By the Editor: A lesson from down under? At the time of global uncertainty and developing threats, the author (ex-Republic of South Africa Navy and recently retired from the Royal Australian Navy) captures the Australian renewed intent for substantial growth of its navy. The global maritime challenges presented to Australia are no less acute to the UK. It begs the question whether the UK’s Integrated Review will truly grasp the nettle of necessary growth to address and protect national global interests or revert to a shorterterm austerity model to help mitigate the deleterious effects of the c…
