"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
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
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For those who haven't seen my latest newsletter, please take a look.
Iran at a Crossroads. Again.
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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
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A Show of Unity
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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:
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Being Defiant
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The Price of Peace
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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.
Join the polite debate between @peterdombrowski.bsky.social and me (on my side, of course!)
Of course. Precisely. That's why it's important to sequence long deployments, as 🇮🇹, 🇫🇷 and 🇬🇧 (supported by others) have done over the past 2 years, to leave the bulk of assets in the principal military theatre - the Euro-Atlantic.
That's what comes with freedom of navigation and free and open seas.
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...
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.
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.
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.
I claim no credit for the map. @james-rogers.bsky.social produces the best geostrategic maps going. (I did add a few words to the accompanying article. I think it's worth reading, but I'm biased.)
Looking for points of disagreement with @mtsavill.bsky.social below. Can't find any.
