Good article, although excuse the slight pedantry from myself here when I say that submarines are not typically used for freedom of navigation exercises given their nature as underwater stealth platforms. Most occasions of submarines being used for overt political messaging comes from pictures of them being taken in certain port locations at certain time periods, not out at sea in the deep blue sailing on the surface.
“However, these efforts are largely counterproductive, as they raise threat perceptions region-wide when combined with [China's increasingly aggressive and] assertive behavior,” Flake said.
The article contains plenty of facts that are hard to dispute, but the writing style is dreadful Why would any self-respecting writer use words like "upskilling"? "With Australia eventually basing up to 18 nuclear-powered attack submarines" is another example of a truly awful approach to writing in English.
Good article, although excuse the slight pedantry from myself here when I say that submarines are not typically used for freedom of navigation exercises given their nature as underwater stealth platforms. Most occasions of submarines being used for overt political messaging comes from pictures of them being taken in certain port locations at certain time periods, not out at sea in the deep blue sailing on the surface.
“However, these efforts are largely counterproductive, as they raise threat perceptions region-wide when combined with [China's increasingly aggressive and] assertive behavior,” Flake said.
That's what it all comes down to..
The article contains plenty of facts that are hard to dispute, but the writing style is dreadful Why would any self-respecting writer use words like "upskilling"? "With Australia eventually basing up to 18 nuclear-powered attack submarines" is another example of a truly awful approach to writing in English.