Kevin Rowlands
@c21st-sailor.bsky.social
Editor, RUSI Journal
(Views are my own)
(Views are my own)
Some personal news.
After 4 years leading the @rnssc.bsky.social I think it is time for a change.
I'll shortly be joining @rusi.bsky.social as Editor of the world renowned RUSI Journal.
I'm proud of what wenhave achieved in the RNSSC and excited by the next chapter.
After 4 years leading the @rnssc.bsky.social I think it is time for a change.
I'll shortly be joining @rusi.bsky.social as Editor of the world renowned RUSI Journal.
I'm proud of what wenhave achieved in the RNSSC and excited by the next chapter.
September 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Some personal news.
After 4 years leading the @rnssc.bsky.social I think it is time for a change.
I'll shortly be joining @rusi.bsky.social as Editor of the world renowned RUSI Journal.
I'm proud of what wenhave achieved in the RNSSC and excited by the next chapter.
After 4 years leading the @rnssc.bsky.social I think it is time for a change.
I'll shortly be joining @rusi.bsky.social as Editor of the world renowned RUSI Journal.
I'm proud of what wenhave achieved in the RNSSC and excited by the next chapter.
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We were thrilled to once again welcome Dr Matt Heaslip, Senior Lecturer in Naval History at the University of Portsmouth, for the 2025 Crisisgame!
This year’s scenario tested participants’ critical thinking in evacuating thousands of civilians amidst a tense geopolitical environment!
This year’s scenario tested participants’ critical thinking in evacuating thousands of civilians amidst a tense geopolitical environment!
July 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We were thrilled to once again welcome Dr Matt Heaslip, Senior Lecturer in Naval History at the University of Portsmouth, for the 2025 Crisisgame!
This year’s scenario tested participants’ critical thinking in evacuating thousands of civilians amidst a tense geopolitical environment!
This year’s scenario tested participants’ critical thinking in evacuating thousands of civilians amidst a tense geopolitical environment!
Thoroughly enjoyed judging a RUSI debate last night. The question was whether the current wave of tech innovation resulted in revolutionary change in war at sea.
Great speakers from industry, NATO, academia and the navy.
I won't divulge the result. But what do you think?
Great speakers from industry, NATO, academia and the navy.
I won't divulge the result. But what do you think?
July 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed judging a RUSI debate last night. The question was whether the current wave of tech innovation resulted in revolutionary change in war at sea.
Great speakers from industry, NATO, academia and the navy.
I won't divulge the result. But what do you think?
Great speakers from industry, NATO, academia and the navy.
I won't divulge the result. But what do you think?
Last week I had the privilege of visiting the Italian Navy’s Centre for Military Maritime Studies in Venice. It was a superb opportunity to discuss 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 research agendas and future cooperation.
June 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Last week I had the privilege of visiting the Italian Navy’s Centre for Military Maritime Studies in Venice. It was a superb opportunity to discuss 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 research agendas and future cooperation.
Very pleased to contribute to this #BigAsk. We need a free and open Arctic, not a fiefdom of revisionist states.
How should 🇬🇧 adapt its strategy towards the Wider North?
We asked 5 experts in today's #BigAsk
✍️ Arun Dawson, @klausdodds.bsky.social, Prof. Basil Germond, Nicolas Jouan, @c21st-sailor.bsky.social
#BritainsWorld
We asked 5 experts in today's #BigAsk
✍️ Arun Dawson, @klausdodds.bsky.social, Prof. Basil Germond, Nicolas Jouan, @c21st-sailor.bsky.social
#BritainsWorld
How should Britain adapt its strategy towards the Wider North?
The Big Ask | No. 22.2025
www.britainsworld.org.uk
May 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Very pleased to contribute to this #BigAsk. We need a free and open Arctic, not a fiefdom of revisionist states.
Join the polite debate between @peterdombrowski.bsky.social and me (on my side, of course!)
Read the latest #Broadside debate 👇
⚓ @c21st-sailor.bsky.social argues that 🇬🇧 faces global threats, requiring a global response
🌊 @peterdombrowski.bsky.social makes the case that European navies must prioritise the threat posed by 🇷🇺 in the #EuroAtlantic
Have your say 👇
bit.ly/4mgQvuD
⚓ @c21st-sailor.bsky.social argues that 🇬🇧 faces global threats, requiring a global response
🌊 @peterdombrowski.bsky.social makes the case that European navies must prioritise the threat posed by 🇷🇺 in the #EuroAtlantic
Have your say 👇
bit.ly/4mgQvuD
Europe in the Indo-Pacific
A friendly dialogue from a friendly provocation
www.thebroadside.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Join the polite debate between @peterdombrowski.bsky.social and me (on my side, of course!)
