Asst. Professor in Strategic Studies at NTU Singapore. Author of British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony (OUP, 2024). Research: Alliances, grand strategy, UK defence policy, European security & transatlantic relations.
www.williamdjames.com
William D. James
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"You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats."
And there it is.
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The view from my hotel in Nagasaki, where the eagle-eyed can spot a trio of sleek Mogami frigates.
Great to have Sir Robin Niblett in Singapore for the RSIS Distinguished Public Lecture.
Next up, I'll be talking about the book in London to @csns-uk.bsky.social, King's College London, at 12pm on 23 June. I imagine we’ll have plenty to talk about…Further details here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...
A few from the launch of 'Transatlantic Storms in Anglo-American Relations' at RSIS in Singapore last week. Thanks to the brilliant panel - Dr Sarah Teo, Dr Adrian Ang, and Colonel Brock Hershberger - as well as the faculty, students, think tankers, and diplomats for their excellent questions.
A few from my flying visit to 🇬🇧 earlier this month for conferences on the state of Applied History and British defence. No prizes for guessing which is in better shape. Tip of the cap to both organisers for putting on such excellent events. Well worth the *long* trip.
How are America's core allies in Europe & the Indo-Pacific responding to the oscillations in its foreign policy at a time of rising great power competition? I offer an answer in a new article for @iajournal.bsky.social, focusing on Australia, Japan, Poland & the UK. doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
10 questions we should be asking of the Defence Investment Plan @chathamhouse.org (based on research with Maeve Ryan and @anglo-japan45.bsky.social of @csns-uk.bsky.social, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social), @oupolitics.bsky.social, @openuniversity.bsky.social:
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“Mogami presents an opportunity for Australia to trial a new model for foreign procurements,” writes in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/shipbuilding-statecraft-real-test-australia-s-mogami-deal
As an interesting example of the tension between high policy drama around Starmer and the international role of the UK, today UK defence secretary John Healey is hosting 40+ defence ministers for the British-French initiative on a potential operation safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz:
With President Trump's designs on Greenland and disputes over the Iran War, many argue that the UK-US alliance - often dubbed
The success of this defence project will be measured politically.
UK and France to host first meeting of Defence Ministers to advance the Strait of Hormuz multinational mission. This comes as HMS Dragon, one of the UK’s most capable warships, will forward deploy to ...
