by Asia Pacific Task Force | Nov 10, 2025 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Infographic, Maritime & Naval Security
CV-18 Fujian: Infographic CV-18 FUJIAN A New Era for Naval Aviation On November 7, 2025, China officially commissioned its third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the CV-18 *Fujian*, in a ceremony attended by President Xi Jinping at a naval base in Sanya. This event...
by Furkan AKAR | Feb 6, 2023 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Maritime & Naval Security
Ukraine’s deputy Foreign Minister Andrij Melnyk called on Germany in a series of tweets to provide a class 212A submarine and a 32 years old decommissioned frigate Lübeck to Ukraine. Even though it was an important call, the issue was not covered as extensively as...
by Furkan AKAR | Apr 28, 2022 | Maritime & Naval Security, Policy Brief, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
ANALYSIS OF THE SUNKEN RUSSIAN CRUISER MOSKVA, ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR RUSSIA AND LESSONS FOR THE WORLD NAVIES by Furkan AKAR April 28, 2022| 15 min read 1. BACKGROUND On 13 April, the Ukrainian governor for the Odesa region, Maksym Marchenko, said on his Telegram...
by James Bosbotinis | Mar 25, 2022 | Commentary, Maritime & Naval Security
The Russian Navy has and continues to provide an important supporting role in Russia’s operations against Ukraine. This has included undertaking highly visible deployments in the pre-invasion phase and maintaining a presence in the eastern Mediterranean (augmented...
by Tom Peeters | Feb 26, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Maritime & Naval Security, Peace & Conflict Management
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who amassed over 100,000 Russian troops around Ukraine in recent months but denied having any intention of invading the country, on Thursday launched a full-scale war in Ukraine, drawing international condemnation. The invasion of...
by Bahri Kosar* | Jun 18, 2020 | Disruptive Technologies, Maritime & Naval Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Introduction The world has witnessed enormous and continuous technological developments in recent years, some of which have changed our lives dramatically. What is striking about recent technological surge though, unlike the situation after World War I and II, the...
