Alessio Patalano
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Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia | FRHistS | @warstudies | @kcl_CGS | Postwar Japan as a Seapower. Naval affairs. Strategy. Indo-Pacific. One ping only.
London, England
Joined March 2013
The Strategic Significance of the Maritime Theatre in the Russia–Ukraine War - good morning X. Delighted and honoured this piece Dan Hallett and I penned is out with @RUSI_org flagship publication- a short thread about our argument:
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Beyond the daring successes of the Ukrainian ‘mosquito fleet’, Alessio Patalano and Dan Hallett argue that Russia’s ability to affect shipping and trade in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov is diminish...
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RT @JChengWSJ: Minxin Pei: “Xi apparently has emerged from this round of trade confrontation with Trump in a stronger position. China likel….
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China’s initial response to America’s new trade war was cautious and restrained due to uncertainties about the Trump administration’s objectives. But the high tariffs announced on “liberation day” in...
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Again - apologies for the intrusion but this is technically incorrect. There’s nothing to discover - PRC behaviour towards UK naval assets and CSGs has good data. Nothing ghostly about the cloak of CSG. From Med Strike to PH Sea multi deck interaction FOC is the game.
8/ The UK is about to discover, that whilst you can use military deployments for soft power effect, you can’t ghost hard power under a soft power cloak as and when you choose. We should be ready for some Chinese taunting of any show of strength and regional ambition.
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As it happens literally yesterday I gave a briefing at the JMSDF Staff college in which I pointed out that 2 is neither necessary nor politically significant in so far as all metrics for the value of CSG is considered. But then one could argue I’m not a maritime enthusiast.
7/ Hard core Maritime enthusiasts will vote for 2️⃣, but the only sensible option in the National Interest is 1️⃣. But regional actors are watching too, and the UK has to sail a fine line between upholding International Law, and not upsetting trade talks/relations with China.
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RT @yarotrof: Quite a hot mic moment on CCTV in Beijing today as Putin and Xi, both 72 years old, are caught casually talking about living….
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Xi Jinping hails ‘unstoppable’ China at landmark military parade - astute reference to great power of developing world signalling, and odd observation about PRC milcap remaining untested almost as a way to downplay its significance.
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China’s president goes ‘side by side’ with Russian and North Korean leaders at anniversary of victory over Japan
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RT @KCLSecurity: The US's absence from #PacificFutureForum has sparked concern among experts. Prof @alessionaval called it “remarkable” t….
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RT @warstudies: The US's absence from #PacificFutureForum has sparked concern among experts. Prof @alessionaval called it “remarkable” th….
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RT @EvanFeigenbaum: Folks, seriously - stop trying to explain why this is aspirational by making patently obvious points about strategic mi….
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Come now. There will be some measure of delay. It’s a matter of physics. Japan and Italy are accepting that to meet tight deadlines for foreign contracts. The real advantage is in the added opportunity in through life cost savings and investment in upgrades.
"There had been concern that a deal with Norway could delay the building of Britain’s ships, especially as Norway is keen to take its first delivery in 2029. But a source insisted the Royal Navy’s warships would be delivered as planned."
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RT @WarOnTheRocks: Is Europe finally stepping up on defense tech? Join War on the Rocks in London at Helsing’s Founders’ Reception on 10 Se….
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Is Europe finally stepping up on defense tech? War on the Rocks is heading to London to find out. Join us at Helsing’s Founders' Reception on the sidelines of Europe’s biggest defense exhibition,...
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That would make sense and it’s becoming something of a thing internationally. Italian PPAs to Indonesia, Japanese FFM to Australia, we are all adapting to ensure a pipeline approach and shorter delivery times.
It will take some time to work out in detail how Govan will accommodate build of "at least" 5 Type 26 for Norway alongside 8 for Royal Navy. It is widely expected 1 of ships already in build will probably change flag to meet 2030 delivery target for the first norwegian vessel.
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RT @labour_history: #OTD 1997. Tony Blair gives ‘People's Princess' tribute to Diana in Sedgefield. In the immediate aftermath, his appro….
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RT @andrewmichta: 🧵As the risk of great power conflict grows, the West continues to refuse to recognize that unless we return to the enduri….
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1945, FADM Nimitz visited ADM Fraser aboard HMS Duke of York on the eve of the Japanese surrender ceremony. Nim….
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RT @CN_Australia: It was great to attend the Pacific Futures Forum in Tokyo, Japan - a vital platform for strengthening regional maritime p….
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RT @AMTrevelyan: @AmbJapanUK .@paddingtonbear has loved his visit to Tokyo. On @HMSPWLS he went all the way to the top of the flight deck r….
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RT @Isobe_koichi: 松原実穂子様から『ウクライナ企業の死闘』を恵投くださった。「はじめに」で「台湾有事が日本に与える影響の大きさを考えると、ウの重要インフラ企業からレジリエンスの教訓を今こそ学ぶべきとの気持ちを強くした」とある。インフラ企業のレジリエンスという新….
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