Modern Naval Warfare – a Perspective
BY ALESSIO PATALANO Alessio Patalano is a professor of war and strategy in East Asia and co-director of the Centre for Grand Strategy at King’s College London, where he specializes in […]
Category: News
A Diplomatic Look Back at Israel & Palestine History
Tel Aviv Diplomatic Despatches: 1972-1975 Ambassador Frederick Rawdon Dalrymple, died on 29 September 2023, aged 92. Of his eight postings, four were at head of mission level, all as ambassador. […]
Understanding Prostate cancer
While this item is not related to the normal business and interests of the Club, it is of interest and concern to all us aging sailors and is added in […]
RN Logistic headaches
Courtesy of Maritime News 26 Jan 24 Fort Victoria will not participate in STDE24 as had previously been hoped and she is officially now “in refit until Autumn 2024” […]
‘Disbelief’ as under-manned Royal Navy seeks to re-deploy officers to diversity and inclusion team
Courtesy of Maritime News Former First Sea Lord calls for the roles to be scrapped as the service faces personnel shortfalls and missed targets The Royal Navy is redeploying marines […]
Examining the state of the UK Carrier Strike capability
Courtesy of Maritime News 26 Jan 24 In 2020 we wrote a piece asking if the UK was getting “a pale imitation of Carrier Strike?” Three years on, we look […]
Hunter Class Failings
Concept art of the planned Hunter class frigate Image: BAE Systems. Defence admits numerous failings in Hunter class frigate program selection Andrew McLaughlin – Riotact The Defence Department has conceded […]
Resourcing the RAN
An Australian maritime strategy: resourcing the RAN By Jennifer Parker As a country ‘girt by sea’, Australia must enunciate a clear maritime strategy that recognises the scale of its maritime […]
Let’s Get Behind an Australian Merchant Navy
By Rowan Moffitt I congratulate Peter Court for his recent Strategist article, which was as timely as it was important. The Royal Australian Navy should wholeheartedly support his proposition to […]
China takes restriction measures amid Philippine vessels trespassing US support fuels audacity of provocations by Philippines: analysts
The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Sunday took restriction measures when Philippine vessels again trespassed into waters off a Chinese reef in the South China Sea and intentionally rammed a […]