Europe, Small Navies and Maritime Security, Balancing Traditional Roles and Emergent Threats in the 21st Century

Robert McCabe, Deborah Sanders and Ian Speller The majority of navies are small. Given that this is the case, why is so little written about their strategies, roles and capabilities in the twenty first century? Academic research has tended instead to focus on blue water navies. Where small navies are considered at all, this tends… Read More Europe, Small Navies and Maritime Security, Balancing Traditional Roles and Emergent Threats in the 21st Century

November 28, 2019November 27, 2019 defenceresearchLeave a comment

Dark Traits and Military Ethics

David Whetham Some people argue that war is such a terrible thing, atrocities and war crimes are simply an inevitable consequence. While those people might be right on the tragedy that is war, thankfully, the assumption that atrocities committed by our own forces simply have to be accepted is not shared by either Western society… Read More Dark Traits and Military Ethics

November 15, 2019 defenceresearchLeave a comment

Using International Political Economy to Learn about Unknowns in Security Studies

This post is the first in an ongoing series showcasing interdisciplinary research in the Defence Studies Department. Amir Magdy Kamel The former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld famously talked about ‘known knowns’ and consequently ‘unknown unknowns’ in 2002. The Department of Defense press briefing came when Rumsfeld was quizzed on the lack of WMD… Read More Using International Political Economy to Learn about Unknowns in Security Studies

November 6, 2019November 5, 2019 amirmkamelLeave a comment

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Month: November 2019

Europe, Small Navies and Maritime Security, Balancing Traditional Roles and Emergent Threats in the 21st Century

Dark Traits and Military Ethics

Using International Political Economy to Learn about Unknowns in Security Studies