021, YTN News carried a low-profile but significant report, describing South Korea’s joining of an exclusive club of...
Uncrewed Drones in Naval Warfare: A Force Multiplier?
Uncrewed drones: better kit, cheaper costs and more useful than ever In recent years the idea of leveraging on uncrewed drone technologies for use in...
Tilting at windmills? UK Defence and the Indo-Pacific
Far from presenting a binary choice between European and Indo-Pacific theatres, UK Defence’s Integrated Review refresh should seek to harmonise these seemingly divergent approaches. Understanding...
Mine Warfare in Asia-Pacific Naval Theatre: A Clear and Present Danger
In contemporary academic and military strategic discourse about the future of naval warfare and balance in the Asia-Pacific, discussion and debate is often drawn to...
The raid on Sevastopol Bay
On Saturday 29 October, at 4.30 am Moscow time, air defences at the Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol Bay were alerted to what appeared...
Russian Maritime Doctrine (RMD) – A Pocket Primer
привет моряк ! On the 6th August 2022, just a few months after the high-profile sinking of the Russian warship Moskva during the ongoing Ukraine conflict,...