The Royal and Russian Navies: Cooperation, Competition and Confrontation

by David Fields and Robert Avery

Book Overview

Before the political rupture between Russia and the West--triggered by Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the invasion of Ukraine in 2022--the Royal Navy and the Russian Navy engaged in a complex programme of military cooperation. From 1988, the Royal Navy first collaborated with the Soviet Navy, then the Russian Federation Navy, culminating in a 1998 Memorandum of Understanding on naval cooperation. This book explores that unique period, examining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526184583
• ISBN13: 9781526184580
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 248 Pages