Highlight of my day/week. I *think* this is Zelensky driving down Whitehall today. #SlavaUkraini

Please take a look at my latest newsletter. I try to join some dots and point out one common factor - Russia. Join the Dots, Fools www.linkedin.com/pulse/join-d...

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I’m moving my posting day to Monday. We did some analysis at RUSI and found that Friday was the worst performing day of the week in terms of number of reads and engagement with online publications.

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Don't Review, Deliver

If the delay to the Defence Investment Plan was already undermining the government’s credibility on defence, John Healey’s resignation has blown a hole in its side. The immediate consequence is not ju...

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My latest newsletter. The Case for Blockade www.linkedin.com/pulse/case-b...

The Case for Blockade

One day you think a blockade is something from the annals of history and then boom, it’s all over the 24-hour rolling news. Everyone wants to know what they are, how Iran can do it, how the US can do ...

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I think we are having the wrong conversation about defence spending. Not just wrong - harmful. So I wrote about it and the Spectator have kindly published. spectator.com/article/defe...

What we get wrong about defence spending

The combined US-Israeli strikes against Iran have displaced the Russia-Ukraine war from the headlines and have brought British defence policy into focus.

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"It's not a war." But we want unconditional surrender. Ok. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce... Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel says it hit leadership bunker 'with 50 jets' - BBC News

Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel says it hit leadership bunker 'with 50 jets'

Tehran residents tell BBC Persian

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Good morning. If, like me, you are waiting for something to happen in Iran, while away the time reading my latest newsletter. I offer some thoughts on the recruitment of a DG Innovation by the UK MoD. Innovating - Somebody Else's Problem www.linkedin.com/pulse/innova...

Innovating - Somebody Else's Problem

The UK Ministry of Defence is recruiting a Director General for Innovation. On the face of it this seems like a wise call.

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For those who haven't seen my latest newsletter, please take a look. Iran at a Crossroads. Again. www.linkedin.com/pulse/iran-c...

Iran at a Crossroads. Again.

I hope one day to visit Iran. What a place it must be, steeped in history and culture, incredible sites, and a vibrant civil society.

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Delighted to see this commentary published. There are serious long term implications stemming from the Bella 1 / Marinera Incident. Full credit for writing the hard bits goes to my co-author Caroline Tuckett. High Stakes on the High Seas | RUSI www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

US Boarding Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker Breaks Precedent: High Stakes on the High Seas

If the US no longer abides by rules, how does it expect revisionist states to do so?

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In this quiet week when nothing has happened on the world stage, please take a moment to read mt latest newsletter. And subscribe to it - if you dare! A Show of Unity www.linkedin.com/pulse/show-u...

A Show of Unity

Where to start? People in my profession and the wider defence and security community have no shortage of material at the start of 2026. I had thought of saying something about Venezuela or Greenland o...

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How fast can the Royal Navy respond in a crisis? This map, with accompanying analysis by @c21st-sailor.bsky.social and @starychsam.bsky.social, details the steaming times to 🇬🇧 allies and adversaries 🔗 Read the full #geopoliticalatlas now: www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/bri...

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Being Defiant

From White to Gold Seeing the images of President Trump announcing his curiously-named Trump Class battleships this week sent me back to my roots. Naval diplomacy has been around for as long as navies...

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The Price of Peace

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, Chief of the Defence Staff, gave his inaugural CDS RUSI Annual Defence Lecture this week. It has been well reported, particularly his pleas for wider societal e...

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Some personal news. After 4 years leading the @rnssc.bsky.social I think it is time for a change. I'll shortly be joining @rusi.bsky.social as Editor of the world renowned RUSI Journal. I'm proud of what wenhave achieved in the RNSSC and excited by the next chapter.

Thoroughly enjoyed judging a RUSI debate last night. The question was whether the current wave of tech innovation resulted in revolutionary change in war at sea. Great speakers from industry, NATO, academia and the navy. I won't divulge the result. But what do you think?

Last week I had the privilege of visiting the Italian Navy’s Centre for Military Maritime Studies in Venice. It was a superb opportunity to discuss 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 research agendas and future cooperation.

Very pleased to contribute to this #BigAsk. We need a free and open Arctic, not a fiefdom of revisionist states.

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How should 🇬🇧 adapt its strategy towards the Wider North? We asked 5 experts in today's #BigAsk ✍️ Arun Dawson‬, @klausdodds.bsky.social, Prof. Basil Germond, Nicolas Jouan, @c21st-sailor.bsky.social #BritainsWorld

Join the polite debate between @peterdombrowski.bsky.social and me (on my side, of course!)

Council on Geostrategy@congeostrategy.bsky.social · last yr.

Read the latest #Broadside debate 👇 ⚓ @c21st-sailor.bsky.social argues that 🇬🇧 faces global threats, requiring a global response 🌊 @peterdombrowski.bsky.social makes the case that European navies must prioritise the threat posed by 🇷🇺 in the #EuroAtlantic Have your say 👇 bit.ly/4mgQvuD

This is an excellent article by Prof @peterdombrowski.bsky.social. Well worth a read. But if you do, then please read my comments below it, too, for an alternative perspective. Then make up your own mind. www.thebroadside.org.uk/p/05-2025-eu...

Why Europe should limit naval operations in the Indo-Pacific

A friendly provocation from an American

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I really enjoyed writing this with @sophyantrobus.bsky.social. Don't be put off by the image - we aren't arguing for Armageddon. We are urging a debate on escalation and de-escalation in these troubling times.

I really enjoyed this event. Superb talks by Baroness Gisela Stuart and James Waller, and a fun (for me!) policy game to finish. I hope the attendees found it worthwhile, too.

Council on Geostrategy@congeostrategy.bsky.social · 2y ago

Yesterday, we hosted the first Maritime Leaders' Programme event at The Army and Navy Club! ⚓ We were delighted to be joined by @c21st-sailor.bsky.social, Associate Director, #SeaPowerLaboratory, Baroness Stuart, @houseoflords.parliament.uk, and James Waller, @houseofcommons.parliament.uk

Why has shipping in the Red Sea failed to return to pre-conflict levels? The answer has little to do with bombs and drones, but rather insurance, demand, and geopolitics. warontherocks.com/episode/the-...

It was a pleasure to speak to the Oxford University Strategic Studies Group at All Souls College last night. There is a lot happening on the international stage at the moment and seapower has a role to play in statecraft. Some challenging questions which really made me think.

East Germany’s majority voted AfD. This gets hidden in the national average of ca. 20%. This shows a big political rift precisely along the line of the previous border. Is this an anti-woke, or a pro-Putin vote? Or a general protest against the West German mainstream parties? We better find out.

Michael Jungwirth@michaeljungwirth.bsky.social · 2y ago

Deutschland - eine geteilte, polarisierte Republik. Unglaublich!

Great thread with a succinct message built on plenty of underpinning evidence. @covertshores.bsky.social is the best open source analyst there is. Should be read by everyone who would sell out somebody else's country because of lies and greed.

H I Sutton@covertshores.bsky.social · 2y ago

How it started, 3 years ago today How is it going? - short thread 🧵