News & Views
The latest news and views in the UK Military Maritime Arena.
Ed. With his trademark dissident perspective, the author tackles what he describes as the long-term decline of European and British maritime power, and compares the present situation in the Middle East with the financial consequences of the outbreak of war in 1914. A 15 minute read.
Ed. The author points to the inevitable consequences of rising sea surface temperatures for fleet maintenance and operations, and concludes that preparing the operational USN for hotter oceans is a warfighting necessity. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, January edition. A 15 minute read.
Ed. Based on considerable historical precedent, the author argues that any future settlement in Ukraine will have to take into account divisions in society along media, church and minority lines. A 20 minute read.