Dr Emma Salisbury
@salisbot.bsky.social
Naval Iconoclast, Military-Industrial Expert
Foreign Policy Research Institute, Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre, War on the Rocks
Foreign Policy Research Institute, Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre, War on the Rocks
I am thinking of my grandfathers, my great-grandfather, my friends, and my beloved today.
"We sense it was love
you gave your world for; the town squares silent,
awaiting their cenotaphs. What happened next?
War. And after that? War. And now? War. War."
"We sense it was love
you gave your world for; the town squares silent,
awaiting their cenotaphs. What happened next?
War. And after that? War. And now? War. War."
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I am thinking of my grandfathers, my great-grandfather, my friends, and my beloved today.
"We sense it was love
you gave your world for; the town squares silent,
awaiting their cenotaphs. What happened next?
War. And after that? War. And now? War. War."
"We sense it was love
you gave your world for; the town squares silent,
awaiting their cenotaphs. What happened next?
War. And after that? War. And now? War. War."
Need some analysis of the new NATO Maritime Strategy?
You're in luck, I wrote some just for you.
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
You're in luck, I wrote some just for you.
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
Collective Seapower: NATO’s New Maritime Strategy - Foreign Policy Research Institute
NATO has finally unveiled its new Alliance Maritime Strategy, refreshing a document that had not been publicly updated since 2011. While high-level strategy
www.fpri.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Need some analysis of the new NATO Maritime Strategy?
You're in luck, I wrote some just for you.
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
You're in luck, I wrote some just for you.
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
Happy birthday and Semper Fi, US Marine Corps!
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happy birthday and Semper Fi, US Marine Corps!
"One ping only, R2."
what star wars really need is a HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER style submarine thriller
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"One ping only, R2."
The American national security establishment heading into another no-boots-on-the-ground regime change
a person is holding a brown paper bag that says dead dove do not eat
ALT: a person is holding a brown paper bag that says dead dove do not eat
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The American national security establishment heading into another no-boots-on-the-ground regime change
These people have the memory and reasoning skills of an anaemic goldfish
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
These people have the memory and reasoning skills of an anaemic goldfish
I see we're on the content moderation discourse again - luckily the kind of content that counts as filth for a navalist is rarely included
(USS Idaho, 1945)
(USS Idaho, 1945)
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I see we're on the content moderation discourse again - luckily the kind of content that counts as filth for a navalist is rarely included
(USS Idaho, 1945)
(USS Idaho, 1945)
Girl dinner, army edition
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Girl dinner, army edition
Discovered a new professional niche - explaining European defence to Americans who haven't had to understand it before.
Questions have thus far included "why are the Poles so on it" (you would be too if your country kept getting invaded) and "why are the French like that" (Gallic shrug).
Questions have thus far included "why are the Poles so on it" (you would be too if your country kept getting invaded) and "why are the French like that" (Gallic shrug).
two women are sitting at a table and talking to each other . one of the women is wearing a white hat .
ALT: two women are sitting at a table and talking to each other . one of the women is wearing a white hat .
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Discovered a new professional niche - explaining European defence to Americans who haven't had to understand it before.
Questions have thus far included "why are the Poles so on it" (you would be too if your country kept getting invaded) and "why are the French like that" (Gallic shrug).
Questions have thus far included "why are the Poles so on it" (you would be too if your country kept getting invaded) and "why are the French like that" (Gallic shrug).
I'm probably too immersed in American domestic politics for my own sanity as a Brit but gosh it's nice to see some good news for once.
(I do also enjoy the Overton window case study that ~90% of Mamdani's policies would be viewed as middling centrist in much of my own continent.)
(I do also enjoy the Overton window case study that ~90% of Mamdani's policies would be viewed as middling centrist in much of my own continent.)
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I'm probably too immersed in American domestic politics for my own sanity as a Brit but gosh it's nice to see some good news for once.
(I do also enjoy the Overton window case study that ~90% of Mamdani's policies would be viewed as middling centrist in much of my own continent.)
(I do also enjoy the Overton window case study that ~90% of Mamdani's policies would be viewed as middling centrist in much of my own continent.)
I guess he should have mustard his courage
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I guess he should have mustard his courage
This was how I found out, 14/10 recommended
November 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This was how I found out, 14/10 recommended
PSA for my fellow naval nerds - the updated NATO Maritime Strategy has now been released ⬇️
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
PSA for my fellow naval nerds - the updated NATO Maritime Strategy has now been released ⬇️
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
Bouquet of flowers? 👎
Bouquet of recently fired ammo? 🥰
Bouquet of recently fired ammo? 🥰
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Bouquet of flowers? 👎
Bouquet of recently fired ammo? 🥰
Bouquet of recently fired ammo? 🥰
This is directly targeted at me as a drone enthusiast and a dazzle enthusiast, where can I buy one
The new vessel features a bold geometric paint scheme inspired by the Royal Navy’s First World War-era dazzle camouflage.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/zerousv-unve...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/zerousv-unve...
ZeroUSV unveils third drone vessel in ‘dazzle’ livery
The new vessel features a bold geometric paint scheme inspired by the Royal Navy’s First World War-era dazzle camouflage.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is directly targeted at me as a drone enthusiast and a dazzle enthusiast, where can I buy one
INDOPACOM when SOUTHCOM and AFRICOM both get carrier groups:
November 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
INDOPACOM when SOUTHCOM and AFRICOM both get carrier groups:
Knowing @aaronstein1.bsky.social is both excellent and terrible for my TBR pile
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Knowing @aaronstein1.bsky.social is both excellent and terrible for my TBR pile
Americans need to take a good long look at what their military may become if they are not careful, and if the military forget the true nature of their oath.
The scenarios in the piece are abhorrent, but they are all imaginable, and in my view that's the point of reading it.
The scenarios in the piece are abhorrent, but they are all imaginable, and in my view that's the point of reading it.
Hard to imagine a more sinister & dangerous argument, couched in euphemism & high-minded language. "This essay does not argue liberalism will collapse, only that [US] military officers should be intellectually (and spiritually) prepared for alternatives." warontherocks.com/2025/10/the-...
The American Military Officer After Liberalism
Across academia, government, and Silicon Valley, on social media, and in leading journals, intellectuals and political leaders are openly debating what
warontherocks.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Americans need to take a good long look at what their military may become if they are not careful, and if the military forget the true nature of their oath.
The scenarios in the piece are abhorrent, but they are all imaginable, and in my view that's the point of reading it.
The scenarios in the piece are abhorrent, but they are all imaginable, and in my view that's the point of reading it.
The week difference between US and UK daylight savings really throws me off as a Brit working for Americans and I have no idea what time it is anywhere
a man with a beard is talking to a police officer .
ALT: a man with a beard is talking to a police officer .
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The week difference between US and UK daylight savings really throws me off as a Brit working for Americans and I have no idea what time it is anywhere
Because I love classification and a good diagram, I wanted to share this excellent look at types of naval mine.
From Chris O'Flaherty's "Naval Minewarfare" - the best primer on the subject.
From Chris O'Flaherty's "Naval Minewarfare" - the best primer on the subject.
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Because I love classification and a good diagram, I wanted to share this excellent look at types of naval mine.
From Chris O'Flaherty's "Naval Minewarfare" - the best primer on the subject.
From Chris O'Flaherty's "Naval Minewarfare" - the best primer on the subject.
It was an honour to present my research on Atlantic Bastion at RUSI, as part of their 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇳🇴 dialogue.
Any morning that involves incredibly nerdy conversation about Russian submarine ops is a pretty great morning!
Any morning that involves incredibly nerdy conversation about Russian submarine ops is a pretty great morning!
October 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It was an honour to present my research on Atlantic Bastion at RUSI, as part of their 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇳🇴 dialogue.
Any morning that involves incredibly nerdy conversation about Russian submarine ops is a pretty great morning!
Any morning that involves incredibly nerdy conversation about Russian submarine ops is a pretty great morning!
Most Americans can't even pronounce my English surname correctly, so assume not.
(It's Sawls-bree, not Sallys-berry)
(It's Sawls-bree, not Sallys-berry)
Is NYC ready for a mayor who can pronounce words properly, critics ask
October 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Most Americans can't even pronounce my English surname correctly, so assume not.
(It's Sawls-bree, not Sallys-berry)
(It's Sawls-bree, not Sallys-berry)
The problem with working on something about air defence is that my brain resolutely pronounces THAAD like Trump with a lisp
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The problem with working on something about air defence is that my brain resolutely pronounces THAAD like Trump with a lisp