Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies

The purpose of The Corbett Centre is to develop and promote the understanding and analysis of maritime policy and strategy through the interaction of policy-makers, practitioners, academics, industry and commerce:

To enhance the national and international visibility of maritime affairs
To develop links among academics and academic departments, as well as policy-makers and other individuals and institutions with an interest in this subject area
To foster policy-relevant research, both individual and collaborative projects
To provide a forum for policy debate and analysis
To support and develop research-driven education

About us

Members

Tim Benbow

Reader in Strategic Studies

Alex Gould

Lecturer in the Future of Conflict

Greg Kennedy

Professor of Strategic Foreign Policy

David Morgan-Owen

Senior Lecturer

Jon Robb-Webb

Lecturer

Deborah Sanders

Reader in Defence and Security Studies

Geoff Till

Professor

Collaboration 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.

See the project page here

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

Formally affiliated with The Greenwich Forum, National Centre for Maritime Policy Research (Pakistan), Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS), Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS)