Kristian GirlingAn Arab country on the edge of the African world: Mauritania and its geopolitical position — China…Mauritania’s position at the edge of the African continent, and, as the most westerly Arab led state in the MENA region mark it out as a…May 21, 2017May 21, 2017
Kristian GirlingThe role of the church in transforming violent conflict: Archbishop Louis Sako and the Chaldean…A Christian community at the centre of violent conflict and societal transformation over the last fourteen years has been the Chaldean…May 4, 2017May 4, 2017
Kristian GirlingThe Royal Saudi Navy as a tool of geopolitics and security policyThe Royal Saudi Navy (RSN) as an actor in foreign and security policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has grown of increasing…Apr 30, 2017Apr 30, 2017
Kristian GirlingIndependent analysts disrupting legacy think tanks — learning from startups?Political risk analysis, country risk assessment and business intelligence are increasingly developed via individuals’ and small networks’…Apr 29, 2017Apr 29, 2017
Kristian GirlingReligion as a factor in Saudi foreign and economic policy in Sub-Saharan AfricaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) contemporary foreign and defence policy is, at present, perceived through the prism of the ongoing…Apr 22, 2017Apr 22, 2017
Kristian GirlingThinking beyond NATO — a future defence alliance in the Anglosphere?*If Donald Trump becomes US President the future of NATO appears likely set to change.[1] Mr Trump has already remarked upon an uneasiness…Apr 17, 2017Apr 17, 2017
Kristian GirlingPointe-Noire: A port of note in Central Africa for Chinese economic developmentPointe-Noire is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) and the state’s principal economic hub. It is also…Apr 17, 2017Apr 17, 2017
Kristian GirlingThe role of the Korean People’s Navy’s submarines in North Korean nuclear policy*Although land based nuclear weapons have been most commonly referenced to in the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear…Apr 16, 2017Apr 16, 2017
Kristian GirlingThe significance and context of Vietnamese naval technological development and expansionFor some time in the shadow of other regional powers’ forces and the other branches of the Vietnamese military, the Vietnamese People’s…Apr 15, 2017Apr 15, 2017
Kristian GirlingUK littoral defence — coastal and border policy in an age of mass migration and terrorismBritain’s defence and patrol of its immediate maritime and coastal surroundings has, since the end of the Cold War, I suggest largely been…Apr 15, 2017Apr 15, 2017
