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Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies

The Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies develops and promote the understanding and analysis of maritime policy and strategy through the interaction of policymakers, practitioners, academics, industry and commerce. 

The Corbett Centre draws on the expertise and wider networks of the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London, based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College at the Defence Academy of the UK. The centre benefits from the expertise of Visiting Senior Research Fellow Rear Admiral Bruce Wililams CBE BSc CCMI and Associate Research Fellow Dr C. J. Jenner and collaboration with the Brazilian Naval War College.

It aims to:

  • Enhance the national and international visibility of maritime affairs
  • Develop links among academics and academic departments, as well as policy-makers and other individuals and institutions with an interest in this subject area
  • Foster policy-relevant research, both individual and collaborative projects
  • Provide a forum for policy debate and analysis
  • Support and develop research-driven education
  • Provide a focus for all interested parties, stimulate debate and disseminate the outcome through publications and public comment.

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Falklands 40 Conference - 3rd May 2022 - Call for Papers

The focus of the conference is the Falkland Islands campaign of the 1980s. However, proposals will be considered for papers about other periods of history, today or tomorrow, which relate to the Falkland Island campaign of the 1980s. This conference is associated with the Corbett 100 project. Paper proposals are welcomed until 28 January 2022 and the conference provides for virtual presentations. See the CfP here.

Members

Tim Benbow

Tim Benbow

Reader in Strategic Studies

Anna Brinkman-Schwartz

Anna Brinkman-Schwartz

Lecturer in Defence Studies

Kevin Fleming

Kevin Fleming

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Alex Gould

Alex Gould

Lecturer in the Future of Conflict

Greg Kennedy

Professor of Strategic Foreign Policy

William de Sousa Moreira

William de Sousa Moreira

Visiting Professor

David Morgan-Owen

David Morgan-Owen

Senior Lecturer

Jon Robb-Webb

Jon Robb-Webb

Lecturer

Deborah Sanders

Deborah Sanders

Reader in Defence and Security Studies

Geoff Till

Geoff Till

Professor

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Collaboration with the Brazilian Naval War College

The Corbett is working with the Brazilian Naval War College. Established in 1914, the Escola de Guerra Naval (EGN) is the Brazilian Naval War College. Located in Rio de Janeiro, the EGN is the institution of higher military studies that prepares officers for command, leadership and operational leadership roles at the highest levels of the Brazilian Navy.

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Indian Ocean Region together - call for contributions

The intent of the IoR Bulletin is to create awareness of our collective efforts. To this end, we would be looking for short executive summaries on ideas or projects you are considering, are working, or have completed with appropriate links. Anything from an idea that you have in your head and are interested in gauging wider interest in, to a white paper (draft or complete), to published research is welcome. We will not edit your thoughts or work, as the Bulletin does not function as a peer review forum. It is instead a platform to exchange ideas and drive awareness of our respective efforts. Please email iorbulletin@gmail.com

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Sir Julian Corbett as a Historian, Educator, and Strategic Thinker

Professor Andrew Lambert, Dr Anna Brinkman-Schwartz, Professor Jerker Widén and Professor Greg Kennedy hold a roundtable discussion with leading researchers on the different aspects of British naval historian and maritime strategist, Sir Julian Corbett's legacy as we approach the centenary of his death.

Watch the recording

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Anglo-American Strategic Relations: the Maritime Domain and the Path to War

On the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and outbreak of the general war in the Pacific the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies will hold a Webinar event to look at the British and American paths to that conflict, with a specific focus on the relationship of strategy to the maritime domain. Dr Andrew Boyd of the University of Buckingham and author of the critically acclaimed The Royal Navy in Eastern Waters (Seaforth, 2017) and British Naval Intelligence through the Twentieth Century (Seaforth 2020), and Professor Greg Kennedy, Director of the Corbett Centre and award-winning author will examine the respective strategic thinking of Britain and the United States and the state of cooperation between them with regard to the threat of fighting a major war with Japan in the Far East.

Watch the recording here

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Global Maritime Britain and the Republic of Korea: Asia-Pacific Partners?

To mark the establishment of a partnership between CAPS and CC which seeks to provide contemporary expert analysis on strategic issues effecting the Asia Pacific Region we would like to invite you to attend this annual, online event, with the focus of each year’s symposium reflecting important strategic trends or issues arising in the region.

Watch the recording on our YouTube channel

Read the conference summary here

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Intersection, Continuity, and Evolution: From the Early Modern Period to the 20th Century

This first annual Corbett Conference brought together scholars from around the world who focus on a variety of periods and topics to explore the complicated interactions and relationships between strategy, diplomacy, and international law. The research presented explored and analysed these interactions and relationships, in both historical and contemporary contexts and furthered our understanding of the nuances and continued entanglements between maritime strategy, law, and diplomacy.

Watch the recordings on our YouTube channel

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The Center for Asia Pacific Strategy (CAPS) is very pleased to announce the establishment of a Memoranda of Understanding with Corbett Centre

The Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies focus will generate a strong synergy as the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy shares common goals and methods, particularly in the realm of leveraging practitioners in the formulation of policy analysis and proposals. CAPS is well positioned to bring maritime experts from each of the stakeholder nations who have practical maritime experience in the region.

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Centre for Asia Pacific Strategy (CAPS)

The Corbett Centre publishes papers on policy-relevant research analysing maritime policy and strategy.

Corbett Paper No 20: The Chilean Navy as a case study in the value and performance of medium and small naval powers in South America by Richard John Kouyoumdjian Inglis.

Corbett Paper No 19: Some Principles of Cyber Warfare by Richard M. Crowell

Corbett Paper No 18: Jutland, History and the First World War by Dr David Morgan-Owen

Corbett Paper No 17: The Rise and Fall of the Sierra Leone Navy and the UK's role in its downfall by Jon White

Corbett Paper No 16: The Home Fleet: Pivot of Maritime Strategy by Robert C Rubel

Corbett Paper No 15: Canada's Naval Strategy: The Strategy of a Client State by Nicholas Tracy

Corbett Paper No 14: US Carrier Strike and the Mediterranean, 1970-89: Lessons in littoral crises response for the United Kingdom's Joint Expeditionary Force by Michael Wood

Corbett Paper No 13: The Interoperability of Future UK Air Power, Afloat and Ashore: A Historical Analysis by Tim Benbow and James Bosbotinis

Corbett Paper No 12: UK Air-Sea Integration in Libya, 2011: A Successful Blueprint for the Future? by Geoffrey Till and Martin Robson

Corbett Paper No 11: Navies and Economic Prosperity: The New Logic of Sea Power by Robert C Rubel

Corbett Paper No 10: From the Jebel to the Palace: British Military Involvement in the Persian Gulf, 1957-2011 by Geraint Hughes

Corbett Paper No 9: British uses of Aircraft Carriers and Amphibious Ships: 1945-2010 by Tim Benbow

Corbett Paper No 8: Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Disorder at Sea: The View from the Ukraine by Volodymyr Bezkorovainiy and Sergiy Sokolyuk

Corbett Paper No 7: The Need for a New Naval History of The First World War by James Goldrick

Corbett Paper No 6: Back to Basics: British Strategy after Afghanistan by Geoff Till

Corbett Paper No 5: Securitisation of Piracy off the Horn of Africa: Are there implications for Maritime Terrorism? by Charles Reed

Corbett Paper No 4:Maritime Security and the Southern Cone: Argentina, Brazil and Chile by Martin Robson

Corbett Paper No 3: Security in the South China Sea  by Craig A. Snyder

Corbett Paper No 2: The Great Race: Innovation and Counter Innovation at Sea, 1840-1890  by Jan S. Breemer

Corbett Paper No 1: The Russian Navy in 2009: A Review of Major Developments by James Bosbotinis

 

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Group leads

Kennedy, Professor Greg

Professor of Strategic Foreign Policy

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