The North African maritime domain is vital both to the economy of the region, and to its security. North African nations have therefore traditionally given considerable ..
Author: Trevor Hollingsbee
Maritime security expert and columnist, Trevor Hollingsbee was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, Senior Superintendent with the Hong Kong Marine Police, Assistant Secretary for Security in the British Hong Kong Government Security Branch, and Intelligence Analyst in the UK Ministry of Defence.
As an independent defence and security analyst he has had some 1,500 articles on maritime security, and geopolitical topics, published in a range of international journals and newspapers.
He is an Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute, and a past Vice-Chairman of the Institute’s Hong Kong branch.
India appears to be edging towards adopting the design of UK’s Queen Elizabeth class for its projected third aircraft carrier. UK’s BAE Systems revealed earlier this ..
The UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero boarded and detained by Iranian forces in July is reportedly soon to be released, but tensions in the region remains high. The US-led ..
November 13 saw the first reported maritime intervention in the violent civil disorder which has been afflicting Hong Kong for the past six months. A group of mainland ..
There is no doubt that the maintenance of maritime security is being given increased priority by many governments. Disputed maritime boundaries, rampant narcotics ..
Versatile, cost effective, and often politically deniable, operations by special forces (SF) are an increasingly important part of the contemporary security scene. Covert ..
The largest deployment of Russian submarines since the end of the Cold War has set the alarm bells ringing in NATO headquarters. According to media reports, quoting ..
Fixed-wing aircraft carriers, and nuclear-powered submarines are generally seen as the capital ships of today, and are the yardsticks against which navies’ capabilities ..
The advance of naval unmanned surface vehicle systems continues apace, as was well illustrated by the recent unveiling, at London’s biannual Defence and Security ..
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