Political Relevance: Political Relevance: Maritime Power Maritime Power

and Grand Strategyand Grand Strategy

Rob Johnson

Ten Trends

Porosity; Dispersal; Depth; Stealth; Miniaturisation of combat power;

Privatisation of violence; Devolution; Precision; Nodal systemic operations Rapid urbanisation producing infrastructural vulnerability

(Political) Challenges

Food security; Population growth: service delivery; Democratisation of means of violence; Increase of prices in basic commodities;

Fluctuation of popular reactions; Energy demands; Denial of local basing; Congested littorals