ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book explores the idea of small navies within the context and looks at examples of what small navies do in practice. Small navies can play a key part in support of multi-national efforts to protect the maritime commons, and to participate in capacity and capability building exercises designed to help other small navies and maritime security sectors. The book shows that small navies, which represent the majority of European navies, have important roles to play in support of national and international policy. It is based on the idea that it is not necessary to believe that ‘small navies’ represent a distinct sub-group within maritime strategy, with shared characteristics that differentiate them from larger navies, to recognise that they are still worthy of study.
