Alessio Patalano Another joining letter written, another challenge awaits!

Look who’s popping up on the screen just as I board a plane… ⁦Bec Strating⁩ explaining why maritime security matters is the ideal send off for my next stop. Adelaide. Hunter class. Here I come.

So much depth beyond a single letter envelop. An experience drawing to a close. Another about to begin. The challenge of ever growing responsibilities - literally - the excitement of taking them on. The value of leadership in a tweet. An elegant contrast to crass media reporting.

Spot on. As someone who’s been on the road in Australia this week listening to questions about defence in the auk as a tool of statecraft and as a down payment in future skills and prosperity, this is a serious start. And above all a rather coherent position.

War by algorithm raises new moral dangers -thought-provoking but crucially silent to the role of Legads. The key question is how far their views are an inherent part of targeting, and how well one trains them to relate to the legal repercussions of AI info on.ft.com/3vE8ndD

#France ’s #CharlesdeGaulle 🇫🇷 is coming under #NATO command for the 1st time, reflecting our shared commitment to cooperation & interoperability. This warship keeps vital sea lanes open & secure, increasing NATO’s vigilance in the Mediterranean Sea #WeAreNATO

Woah

Starting now!

‘An Afternoon of Applied History’ with The Ax:son Johnson Institute (AJI)

💯👇The primary audience for the Xi-Ma meeting is domestic. He is signaling that current PRC policy toward Taiwan hasn't failed and that there are players in Taiwan who support reunification.

In the latest S&D+ essay, Prof Wyn Bowen and Dr Sarah Tzinieris take stock of the implications of #AUKUS for the UK 🇬🇧, appraising the risks and rewards of the trilateral pact for the country, as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. …curityanddefenceplus.plusalliance.org/essays/what-au…

#wegoagain

Easing the sadness of having to give up the privilege that is my current role by looking forward to my next one....

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Another great event today at CSPC, today welcoming Centre for Grand Strategy’ William D. James to discuss his book “British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony” (@OxUniPress), and how London views and executes grand strategy. A timely look at Washington’s most important relationship.

🇬🇧 now has a regular/permanent military arrangement with 🇺🇸and 🇯🇵 in the Indo-Pacific.

After finally acquiring and reading the recent Australian Foreign Affairs, the fawning over 🇫🇷 as an I-P power was surprising. 🇬🇧 presence leagues ahead, as is political will.

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This is starting to look like somewhere between sabotage, bureaucratic primacy, or - more likely - outright incompetence.

Remember, Constellation Class exists because of the wholesale failure of LCS. My proposal in 2010 was to ... heck, let's quote me from 2010,

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As sponsor of the Navy’s newest frigate, The Princess Royal has visited HMSVenturer in Rosyth for the first time.

Wonderful to see HMSVenturer’s sponsor HRH The Princess Royal visiting her newest ship in build at our Babcock International #Rosyth shipyard. Personally exciting for me to watch Type 31 Inspiration class come to life as I’ve been involved since her inception. #NextGen Chief of the Defence Staff 🇬🇧

La Trobe Asia Kate Clayton Bec Strating Alessio Patalano Nick Bisley And hope you also mentioned Cape Horn... here a picture of 'Amerigo Vespucci' in Puerto Williams 🇨🇱🇦🇶.

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As this trip to Australia is fast drawing to a close, I can think of no better to celebrate Anglo-Australian links than getting together with the great team La Trobe Asia to explore the tensions between power centric ideas of order and governance leaning ones.

Happening now - Bec Strating Alessio Patalano and @nickbisley discussing regional maritime security.

Such a great opportunity to give a shout out to our #SilentService , all those who serve in our @royalnavy submarine service; & their families who provide the foundations & love so they came deliver for us. First Sea Lord Rear Admiral Simon Asquith Sir Nick Hine Chief of the Defence Staff 🇬🇧 Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP