The Broadside
Matthew Palmer, Julien de Saint-Quentin, Charlotte Kleberg, Edward Salo, Harry Dove, Lucie PebayMaritime affairs in the 21st century – The online publication of the Sea Power Laboratory at the Council on Geostrategy
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 49 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 5 months ago |
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A means, not an end
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The vision of Gen. Sir Gwyn Jenkins, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, of a New Hybrid Navy is central to the Royal Navy’s transformation to ‘warfighting readiness’. Integrating Artifici...
Navigating the energy transition at sea
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Shipping is integral to the global economy and supply chain security, with over 90% of global trade by volume moved by sea. Much of what makes shipping unique – its mobility, reach and flexibil...
Proxy war at sea
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Beginning in November 2023, the Houthi movement in Yemen launched a sustained and deliberate campaign of attacks against commercial and military vessels transiting the Red Sea – one of the worl...
Britain’s naval ‘influence capital’ – and how to spend it wisely
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Call it naval soft power, maritime prestige, or – more usefully for the City of London – maritime influence capital: an asset which sits on the United Kingdom’s (UK) balance sheet whether or no...
Sea fortress doctrine: What if the UK has to defend the North Atlantic alone?
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This piece was written in April 2025 for the First Sea Lord’s Essay Competition 2025, and was awarded runner up by the judging panel.
This analysis assumes that the United Kingdom (UK) must de...
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\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Former soldier. Accidental defence journalist. Fellow at the Council on Geostrategy and RNSSC. Thoughts & feelings on defence and other things. Not always serious. Views my own.
This Substack is a personal space for essays and notes on defence, institutions, and political economy, often through a Franco-British comparative lens. Some pieces first appeared elsewhere; others are written specifically for this format.
Charlotte Kleberg is an Associate Fellow at the Council on Geostrategy and the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre. She also holds various project and board advisory roles in the Ro-Ro shipping sector. Her views are her own.
Professor of history and chair of the history department at Arkansas State University.
Lucie holds a PhD from the University of Bath. Her doctoral research examined the contemporary transformation of the French Army. She now works for the MoD supporting and coordinating research to inform Royal Navy planning and decision making.
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