On Friday, we hosted the second #MaritimeLeadersProgramme event!
🗣️ We were delighted to be joined by Chris Chant, MoD, Lt Cdr David Carter, Royal Navy, Eric Ebeling, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, @salisbot.bsky.social, our Research Fellow and @charlottekl.bsky.social, our Associate Fellow
🔗 ‘Treating civilian infrastructure and assets as essential actors in the military logistics chain will bolster NATO’s ability to conduct logistics at the scale required in conflict,’ write @willfreer.bsky.social and @charlottekl.bsky.social in a new #Memorandum
#BritainsWorld
‘The sale of these relatively new ships, and the capability gap it will leave, highlights a wider planning problem in defence,’ writes @charlottekl.bsky.social, our Associate Fellow
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Is 🇬🇧 right to sacrifice capability today for ‘jam’ tomorrow?
We asked 5 experts in today's #BigAsk
✍️ @charlottekl.bsky.social, @tomsharpe.bsky.social, @willfreer.bsky.social, @blagdendavid.bsky.social, @salisbot.bsky.social
#BritainsWorld
For our first article in The Broadside, we are delighted to have this excellent piece from @charlottekl.bsky.social - showing the importance of commercial shipping for maritime security
In this piece for The Broadside I discuss the need to bridge the knowledge gap between navies and commercial shipping. Recent events, including attacks on shipping, highlight the vulnerability of the system and the critical role navies play in protecting it.
#shipping #Broadside #maritime
can't wait to see the retaliation to the retaliation to the retaliation against the retaliatory tariffs
Don’t forget to enter the First Sea Lord’s Essay Competition 2025!
Winners will receive in-person invitations to the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2025 and a prize presented by the First Sea Lord!
Find out more here 👉 www.geostrategy.org.uk/first-sea-lo...
Very exciting launch today! I’ll contribute with an article this week discussing ideas for strengthening the relationship between the Royal Navy and the commercial shipping sector
🌊 Introducing The #Broadside – Your new hub for maritime expertise ⚓
We bring you leading #maritime analysis from 🇬🇧 and around the globe. Stay ahead with expert insights on the most pressing issues.
Read @salisbot.bsky.social in the first edition now 👇
Delighted to announce that my naval nerdery has peaked! I am now the Editor of our brand new maritime publication...
⚓️The Broadside⚓️
We're launching on Monday, with a stack of excellent articles lined up already. Subscribe for free below so you don't miss out!
www.thebroadside.org.uk
A short piece discussing the challenges of reinforcement in the Baltic from a Swedish perspective - highlighting the dependence on and the need for close collaboration with commercial logistics providers (including the shipping community) in securing critical supply chains
Notes to the New Administration Week - It is Time for a New Maritime Strategy
Most Americans are aware of the Navy's troubles of the last decade. The new administration must implement a maritime strategy akin to the famous Maritime Strategy of the 1980s.
cimsec.org/it-is-time-f...
Did you catch the first #BigAsk of 2025?
🌍 Which geopolitical trends will dominate in 2025? 🌍
We asked 11 experts for their take 👇
#BritainsWorld
⛴️ ‘As #maritime issues take centre stage, nations will face tough decisions about protecting critical infrastructure and supply chains with limited resources,’ writes Charlotte Kleberg, our Associate Fellow
#BritainsWorld #BigAsk
Great to work with William Freer on this short piece for @congeostrategy.bsky.social on this important issue. The failure to establish the level of sea control needed to safeguard shipping challenges one of the fundamental purposes of navies – protecting seagoing trade.
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This is a fantastic opportunity for future maritime leaders! Looking forward to working on this exciting project in 2025.
Any young folks with a connection to the maritime out there - why not apply to our new programme?
(And to my fellow olds, please share with anyone you think might be interested...)
Mentoring! Networking! Writing! And... ships! ⚓️💙🇬🇧
Today we hosted a #SeaPowerSeries event at The In and Out Naval and Military Club.
We were delighted to be joined by R. Adm. Luc Reynal, Defence Attaché, Embassy of France, to discuss the challenges and opportunities for coordinating naval deployments in the #IndoPacific.
Great discussions as always!
Yesterday, we hosted a #GeostrategyForum at The In and Out Club Military and Naval Club
We were delighted to be joined by Damian Parmenter CBE, Director General AUKUS, to discuss the successes of #AUKUS to date and the future challenges facing the agreement 🌏
Capt Will King hands over command of @HMSQNLZ to Capt Claire Thompson, the first female RN aircraft carrier CO.
It's out!
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's new report on the shadow fleet.
The immediate and long-term harm caused by it, and suggestions for how it can be (partially) curtailed.
Part of the Council's Maritime Threats initiative
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res.... No paywall.
Very happy to share that I’m an Associate Fellow of the Sea Power Laboratory Programme at the @congeostrategy.bsky.social
Looking forward to contributing to and advancing maritime thought in the UK and beyond.
www.geostrategy.org.uk/sea-power-la...
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff, declared the world is entering a "third nuclear age," defined by proliferating technologies, geopolitical competition, and an erosion of longstanding security frameworks.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=55080
Interesting article. I do think this could be the strategic shock of the week, even more so than South Korea's hapless events.
The Council on Geostrategy has called for urgent action to address the UK’s logistical vulnerabilities in its latest research on national sealift capabilities, according to a new report.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-urge...
