Regina Maris and the command of the sea: the sixteenth century origins of modern maritime strategy

The concept of the command of the sea has its roots in medieval notions of the sovereignty of coastal waters, as claimed by several monarchs and polities of Europe. In the sixteenth century, a surge of intellectual creativity, especially in Elizabethan England, fused this notion with the Thucydidean term ‘thalassocracy’ – the rule of the sea. In the light of the explorations of the oceans, this led to a new conceptualisation of naval warfare, developed in theory and then put into practice. This falsifies the mistaken but widespread assumption that there was no significant writing on naval strategy before the nineteenth century.

Some principles of maritime strategy / by Julian S. Corbett.

Mode of access: Internet.

China and India’s Maritime Geostrategies:: Implications for International Maritime Security and Scenarios for 2030

Dissertação de Mestrado em Estratégia

Liikesodankäynti Julian S. Corbettin kirjoituksissa

Tämän strategian perustutkimukseen kuuluvan tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittää liikesodan periaatteiden kuvautumista merisodan teoreetikon Sir Julian S. Corbettin kirjoituksissa. Tutkimuksen näkökulma on luonteeltaan teoreettinen ja perustuu Merivoimien tarpeeseen tutkia liikesodankäyntiä merisodassa. Tutkimuksen pääongelmana on: miten liikesodankäynnin periaatteet kuvautuvat J. S. Corbettin kirjoituksissa? Tutkimuksen alaongelmat ovat: mitä tarkoittaa liikesodankäynti? Mitkä ovat liikesodankäynnin keskeiset periaatteet ja teoriat? Mitkä ovat Corbettin merisodan teorian keskeisimmät opit? Mitä merisota on Corbettin mukaan? Tutkimuksen päälähteenä on Julian Corbettin merisodan teorian pääteos ”Some Principles of Maritime Strategy” vuodelta 1911. Liikesodan teorian päälähteenä on Robert Leonhardin teos ”The Art of Maneuver – Maneuver-Warfare Theory and AirLand Battle” vuodelta 1991. Tutkimusmenetelmänä on kuvaileva kvalitatiivinen tapaustutkimus. Tutkimuksessa kuvaillaan tutkimuskohteena olevan merisotateoreetikon, J. S. Corbettin merisodan teoriaa ja tarkastellaan sitä liikesodankäynnin teorian näkökulmasta. Liikesodankäynnin erottaa muista sodankäynnin muodoista sillä, miten liikesodassa määritetään voittoon tähtäävät keinot. Liikesodan teorian keskeisiin periaatteisiin kuuluvat vihollisen vahvuuksien välttäminen, vihollisen harhauttaminen, vihollisen haavoittuvuuksien tunnistaminen ja niitä vastaan hyökkääminen. Leonhard on jalostanut nämä edelleen kolmeksi toimintamalliksi: ennakoinniksi, dislokaatioksi sekä hajaannukseksi. Merisota on Corbettin mukaan taistelua meren ja meriyhteyksien hallinnasta. Laivaston tavoitteena tulee olla merenherruuden saavuttaminen. Saavuttamalla ja ylläpitämällä merenherruus kyetään toteuttamaan muut merivoimien tehtävät. Corbettia voidaan pitää yhteisoperaatio-ajattelun edelläkävijänä, sillä Corbettin mukaan sodassa operaatioihin tulee käyttää sekä maa- että merivoimia yhdessä. Corbett luokittelee merelliset operaatiot kolmeen kategoriaan: 1) merenherruuden varmistaminen, 2) merenherruuden kiistäminen, 3) merenherruuden hyödyntäminen. Tutkimuksen johtopäätöksenä havaittiin, että Sir Julian Stafford Corbettin kirjoituksissa esiintyvät näkemykset merisodasta ja merisodan teoriasta noudattavat pitkälti liikesodankäynnin periaatteita. Liikesodan perusperiaatteet vihollisen vahvuuksien välttämisestä, harhautukseen pyrkimisestä sekä vihollisen haavoittuvuuksien tunnistamisesta ja niitä vastaan hyökkäämisestä ovat voimakkaasti läsnä corbettiaanisessa merisodan teoriassa.

