@alessionaval

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: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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I’m in Venice for the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium. This morning I met my @kon_marine counterpart Vice Admiral Harold Liebregs, who provided me with a model of the 8 amphibious transport ships the UK and Netherlands are building together. A great gift to start the day!
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"War-footing" latest:
EXCLUSIVE from @oliver_wright Andy Burnham is considering delaying a decision about when the government will increase defence spending until the autumn of next year in the hope that Britain’s economy improves The government had been expected to hold the spending review, which would set out a timetable for increasing defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP, in the spring. The review will set out plans for all government spending up until 2030 However, ministers are now considering delaying the review so it can take place alongside the next budget, enabling the government to raise taxes or cut spending to fund the increase. Hitting the Nato defence spending target would cost an extra £10bn a year One Whitehall source said the “working assumption” was that the spending review would be pushed back until next October, pointing to the decision by Rachel Reeves to hold only one fiscal event a year A government source said it would be wrong to characterise it as a delay as ministers had never set a date for the spending review thetimes.com/article/4d87087…
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Stunning images released by the Royal Navy: Royal Marine Commandos from the elite 148 (Meiktila) Commando, Forward Observation Battery, board a German u-boat off the north coast of Scotland during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. Credit: LPhot Hutchins
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I am delighted to announce that the @CSS_VUW Centre for Strategic Studies Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Prof in Strategic Studies for 2026 is @ZackCooper from the American Enterprise Institute. His lecture will explore what American foreign policy might look like after Trump.
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“Il mare ci divide solo sulla carta. Nella realtà, ci connette.” Con queste parole il #CSMM Amm. Sq. Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto apre a Venezia la XV edizione del Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium. A due anni dall’ultima edizione, una partecipazione ancora più ampia testimonia il valore di un confronto tra Marine fondato sul dialogo, sulla fiducia e sulla cooperazione. “Oggi una crisi regionale può produrre rapidamente conseguenze a migliaia di chilometri di distanza, incidendo sulle rotte commerciali, sui flussi energetici, sulle infrastrutture strategiche e sulla sicurezza dei nostri cittadini. Per questo, regionale non significa più locale. È questa la prospettiva con cui dobbiamo guardare ai ‘Midland Seas’: spazi strategici nei quali rotte, infrastrutture, risorse e interessi si intrecciano e dinamiche locali, regionali si influenzano reciprocamente e diventano globali. In questo scenario anche le Marine devono evolvere, innovando e integrando nuove capacità. Ma nessuna Marina può affrontare da sola la complessità del sistema marittimo globale. La cooperazione non è un elemento accessorio del potere marittimo: ne è una componente essenziale. È questo il significato del Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium: mettere in relazione prospettive ed esperienze diverse, costruire fiducia e trasformare la diversità in una maggiore capacità collettiva. Dal regionale al globale: questa è la sfida che abbiamo davanti.” #ItalianNavy #TRSS2026 #Seapower “The sea divides us only on the map. In reality, it connects us.” With these words, the Chief of the Italian Navy, Admiral Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto, opened the XV edition of the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium in Venice. Two years since the last edition, an even wider participation attests to the value of an exchange between navies based on dialogue, trust and cooperation. “Today, a regional crisis can rapidly have consequences thousands of kilometres away, affecting trade routes, energy flows, strategic infrastructure and the security of our citizens. For this reason, regional no longer means local. This is the perspective through which we must look at the world’s ‘Midland Seas’: strategic spaces where routes, infrastructure, resources and interests converge, and where local and regional dynamics influence one another and become global. In this scenario, navies too must evolve, innovating and integrating new capabilities. But no navy can face the complexity of the global maritime system alone. Cooperation is not an accessory of seapower: it is an essential component of it. This is the deeper meaning of the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium: bringing together different perspectives and experiences, building trust, and transforming diversity into a greater collective capacity. From regional to global: this is the challenge that lies ahead of us.” #ItalianNavy
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It’s all about seapower Sal. It starts with everyday travels. 😉 and incidentally, riding on a direct descendent of the motorboats that sunk the St Stephen back in WWI… which today carry movie stars. See you shortly!
First time at a conference that I have been picked up and brought to the venue by boats of the @ItalianNavy. Speaking tomorrow at the XV Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium in Venice.
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Andrew Neil explains how bailing out the banks gave us Trump and Brexit.
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Wait. I get it. Chinese behaviour in the EVS, SCS, and Taiwan strait is all about morality. Good to know. @CollinSLKoh we need not worry anymore.
President Xi Jinping has repeatedly said China will "never seek hegemony, expansion, or a sphere of influence." Nonetheless, Western academics like John Mearsheimer continue to argue China will seek to become a regional hegemon. bit.ly/4zb14VB Professor Astrid Nordin argues both are true.
