Shipping, Security and Statecraft: Maritime Resilience in a Contested World

By RAdm Rhett Hatcher

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The author, with an appreciation for maritime globalisation and the nature of seapowers, argues for greater resilience and redundancy in the UK’s industry and shipbuilding networks, and recognition of the maritime sector’s vital national security role.

A 5 minute read.

The UK’s resilience begins at sea. Shipping carries around 95% of UK trade, keeping goods, energy and materials moving – most often quietly and without much public attention. That invisibility should not, however, lead us to underestimate its importance. In a more contested and uncertain world, shipping is no longer simply a commercial service operating in the background. It is a strategic industry, central to national resilience, economic security and competitiveness. RAdm Rhett Hatcher supporting UK shipbuilding. For many years, shipping was taken for granted precisely because it functioned…

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