La piratería de Nigeria como una amenaza a la seguridad marítima del Golfo de Guinea (2007-2012). Una aproximación desde el crimen organizado

Desde finales de los 70 la piratería se convirtió en un problema para Nigeria. Con el tiempo adquirió características del crimen organizado y en 2010 se transformó en un problema transnacional, afectando a Estados del golfo de Guinea. Así, a través de una base conceptual, el estudio de caso concluyó que los factores internos –como la pobreza, debilidad estatal y marginalización- y externos –siendo ellos la falta de políticas internas destinadas a las aguas y la ausencia de estrategias marítimas en la región- de la piratería, crearon una dinámica para que dicha actividad se convirtiera en una amenaza a la seguridad marítima del golfo de Guinea, tomando como referencia a Benín y Togo. Siguiendo la línea argumentativa, se demuestra que la búsqueda de una solución a la delincuencia marítima ha generado interacciones de seguridad que sugieren las primeras fases de un posible complejo de seguridad regional.

Geopolítica, estrategia marítima e inteligencia estratégica en la definición de los intereses marítimos colombianos

Este trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo realizar un estudio de la realidad nacional frente a los intereses marítimos, de manera que se puedan determinar si las realidades de los conceptos están bien formulados frente a la concepción marítima del país para la definición de políticas en torno al tema, por lo que se hará énfasis en los campos temáticos de la geopolítica, la estrategia marítima y la inteligencia naval estratégica, para determinar su vigencia o deficiencia en la aplicación de los mismos frente a los intereses de Colombia. Además, se revisará el concepto relativamente nuevo de oceanopolítica, que incluye los argumentos actuales y clásicos de la geopolítica aplicados específicamente al mar, el aprovechamiento de sus recursos y los factores sociales, políticos, económicos y culturales que en él se manifiestan y que particularmente en el caso colombiano a través de la Comisión Colombiana del Océano – CCO, busca unificar los criterios necesarios para entender el ámbito estratégico marino del país, con el fin de facilitar la interacción entre funcionarios e instituciones nacionales en pro de dirigir eficazmente los esfuerzos para el desarrollo marítimo nacional. Asimismo, se efectuará una revisión y análisis histórico del desarrollo de la Armada Nacional con el fin de identificar los postulados geopolíticos y estratégicos que han dado forma organizacional y funcional a la Institución Naval en Colombia. Finalmente, se estudiarán proyecciones y tendencias de los campos temáticos, buscando la forma de adaptarlos a la construcción de poder marítimo y de la estrategia nacional como parte fundamental de la formulación de políticas del país.

The European Union Maritime Security Strategy: sailing uncharted waters? EPC Commentary, 26 June 2014

On 24 June 2014 the General Affairs Council of the European Union approved the “European Union Maritime Security Strategy” (EUMSS), following the mandate by EU Heads of State or Government in their ‘Defence Summit’ last December and building on the Joint Communication “For An Open and Secure Global Maritime Domain” by the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in early March. These documents come at a time of considerable transformations in ‘the world’s last global common’: the sea.

The role of population origin and microenvironment in seedling emergence and early survival in Mediterranean maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton).

Understanding tree recruitment is needed to forecast future forest distribution. Many studies have reported the relevant ecological factors that affect recruitment success in trees, but the potential for genetic-based differences in recruitment has often been neglected. In this study, we established a semi-natural reciprocal sowing experiment to test for local adaptation and microenvironment effects (evaluated here by canopy cover) in the emergence and early survival of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton), an emblematic Mediterranean forest tree. A novel application of molecular markers was also developed to test for family selection and, thus, for potential genetic change over generations. Overall, we did not find evidence to support local adaptation at the recruitment stage in our semi-natural experiment. Moreover, only weak family selection (if any) was found, suggesting that in stressful environments with low survival, stochastic processes and among-year climate variability may drive recruitment. Nevertheless, our study revealed that, at early stages of recruitment, microenvironments may favor the population with the best adapted life strategy, irrespectively of its (local or non-local) origin. We also found that emergence time is a key factor for seedling survival in stressful Mediterranean environments. Our study highlights the complexity of the factors influencing the early stages of establishment of maritime pine and provides insights into possible management actions aimed at environmental change impact mitigation. In particular, we found that the high stochasticity of the recruitment process in stressful environments and the differences in population-specific adaptive strategies may difficult assisted migration schemes.

Study of baleen whales’ ecology and interaction with maritime traffic activities to support management of a complex socio-ecological system

Thesis written in co-mentorship with Robert Michaud.

