A Revolution in Maritime Military Affairs? Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea
Ukraine, without a recognisable Navy at the start of Russia’s 2022 full scale invasion, has achieved some remarkable successes in the Black Sea, but has it demonstrated revolution, or evolution and if so, what can it tell Naval planners about possible future trends of warfare at sea?

Commander Walton is the 2024-25 Royal Navy Hudson Fellow at St Antony’s College and a visiting research fellow at SST-CCW. He commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1992 from Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth and holds a Masters in Applied Security Strategy from the University of Exeter.

Commander Walton’s operational duties have included Maritime Counter Terrorist operations in Northern Ireland, sanctions enforcement in the Arabian Gulf, and anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. His shore appointments include current and future operations management in PJHQ (UK) and overseas tours with NATO in Naples and Brunssum. He has deployed extensively to Iraq and Afghanistan in a variety of roles and was the last NATO LO to the US Commander in Kabul in 2021.
Date: 28 May 2025, 17:15
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Speaker: Commander Steve Walton (SST-CCW & Royal Navy)
Organising department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Organiser contact email address: info@ccw.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Changing Character of War Centre: Strategic Leadership
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editor: Elizabeth Robson