Naval blockades can be traced back at least to the end of the sixteenth century, when vessel design had improved sufficiently to permit Dutch war ships to conduct a “blockade-like” operation against ...

World War I saw blockades assume a major role in the strategy adopted by both coalitions of belligerent powers. In some ways, this role merely reflected a continuation of the strategies adopted by the ...

Her interior minister, Matteo Piantedosi, called for an even more radical solution: a naval blockade It didn't take long for the term naval blockade ("blocco navale" in Italian) to make headlines ...

Many experts argue that China is preparing to seize Taiwan, driven by economic, geopolitical, and historical motivations. The ...

The Kiev-class aircraft carriers were the Soviet Union's attempt to project naval power during the Cold War, designed to ...

In this press conference at the White House, Kennedy outlines the conditions for lifting the naval blockade. US inspections confirm that all known missile sites have been dismantled and the ...

It also includes NATO Maritime Command, according to the statement. Early in the war, a Russian naval blockade effectively ...

A beachhead secured by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy would enable a huge armoured force to be transported across the Taiwan Strait. But all the attention now is on the idea of a blockade.

Since the first subs sailed in the 17th century, attempts have been made to perfect the technology in the centuries that ...

A photo gallery from Sun archives shows life in 1972, including women's police classes, street festivals and protestors ...

The U.S. Navy’s mission to claw back control of the Suez Canal and Red Sea from Houthi rebels has failed, resulting in a 90 ...