Cdr Andrew Livsey, Royal Navy Hudson Fellow at St Anthony’s and Visiting Research Fellow at CCW, has published an article in the Wavell Room.

The article is titled “The Constant Struggle At Sea: Attacking And Protecting Shipping” and looks at how and why navies act to protect or obstruct shipping every day, even during times of peace. The present situation facing Ukraine, which has been entirely cut off from the seas, is assessed first, followed by the potential situation in a war involving China and Taiwan. The article ends with an analysis of why this aspect of conflict is too often ignored.

The article can be read here.