NATO Maritime Intelligence Symposium

Dr. Fotios Moustakis, Director of the Centre for Sea Power and Strategy, was chosen as one of the few UK academics to present at the NATO Maritime Intelligence Symposium held at Northwood HQ (UK) on November 28, 2023. His presentation, titled “Mediterranean Maritime Security: Geopolitical Realities and Future Scenarios,” offered valuable insights. The symposium attracted… Continue reading NATO Maritime Intelligence Symposium

Red Sea Maritime Attacks: Academic Perspectives on Global Impact

Dr. Stavros Karamperidis, Lecturer in Maritime Economics and CSS member, has recently been extensively interviewed by global media outlets regarding the potential ramifications of the escalating tensions in the Red Sea. During the festive period, several of the world’s leading shipping companies made public announcements, declaring a temporary halt to sending their vessels through the… Continue reading Red Sea Maritime Attacks: Academic Perspectives on Global Impact

Workshop on Mitigating Non-state Actors Disruptive Influence

On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, an international workshop with the theme “Mitigating Non-state Actors Disruptive Influence” took place at the History Directorate (DIS) of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF). The workshop was organized by the Hellenic National Defence College (HNDC) and the Centre for Sea Power and Strategy, University of Plymouth. The event was attended… Continue reading Workshop on Mitigating Non-state Actors Disruptive Influence

Seminar Overview: Hybrid Threats

Dr. Andreas Liaropoulos,Associate Professor, International Relations & Strategic Studies, University of Piraeus The presentation reviewed the hybrid concept, discussed the conceptual ambiguity around the hybrid terminology (hybrid warfare/threats, etc) and questioned not only the novelty of the concept, but also its operational utility. After Russia’s annexation of Crimea, hybrid entered the strategic lexicon and dominated… Continue reading Seminar Overview: Hybrid Threats

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Hybrid threats: old wine in new bottles?Dr Andreas Liaropoulos, Associate Professor in Strategic and Security Studies, University of PiraeusDate: November 16thTime: 14:00 to 16:00Location: (Cookworthy) CKY 408The presentation will review the hybrid concept and discuss the conceptual ambiguity around the hybrid terminology (hybrid warfare/threats, etc). Hybrid is a popular term, but the fact that it… Continue reading Seminar

NATO MARITIME COMMAND AND THE CENTRE FOR SEAPOWER HOST ANNUAL SEA POWER CONFERENCE

July 17-18th, Warren house, London, NATO Allied Maritime Command and the Centre for Seapowerand Strategy at the University of Plymouth hold their sixth joint Seapower conference in presence of MARCOM COM, DCOM and COM 6th Fleet and dsitingued visitors.

NATO Allied Maritime Command and the Centre for Seapower and Strategy at the University of Plymouth recently co-hosted their sixth joint Seapower Conference, titled “DETERRING AGGRESSION, DEFENDING NATO: SEA POWER IN A EUROPE AT WAR.” The conference took place at Warren House in Kingston Upon Thames from July 17-18, 2023. This event was significant as… Continue reading NATO MARITIME COMMAND AND THE CENTRE FOR SEAPOWER HOST ANNUAL SEA POWER CONFERENCE

CLIMATE CHANGE AND MEDITERRANEAN SECURITY

The University of Plymouth through the Centre for Sea Power and Strategy (CSS) was the only British academic institution which was invited to participate for the first time in the “Shared Awareness and De-confliction for the Mediterranean Sea” (SHADE MED) https://www.operationirini.eu/event/shade-med-2021/   Conference which took place in Rome  between the 7-8 October. SHADE MED is a… Continue reading CLIMATE CHANGE AND MEDITERRANEAN SECURITY

UK SPACE COMMAND GOES BOLDLY WHERE THE UK HAS GONE BEFORE

The UK Ministry of Defence has just announced establishment of its fledgling Space Command, with the intent to commence launching its own rockets from the UK in 2022. To this ends has appointed UK Space Command Senior Military Official Commander, Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey OBE, MA, FRAeS BY CHRIS LAVERS The UK Space Command is… Continue reading UK SPACE COMMAND GOES BOLDLY WHERE THE UK HAS GONE BEFORE

SATELLITE-BASED DEVELOPMENTS IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING

Today, environmental stresses on resources are not the only factors involved in natural, or man-made, societal destabilisation. Societal infrastructure composes many important and often inter-related categories: water, food, health services, emergency services, environmental protection, and electricity, etc., where large-scale disruption could be devastating especially to complex urban mega-cities. However, to military and civilian crisis management… Continue reading SATELLITE-BASED DEVELOPMENTS IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING