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Retracting ice makes Canadian Arctic easier to navigate

2021-07-07 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

New study documents that the Canadian Arctic has become significantly easier to navigate in the last decade.

Filed Under: Navy

Chasing the wrong kind of misinformation: The HMS Defender case

2021-07-05 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

Western journalists were so busy labeling Russian warning shots as misinformation, that they overlooked the real information deceit.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia, United Kingdom

The argument that Russia’s security zones around Crimea are legal

2021-06-26 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Since HMS Defender’s recent freedom of navigation operation close to Crimea, there has been an interesting public debate about the legal aspects of innocent passage. My attention has been drawn to this article by professor Stefan Talmon where he makes the case that Russia’s suspension of this right in certain areas in the Black Sea […]

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics, Navy Tagged With: Russia, United Kingdom

HMS Defender’s encounter with Russia’s coastguard off Crimea

2021-06-24 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

Here are a few quick thoughts on yesterday’s incident where Russian ships and aircraft fired warning shots on the British destroyer HMS Defender off Crimea. This was a deliberate freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) by the Royal Navy. HMS Defender purposefully transited closer than 12 nautical miles from Crimea. This point is important to stress […]

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia, United Kingdom

Russian submarines are dangerous, says U.S. general

2021-06-17 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Joseph Trevithich writing for The Drive: A senior U.S. military officer has again sounded the alarm about the threat that advanced, very-quiet, cruise-missile-armed Russian submarines, as well as Chinese ones, increasingly present to the United States. At a hearing on Capitol Hill yesterday, U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck, who is head of U.S. Northern Command […]

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia, USA

The future of the Russian Navy – Last episode of interview with Jonas Kjellén

2021-06-02 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Here is the third and last episode in my interview with Jonas Kjellén. Here we discuss the future trends and developments for the Russian Navy. According to Jonas, the future looks bright for the Russian Navy. They now have lead ships ready for many classes, and in the coming years we will see serial production […]

Filed Under: Navy, Video Tagged With: Russia

The ships in Russia’s Baltic Fleet – Part 2 of my interview with Jonas Kjellén

2021-05-31 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

This is part two of my interview with Jonas Kjellén. We particularly discussed the Baltic Fleet’s abilities for minelaying and amphibious operations, but other types of maritime operations were touched on as well.

Filed Under: Navy, Video Tagged With: Amphibious and landing forces, Russia

Interview with Jonas Kjellén about the Russian Baltic Fleet – Part 1

2021-05-14 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Here is an interview I did with Jonas Kjellèn from FOI about the Russian Baltic Fleet. Jonas recently authored a really good report on the topic. This is part one of the interview. The next ones will be available in the coming weeks.

Filed Under: Navy, Video Tagged With: Russia

The risks of outsourcing merchant shipping to foreign owners

2021-05-13 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Sal Mercogliano has a thoughtful look in CIMSEC on the grounding of MV Ever Given that blocked the Suez Canal for six days: Today, international corporations, with ships flying the flags of open registries, dominate the world’s oceans but with little means of protection. This is readily apparent to the Indian crew, onboard the Taiwan-based […]

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: merchant marine, procurement

Decarbonization raises capacity questions for shipbuilding and wartime repairs

2021-05-13 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Benjamin Clark discusses in CIMSEC How the Decarbonization Dilemma Will Impact Shipbuilding and Great Power Competition: A decline in shipbuilding capacity is a clear and troubling trend, especially for those working in the U.S. maritime industry, and it is critical to assess the challenges this decline creates for the country’s ability to wage a protracted […]

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: procurement

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There is a specific military scenario connected with the possibility of a war between Russia and the West in the Baltic area. This summary explains how the war can develop from a limited insurgency to a nuclear exchange.

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