Russia is becoming more reliant on naval support from China, limiting Moscow’s sea-power reach.
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Recent tensions between the US and China can be explained by the geopolitics of sea power and the geography of near and far waters.
The Royal Australian Navy is in a mess – money has been spent on buying warships that are not making the grade. A new review aims to turn that around.
Successful empires have always depended on maritime power. Now there are signs that this power is shifting eastwards.
The success of the Somali case illustrates what a high degree of shared interests among international actors can achieve.
The South China Sea is of strategic and economic importance to Beijing and the US, setting up a potential power struggle that could spark conflict.
A recent attack by Ukrainian ‘robot ships’ in Crimea shows how effective these unmanned surface vessels can be. Now maritime law needs to keep up with technological developments.
Ukraine has been able to challenge Russia’s dominance of the Black Sea, and this will be key to success in its counteroffensive.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
As the war drags on and its maritime dimension intensifies, Russia is more likely to be strategically defeated in the long term.
There are important strategic and political maritime dimensions to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
China’s naval strategy has been to prevent America from ever projecting its power by sea in the Asia-Pacific region again. Now that it’s worked, the region needs to take notice.
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Professor of International Security, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Utah State University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Tennessee
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Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University
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Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Associate Professor (Research), Coventry University
