MARITIME CYBER SECURITY : NO SUBSTITUTE FOR TESTING

By Chronis Kapalidis Academy Fellow, International Security Department, Chatham House It is not a matter of if you will be attacked, but when. No organization, be those international institutions, government agencies or small businesses can ever be 100 per cent cyberattack proof, as several examples have recently indicated. Therefore preparedness, in the form of testing… Continue reading MARITIME CYBER SECURITY : NO SUBSTITUTE FOR TESTING

THE NEW MARITIME ORDER AND GREEK PERSPECTIVE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

070813-N-5459S-543 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2007) - The ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1 transit in formation for a photo exercise. From left, Portuguese frigate NRP Alvares Cabral (F331), Canadian frigate HMCS Toronto (FFH 333), guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), German replenishment tanker FGS Spessart (A 1442), Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen (F805), and Danish corvette HDMS Olfert Fischer (F355). Normandy is flagship for SNMG-1, which is conducting NATOÕs first maritime out-of-area deployment by circumnavigating Africa. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vincent J. Street (RELEASED)

George X. Protopapas Executive Director, Center for International Strategic Analyses (KEDISA) The Eastern Mediterranean has become the epicenter of maritime and geopolitical developments as great powers, regional actors antagonise for influence and access to energy resources. Greece a traditional maritime nation could play a constructive role on the stabilisation of the region. Since 2012 US… Continue reading THE NEW MARITIME ORDER AND GREEK PERSPECTIVE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

NANOSATELLITES FOR FUTURE NAVAL AND MARITIME APPLICATIONS

Article written by Dr Chris Lavers Principal Scientist at the Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power and Strategy Space provides critical mission access for naval and maritime tactical communications, missile warning, intelligence, and surveillance. However, many problems limit its use: development and operational costs, long construction time, with space increasingly congested and contested, and hostile satellites… Continue reading NANOSATELLITES FOR FUTURE NAVAL AND MARITIME APPLICATIONS

THE EFFECTS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REFUGEE CRISIS AND ITS EXPLOITATION AS A FOREIGN POLICY TOOL

By : Polychronis Kapalidis MA in IR and Global Security Navy Officer, Hellenic Navy Visiting Research Fellow, Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy Plymouth University at Britannia Royal Naval College   Currently Europe is shaken by an unprecedented crisis, consisting of masses of irregular migrants and refugees from Africa and the Middle East, trying to… Continue reading THE EFFECTS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REFUGEE CRISIS AND ITS EXPLOITATION AS A FOREIGN POLICY TOOL

INDIAN MINIMUM DETERRENCE FOR SOUTH ASIA’S NEW NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT

By : Frank O’Donnell Pakistan’s Nasr tactical nuclear missile platform is driving Indian debate on its current minimum deterrence doctrine. India’s minimum deterrence concept should indeed be reformulated for this new nuclear context. A new defense policy review should holistically integrate nuclear, conventional and subconventional approaches for reasons of effectiveness and continued public support. India… Continue reading INDIAN MINIMUM DETERRENCE FOR SOUTH ASIA’S NEW NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT

NAVIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Edited by Conrad Waters (Seaforth Publishing, Pen & Sword Books Limited, September 2016, ISBN: 9781473849914, RRP £35, Hardback, 240 pages) What is the purpose of navies in the modern world, and what types of warship does this require? This book tackles these questions by looking at naval developments, both technological and operational, in the quarter… Continue reading NAVIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

INDIA’S EVOLVING NUCLEAR FORCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. STRATEGY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC

Yogesh Joshi Frank O’Donnell Harsh V. Pant Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press India’s growing and diversifying nuclear force raises challenges for its defense planners. New nucle­ar options need to be located within a holistic view of India’s defense approach, with clearly assigned roles for conventional and nuclear forces dependent on the… Continue reading INDIA’S EVOLVING NUCLEAR FORCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. STRATEGY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC