<p dir="LTR" align="LEFT">Alastair Cooper is an active Royal Australian Navy reservist and the author of several articles and chapters on naval history and military strategy. He has served at sea and as the research officer to the Chief of Navy, worked in private sector telecommunications and the Australian public service. The views expressed are his own.</p>
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Articles by Alastair Cooper

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Naval Forces Come Aground

By Lieutenant Alastair Cooper, Royal Australian Navy
March 1998
As nations place greater value on the oceans, naval forces will be called on to defend and hold fixed assets such as oil platforms in known areas, much like armies ...