The Maritime Domain of the Russian-Ukrainian War: Implications, Considerations and Lessons for Canada and the Royal Canadian Navy

On 2 November 2022, Adam MacDonald, Dalhousie University, spoke to RUSI(NS) and guests with a presentation titled “The Maritime Domain of the Russian-Ukrainian War: Implications, Considerations and Lessons for Canada and the Royal Canadian Navy.”

While often overlooked, the maritime domain is important to the overall nature, conduct and consequences of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War, playing an integral role in the strategic objectives of both belligerents. The conflict at sea, furthermore, is of relevance in many ways to Canada and the Royal Canadian Navy in terms of possible missions related to this specific conflict, operating in an increasingly great-power rivalry-oriented world centred on contestation in littoral regions, and adapting to changing nature of and conduct of military operations at sea in general.

A PDF of Adam MacDonald’s slides is available here.