The end of the illusion of choice: Providing and maintaining the UK’s maritime power in the age of Polycrisis

By Alex Harris

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The author, a 1SL Fellow at RNSSC, considers the implications of solutions for the RN’s fleet size and procurement limitations. A 40 minute read.

Introduction Whilst the decline of the Royal Navy (RN) as a fighting force is exaggerated,1William Freer & James Rogers, Why Britain needs a larger navy (London 2024), Council for Geostrategy, Why Britain needs a larger navy – Council on Geostrategy p. 1 https://www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/why-britain-needs-a-larger-navy/ the deteriorating global geopolitical outlook – as confirmed by the events in Ukraine, the Red Sea, Guyana and the Indo-Pacific – demand a renewed focus on Britain’s seafaring prowess and the nation’s ability to support it. Even before the emergence of these threats,…

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