This is an excellent article by Prof @peterdombrowski.bsky.social. Well worth a read. But if you do, then please read my comments below it, too, for an alternative perspective. Then make up your own mind.
www.thebroadside.org.uk/p/05-2025-eu...
www.thebroadside.org.uk/p/05-2025-eu...
Why Europe should limit naval operations in the Indo-Pacific
A friendly provocation from an American
www.thebroadside.org.uk
May 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
This is an excellent article by Prof @peterdombrowski.bsky.social. Well worth a read. But if you do, then please read my comments below it, too, for an alternative perspective. Then make up your own mind.
www.thebroadside.org.uk/p/05-2025-eu...
www.thebroadside.org.uk/p/05-2025-eu...
I really enjoyed writing this with @sophyantrobus.bsky.social.
Don't be put off by the image - we aren't arguing for Armageddon. We are urging a debate on escalation and de-escalation in these troubling times.
Don't be put off by the image - we aren't arguing for Armageddon. We are urging a debate on escalation and de-escalation in these troubling times.
Head of RNSSC, @c21st-sailor.bsky.social, and @sophyantrobus.bsky.social, co-director of @fasikcl.bsky.social have written a joint article on escalation/de-escalation for @progbrit.bsky.social.
Read it here👇
www.progressivebritain.org/adding-rungs...
Read it here👇
www.progressivebritain.org/adding-rungs...
Adding Rungs to the (De)Escalation Ladder - Progressive Britain
KCL's Dr Sophy Antrobus and Dr Kevin Rowlands analyse the connection between escalation of conflict and sub-strategic nuclear weapons.
www.progressivebritain.org
April 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I really enjoyed writing this with @sophyantrobus.bsky.social.
Don't be put off by the image - we aren't arguing for Armageddon. We are urging a debate on escalation and de-escalation in these troubling times.
Don't be put off by the image - we aren't arguing for Armageddon. We are urging a debate on escalation and de-escalation in these troubling times.
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We are proud to be associated with the @congeostrategy.bsky.social #SeaPowerLaboratory. Head of RNSSC, @c21st-sailor.bsky.social chaired an expert panel and compered a group exercise on policy development and delivery in Whitehall.
Together we are growing a thinking, articulate maritime community.
Together we are growing a thinking, articulate maritime community.
Yesterday, we hosted the first Maritime Leaders' Programme event at The Army and Navy Club!
⚓ We were delighted to be joined by @c21st-sailor.bsky.social, Associate Director, #SeaPowerLaboratory, Baroness Stuart, @houseoflords.parliament.uk, and James Waller, @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
⚓ We were delighted to be joined by @c21st-sailor.bsky.social, Associate Director, #SeaPowerLaboratory, Baroness Stuart, @houseoflords.parliament.uk, and James Waller, @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
April 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We are proud to be associated with the @congeostrategy.bsky.social #SeaPowerLaboratory. Head of RNSSC, @c21st-sailor.bsky.social chaired an expert panel and compered a group exercise on policy development and delivery in Whitehall.
Together we are growing a thinking, articulate maritime community.
Together we are growing a thinking, articulate maritime community.
I really enjoyed this event. Superb talks by Baroness Gisela Stuart and James Waller, and a fun (for me!) policy game to finish. I hope the attendees found it worthwhile, too.
Yesterday, we hosted the first Maritime Leaders' Programme event at The Army and Navy Club!
⚓ We were delighted to be joined by @c21st-sailor.bsky.social, Associate Director, #SeaPowerLaboratory, Baroness Stuart, @houseoflords.parliament.uk, and James Waller, @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
⚓ We were delighted to be joined by @c21st-sailor.bsky.social, Associate Director, #SeaPowerLaboratory, Baroness Stuart, @houseoflords.parliament.uk, and James Waller, @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
April 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I really enjoyed this event. Superb talks by Baroness Gisela Stuart and James Waller, and a fun (for me!) policy game to finish. I hope the attendees found it worthwhile, too.
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Why has shipping in the Red Sea failed to return to pre-conflict levels? The answer has little to do with bombs and drones, but rather insurance, demand, and geopolitics. warontherocks.com/episode/the-...
April 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Why has shipping in the Red Sea failed to return to pre-conflict levels? The answer has little to do with bombs and drones, but rather insurance, demand, and geopolitics. warontherocks.com/episode/the-...