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The remarkable thing is that they’re down just six points.
Who would voters choose in a two-horse race? YouGov has asked the public to choose between the major parties. It has revealed good news for Labour – and trouble for Reform and the Greens. Labour is now polling around 26 per cent – up seven points from six months ago. One poll, taken on the day of Andy Burnham’s address to Labour Party Conference, put Labour on 29. All major pollsters now put Labour ahead of Reform. Meanwhile, the Greens are on 11, down six points from six months ago. Read @BNHWalker on the Greens' electoral prospects: newstatesman.com/politics/uk…
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Heading out to this remarkable gathering. Lots of changes this year to the format, but as always guaranteed intellectual stimulus and superb discussions. In a world increasingly maritime centric and maritime dependent, understanding the global-regional nexus is vital.
🌊 From Regional Water to Global Influence. Un’unica rotta. Un unico filo conduttore: il mare. ⚓ Lo storico Arsenale di Venezia è pronto ad accogliere il XV Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium, l’appuntamento internazionale organizzato dalla Marina Militare che riunisce Marine estere, delegazioni, mondo accademico, scientifico, tecnologico e dell’innovazione. Al centro del confronto: mari intelligenti, leadership del futuro, alleanze e cooperazione per analizzare insieme le sfide dell’attuale scenario geopolitico. 📍 Venezia | Arsenale Domani l’apertura del Symposium 🔴 Segui le dirette sul nostro canale YouTube youtube.com/live/J4pLkW7T-G8… ItalianNavy #TRSS2026 #Seapower #MaritimeSecurity 🌊 From Regional Water to Global Influence. One course. One common thread: the sea. ⚓ The historic Venice Arsenal is ready to host the 15th Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium, the international event organized by the Italian Navy, bringing together foreign Navies, delegations, and representatives from the academic, scientific, technological and innovation communities. At the heart of the discussion: smart seas, future leadership, alliances and cooperation, to jointly address the challenges of today’s geopolitical landscape. 📍 Venice | Arsenal The Symposium opens tomorrow. 🔴 Follow the live broadcasts on our YouTube channel youtube.com/live/J4pLkW7T-G8… #ItalianNavy #TRSS2026 #Seapower #MaritimeSecurity
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Numbers on terms of participation, themes, all speak volumes to the effort that went into this. A genuine honour to be part of this adventure.
I numeri del T-RSS 2026 77 delegazioni di Marine militari provenienti da tutti i cinque continenti. Oltre 800 partecipanti di rango internazionale, tra istituzioni, vertici militari, organizzazioni e figure chiave del cluster marittimo, media ed esponenti del mondo accademico e industriale. 21 relatori di fama internazionale, affermati esperti di geopolitica, strategia e sicurezza marittima e innovazione tecnologica. I numeri dell’edizione 2026 del T-RSS ne confermano la rilevanza quale uno dei principali forum internazionali per il dialogo e la cooperazione. #TRSS2026 #ItalianNavy #Seapower #MaritimeSecurity T-RSS 2026 by the numbers 77 Navies delegations from all five continents. Over 800 high-level international participants, including institutional representatives, senior military leaders, organizations and key figures from the maritime cluster, as well as media, academia and industry representatives. 21 internationally renowned speakers, leading experts in geopolitics, strategy, maritime security and technological innovation. The figures from the 2026 edition of T-RSS confirm its standing as one of the leading international forums for dialogue and cooperation. #TRSS2026 #ItalianNavy #Seapower #MaritimeSecurity
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2度目の大阪出張では、前回の投稿にコメントで教えていただいた「わなか」へ。 おすすめのたこ焼き、いただきます!
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I don’t care what your politics are… on an objective level that’s just a really nice picture of these two
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In the years ahead, it is going to become impossible for new countries to rise “fast enough to overturn the global balance,” writes Michael Beckley. The age of rising powers is ending—and “the world is now a closed club of aging incumbents.” foreignaffairs.com/united-st…
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Who’s winning the AI race? It depends on where you look. At Princeton, I tried to break down the state of the competitive AI race between China and the United States. That is why we need effective guardrails to deal with agentic AI acting autonomously against civilian and military infrastructure, as well as to prevent it from finding its way into the hands of rogue states or actors.
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Japan is expanding its international partnerships and strengthening its industrial base to reduce its vulnerability to Chinese critical-mineral coercion. Yet securing alternative mineral supplies will be insufficient without efforts to increase the country’s capacity to refine and process them. Read the latest #StrategicComments analysis: go.iiss.org/4d6CSeG
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