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