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Excellent think piece by RNSSC Fellowships Officer @strategyforward.bsky.social
We are proud to be associated with The Broadside, the new naval and maritimeplatform from @congeostrategy.bsky.social
We are proud to be associated with The Broadside, the new naval and maritimeplatform from @congeostrategy.bsky.social
‘🇺🇦 impressive reform of its armed forces and exploitation of both state and society-led mobilisation prove that the will to fight across society is just as, if not more, vital than having the correct equipment,’ writes Andrew Young, in a new article 👇
#Broadside
#Broadside
Relearning the 3 Rs: Risk, Resilience and Reconstitution
Learning and transferring the lessons of the battlespace in Ukraine
www.thebroadside.org.uk
April 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Excellent think piece by RNSSC Fellowships Officer @strategyforward.bsky.social
We are proud to be associated with The Broadside, the new naval and maritimeplatform from @congeostrategy.bsky.social
We are proud to be associated with The Broadside, the new naval and maritimeplatform from @congeostrategy.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to speak to the Oxford University Strategic Studies Group at All Souls College last night.
There is a lot happening on the international stage at the moment and seapower has a role to play in statecraft.
Some challenging questions which really made me think.
There is a lot happening on the international stage at the moment and seapower has a role to play in statecraft.
Some challenging questions which really made me think.
March 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
It was a pleasure to speak to the Oxford University Strategic Studies Group at All Souls College last night.
There is a lot happening on the international stage at the moment and seapower has a role to play in statecraft.
Some challenging questions which really made me think.
There is a lot happening on the international stage at the moment and seapower has a role to play in statecraft.
Some challenging questions which really made me think.
Reposted by Kevin Rowlands
East Germany’s majority voted AfD. This gets hidden in the national average of ca. 20%. This shows a big political rift precisely along the line of the previous border.
Is this an anti-woke, or a pro-Putin vote? Or a general protest against the West German mainstream parties? We better find out.
Is this an anti-woke, or a pro-Putin vote? Or a general protest against the West German mainstream parties? We better find out.
Deutschland - eine geteilte, polarisierte Republik. Unglaublich!
February 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
East Germany’s majority voted AfD. This gets hidden in the national average of ca. 20%. This shows a big political rift precisely along the line of the previous border.
Is this an anti-woke, or a pro-Putin vote? Or a general protest against the West German mainstream parties? We better find out.
Is this an anti-woke, or a pro-Putin vote? Or a general protest against the West German mainstream parties? We better find out.
Great thread with a succinct message built on plenty of underpinning evidence. @covertshores.bsky.social is the best open source analyst there is.
Should be read by everyone who would sell out somebody else's country because of lies and greed.
Should be read by everyone who would sell out somebody else's country because of lies and greed.
How it started, 3 years ago today
How is it going? - short thread 🧵
How is it going? - short thread 🧵
February 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Great thread with a succinct message built on plenty of underpinning evidence. @covertshores.bsky.social is the best open source analyst there is.
Should be read by everyone who would sell out somebody else's country because of lies and greed.
Should be read by everyone who would sell out somebody else's country because of lies and greed.
Reposted by Kevin Rowlands
This week we select our new Fellows:
1SL Fellows - the RN's flagship 2 year fellowship for experienced people with great research ideas.
Richmond Fellows - one year talent programme for less experience, innovative thinkers.
Good luck to all who applied.
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/locations-an...
1SL Fellows - the RN's flagship 2 year fellowship for experienced people with great research ideas.
Richmond Fellows - one year talent programme for less experience, innovative thinkers.
Good luck to all who applied.
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/locations-an...
Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre | RNSSC Fellowship Programmes | Royal Navy
www.royalnavy.mod.uk
February 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This week we select our new Fellows:
1SL Fellows - the RN's flagship 2 year fellowship for experienced people with great research ideas.
Richmond Fellows - one year talent programme for less experience, innovative thinkers.
Good luck to all who applied.
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/locations-an...
1SL Fellows - the RN's flagship 2 year fellowship for experienced people with great research ideas.
Richmond Fellows - one year talent programme for less experience, innovative thinkers.
Good luck to all who applied.
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/locations-an...
I claim no credit for the map. @james-rogers.bsky.social produces the best geostrategic maps going. (I did add a few words to the accompanying article. I think it's worth reading, but I'm biased.)
This map by @james-rogers.bsky.social and @c21st-sailor.bsky.social demonstrates the connected #EuroAtlantic and #IndoPacific theatres
Read the full analysis in 👇
ip-quarterly.com/en/...
#SeaPowerLaboratory
Read the full analysis in 👇
ip-quarterly.com/en/...
#SeaPowerLaboratory
February 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I claim no credit for the map. @james-rogers.bsky.social produces the best geostrategic maps going. (I did add a few words to the accompanying article. I think it's worth reading, but I'm biased.)
Looking for points of disagreement with @mtsavill.bsky.social below. Can't find any.