Maritime sector and ports in the Caribbean: the case of CARICOM countries

Includes bibliography

A CAD development strategy for the next years

This paper suggests a new strategy to develop CAD applications taking into account some of the most interesting proposals which have recently appeared in the technology development arena. Programming languages, operating systems, user devices, software architecture, user interfaces and user experience are among the elements which are considered for a new development framework. This strategy considers the organizational and architectural aspects of the CAD application together with the development framework. The architectural and organizational aspects are based on the programmed design concept, which can be implemented by means of a three-level software architecture. These levels are the conceptual level based on a declarative language, the mathematical level based on the geometric formulation of the product model and the visual level based on the polyhedral representation of the model as required by the graphic card. The development framework which has been considered is Windows 8. This operating system offers three development environments, one for web pplications (HTML5 + CSS3 + JavaScript), and other for native applications C/C++) and of course yet another for .NET applications (C#, VB, F#, etc.). The use rinterface and user experience for non-web application is described ith XAML (a well known declarative XML language) and the 3D API for games and design applications is DirectX. Additionally, Windows 8 facilitates the use of hybrid solutions, in which native and managed code can interoperate easily. Some of the most remarkable advantages of this strategy are the possibility of targeting both desktop and touch screen devices with the same development framework, the usage of several programming paradigms to apply the most appropriate language to each domain and the multilevel segmentation of developers and designers to facilitate the implementation of an open network of collaborators.

Determining departure times in dynamic and stochastic maritime routing and scheduling problem

In maritime transportation, decisions are made in a dynamic setting where many aspects of the future are uncertain. However, most academic literature on maritime transportation considers static and deterministic routing and scheduling problems. This work addresses a gap in the literature on dynamic and stochastic maritime routing and scheduling problems, by focusing on the scheduling of departure times. Five simple strategies for setting departure times are considered, as well as a more advanced strategy which involves solving a mixed integer mathematical programming problem. The latter strategy is significantly better than the other methods, while adding only a small computational effort.

Guiding stakeholders to participate in Marine Strategy Framework implementation

Large marine areas and regional seas present a challenge in terms of management. They are often bordered by numerous maritime jurisdictions; with multi-use and multi-sector environments; involving varying governance arrangements; and generation of sufficient levels of data to best inform decision-makers. Marine management at the regional scale involves a range of mechanisms and approaches to ensure all relevant stakeholders have an opportunity to engage in the process; and these approaches can differ in their legal and regulatory conditions. At present, no such comparable structures exist at the transnational level for the ecosystem-based management of the Celtic Sea. Against this backdrop, a participative process, involving representatives from differing sectors of activity in the Celtic Sea spanning four Member States, was established for the purpose of identifying realistic and meaningful management principles in line with the goals of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.

Building an Ontology of Product/Service-Systems: Using a Maritime Case Study to Elicit Classifications and Characteristics

Part 4: Transition Towards Product-Service Systems

Cluster Analysis To Identify Elderly People's Profiles: A Healthcare Strategy Based On Frailty Characteristics.

The new social panorama resulting from aging of the Brazilian population is leading to significant transformations within healthcare. Through the cluster analysis strategy, it was sought to describe the specific care demands of the elderly population, using frailty components. Cross-sectional study based on reviewing medical records, conducted in the geriatric outpatient clinic, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Ninety-eight elderly users of this clinic were evaluated using cluster analysis and instruments for assessing their overall geriatric status and frailty characteristics. The variables that most strongly influenced the formation of clusters were age, functional capacities, cognitive capacity, presence of comorbidities and number of medications used. Three main groups of elderly people could be identified: one with good cognitive and functional performance but with high prevalence of comorbidities (mean age 77.9 years, cognitive impairment in 28.6% and mean of 7.4 comorbidities); a second with more advanced age, greater cognitive impairment and greater dependence (mean age 88.5 years old, cognitive impairment in 84.6% and mean of 7.1 comorbidities); and a third younger group with poor cognitive performance and greater number of comorbidities but functionally independent (mean age 78.5 years old, cognitive impairment in 89.6% and mean of 7.4 comorbidities). These data characterize the profile of this population and can be used as the basis for developing efficient strategies aimed at diminishing functional dependence, poor self-rated health and impaired quality of life.