Professor Alessio Patalano, Dept. of War Studies, King’s College London

Professor Alessio Patalano is Professor of War and Strategy in East Asia at the Department of War Studies, King's College London.
He specialises in maritime strategy and doctrine, Japanese military history and strategy, East Asian security, and British defence policy towards the Indo-Pacific.
His latest thought piece appeared in Time magazine, and can be accessed here: time.com/6836406/naval-power-...

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1/2 a billion people live elbow to elbow around the SCS. When the storm clouds appear the only direction to flee is south, island hoping to Darwin. Millions will come. Just 2% fleeing the warzone will mean 10 million pouring into Australia.