RN in Cyprus and Aden — strategy in general naval ops
Mike Fogarty looks at the strategic dimensions of Royal Navy (RN) operations at Cyprus (1955-1959) and on the Arabian Peninsula (1957-1960). Contact group needed for Mediterranean migration crisis
THE Mediterranean is in crisis. The flow of migrants trafficked illegally by sea has reached the level of a humanitarian tragedy. It also places a heavy burden on the shipping industry. The roles of navies in the Yemeni conflict
By Claude Berube, Stephanie Chenault, Louis Martin-Vezian, Chris Rawley*
ALTHOUGH the Saudi-led Operation RESOLUTE STORM (alternately translated as DECISIVE STORM) began with air strikes into...
China’s Maritime Silk Road gamble
By Will Yale*
EVER since Xi Jinping announced the creation of a Maritime Silk Road in an October 2013 speech to the Indonesian parliament, China’s...
Future considerations for Sri Lanka’s Navy
SINCE the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War in May 2009, the island-nation's maritime domain has been radically altered from a wartime to peacetime environment. With the threat posed by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) nullified, Sri Lanka's Navy has had to refocus to a new era of emerging challenges. Challenge for Maldivian Coast Guard: Indian Ocean security
By Serge DeSilva-Ranasinghe and Mitchell Sutton*
AS THE the number of Indian Ocean Coast Guard forces multiply, the region’s small island-states are moving to secure...
Brendan Nelson to be Vernon Parker orator
THE Honourable Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial, will be this year's Vernon Parker Dinner Orator. The oration will be held on...
National defence strategic policy as a function of national leadership
By Rear Admiral Ian Crawford AO AM (Mil) RAN (Rtd)*
IN THE development of defence strategic papers the questions often asked are: “How does this...
The US realignment of the Persian Gulf regional security complex
By William Allen*
THE Persian Gulf sits at the nexus of multiple regional security complexes overlaid one upon another, creating a delicately balanced yet dangerously...