“Global” Tiverton
On Wednesday this past week (15 March 2023) the officers and crew of the HMS Enterprise…
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The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria bring back memories of November 1, 1755, All Saints Day,…
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Recently, Henry Kissinger emphasized that the war in Ukraine needed to be stopped and negotiations put…
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Timing is everything, and it may determine the fate of Georgia’s former president, Mikheil Saakashvili. Saakashvili…
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China’s ‘anti-access area denial’ strategy requires credible weapon systems among which anti-ship missiles are one. Both…
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On Friday 19th February Buckingham Palace announced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, would not…
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The recent debate on The Strategist about whether Vietnam should have a maritime or continental geostrategic orientation has…
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