Abstract
‘The Indo-Pacific Region, and the world generally, is witnessing a significant programme of naval rearmament. A great deal of attention is currently focused on the development of the Chinese navy, and on reactions to it. To what extent is China conforming to the historic patter of naval development? To what extent, on the other hand, is it exceptional ? What are its consequences likely to be ?
About the Speaker
Geoffrey Till is Advisor to the Maritime Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore and currently holds the Dudley W. Knox Chair for Naval History and Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College. Previously Dean of Academic Studies at the UK Command and Staff College and Head of the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London, he is Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies of King’s College London and Chairman of the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies. In addition to many articles and chapters on various aspects of maritime strategy and policy defence, he is the author of a number of books. His most recent include How to Grow a Navy: The Development of Maritime Power (2023) and Seapower: A Guide for the 21st Century, a fourth expanded edition of which appeared in 2018 for Routledge.
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