🎙In the latest episode of @disordershow.bsky.social, RUSI’s @mtsavill.bsky.social joins Jason Pack to discuss the UK's military readiness in a changing world, defence strategies and the role of AI in future planning. Listen here: bit.ly/3QdaPhJ
February 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Looking for points of disagreement with @mtsavill.bsky.social below. Can't find any.
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The 🇬🇧 Carrier Strike Group deploys to the Indo-Pacific this Spring, via the Mediterranean and Middle East. This follows similar deployments by 🇮🇹 and 🇫🇷. Why do European countries think it's worthwhile? Read @salisbot.bsky.social article to find out.
⚓ ‘Presence missions are a core part of naval strategy during peacetime, given that their objective is to influence adversaries before conflict and to deter conflict,’ writes @salisbot.bsky.social, our Research Fellow, in a new #Memorandum
#BritainsWorld
#BritainsWorld
Carrier strike groups: The European commitment to the Indo-Pacific
The Memorandum | No. 04.2025
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The 🇬🇧 Carrier Strike Group deploys to the Indo-Pacific this Spring, via the Mediterranean and Middle East. This follows similar deployments by 🇮🇹 and 🇫🇷. Why do European countries think it's worthwhile? Read @salisbot.bsky.social article to find out.
I'm delighted to worked with @james-rogers.bsky.social onan article for this special issue.
The Munich Security Conference is an important event. Being heard there is a privilege.
The Munich Security Conference is an important event. Being heard there is a privilege.
Dropping next week—
a special *printed* issue of @ipq.bsky.social focused on European defense, available at the @munsecconf.bsky.social and via our website!
w/special thanks to @siobhandowling.bsky.social @biettetimmons.bsky.social & Thorsten Kirchhoff
a special *printed* issue of @ipq.bsky.social focused on European defense, available at the @munsecconf.bsky.social and via our website!
w/special thanks to @siobhandowling.bsky.social @biettetimmons.bsky.social & Thorsten Kirchhoff
February 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I'm delighted to worked with @james-rogers.bsky.social onan article for this special issue.
The Munich Security Conference is an important event. Being heard there is a privilege.
The Munich Security Conference is an important event. Being heard there is a privilege.
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Crisis games are valuable. They make us think. This week, we held a crisis game with Loughborough University on the issue of Svalbard. This follows a seminar on the polar regions we did with Royal Holloway in the autumn.
Read about both on our LinkedIn page.
www.linkedin.com/posts/rrnssc...
Read about both on our LinkedIn page.
www.linkedin.com/posts/rrnssc...
January 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Crisis games are valuable. They make us think. This week, we held a crisis game with Loughborough University on the issue of Svalbard. This follows a seminar on the polar regions we did with Royal Holloway in the autumn.
Read about both on our LinkedIn page.
www.linkedin.com/posts/rrnssc...
Read about both on our LinkedIn page.
www.linkedin.com/posts/rrnssc...
Some good points in here.
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A Wider War Has Already Started in Europe
Putin’s not-so-quiet sabotage campaign against European democracies
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Some good points in here.
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I've had a close relationship with King's College London for years. MA, PhD, DefAC Directing Staff, in my current job and more.
And so I was thrilled and delighted to be offered a Visiting Professorship in the world renowned War Studies department. Of course I accepted!
Picked up the pass today.
And so I was thrilled and delighted to be offered a Visiting Professorship in the world renowned War Studies department. Of course I accepted!
Picked up the pass today.
January 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I've had a close relationship with King's College London for years. MA, PhD, DefAC Directing Staff, in my current job and more.
And so I was thrilled and delighted to be offered a Visiting Professorship in the world renowned War Studies department. Of course I accepted!
Picked up the pass today.
And so I was thrilled and delighted to be offered a Visiting Professorship in the world renowned War Studies department. Of course I accepted!
Picked up the pass today.
I was pleased to be able to contribute some thoughts to this. Great to see other, similar perspectives, too.
Will 🇨🇳 dominate the 21st century?
We ask 7 experts in the first edition of The Tangram!
✍️ Charles Parton OBE, @isabelh.bsky.social OBE, @george17.bsky.social, Ruby Osman, @c21st-sailor.bsky.social, @salisbot.bsky.social, Joe Pollard
#ObservingChina #Tangram
We ask 7 experts in the first edition of The Tangram!
✍️ Charles Parton OBE, @isabelh.bsky.social OBE, @george17.bsky.social, Ruby Osman, @c21st-sailor.bsky.social, @salisbot.bsky.social, Joe Pollard
#ObservingChina #Tangram
Will China dominate the 21st century?
The Tangram | No 01.2025
www.observingchina.org.uk
January 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I was pleased to be able to contribute some thoughts to this. Great to see other, similar perspectives, too.