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Addressing Current Reality, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Command & Control, Deterrence, Doctrine, Game Theory, General, Hydrographic Survey, Information Operations, Joint Forces, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Intelligence, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Research, Risk Management, Russia, Sea Power, Submarines, Surveillance, Tactics
8 minutes, 17 seconds

Changing the Game: Why the Royal Navy Needs Game Theory to Counter Grey-Zone Vessels

By Lt Clara Soffe RN,
16 Apr 26

Ed. The author applies game theory to argue that the April 2026 operation against a Russian decoy-and-GUGI formation represents a game-theoretic inflection point, and sets out the dominant strategy the Royal Navy requires to make deterrence by denial of effect systematic rather than episodic. A 10 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Economics, Energy, Escalation, Europe, General, Geostrategy, Global War on Terrorism, Globalisation, Institutions, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Middle East, Military History, NATO, Oil & Gas, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Risk Management, Russia, Sea Power, Strategy, Ukraine, United States of America
6 minutes, 26 seconds

Navigating Ukraine’s Defeat: Europe’s unappetising choices as Gulf War III takes centre-stage

By Cdre Steve Jermy RN (rtd),
14 Apr 26

Ed. The author provides an update on the geostrategic energy aspect of the Ukraine War, with the expansion of the conflict in the Middle East in mind. A 5 minute read.

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Campaigns, China, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Escalation, Force Structure, General, Geostrategy, Institutions, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Mobilisation, National Defence, Naval History, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Readiness, Risk Management, Sea Power, Second World War, Tactics, Training, Uncategorized, United States Marine Corps, USNI
11 minutes, 33 seconds

Prepare the Marine Corps for a Protracted War

By Lt Col Brian Kerg USMC,
09 Apr 26

Ed. The practitioner author paints a stark picture of a casualty-intensive opening phase of a near-future Pacific war, employing lessons from the Second World War to argue that depth of capability must be actualised today. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, April 2026. A 10 minute read.

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AUKUS, Australia, Book Reviews, British Pacific Fleet, First World War, Indo-Pacific, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Royal Australian Navy, Seapower, Second World War, United States of America
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Latest Book Review, 17 April 2026

17 Apr 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a timely book exploring the history of Australia’s naval alliances with the UK, the US, and the AUKUS pact.

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Naval Bulletin 019

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Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, British Army, Budgets and Finance, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Economics, Force Structure, From the Archive, General, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Global War on Terrorism, Institutions, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Middle East, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Organisational Theory, People, Procurement, Royal Air Force, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Strategy, Technology, The Naval Review
20 minutes, 34 seconds

Depression and Recession

By Paul Fegan,
07 Apr 26

Ed. Originally published in November 2013 [101/4, p. 325], the author’s concluding comments from his series [101/1, p. 10], [101/2, p. 132], [101/3, p. 230], on long-term budget trends during the Great Depression and Great Recession eras provides a framework for where the RN stands today. A 20 minute read.

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Armed Forces, British Army, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Coast Guard, Doctrine, France, General, Germany, Institutions, Law, Maritime Security, Merchant Navy, Ministry of Defence, National Security, Organisational Theory, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Air Force, Royal Naval Reserve, Service Culture, Shaping The Future, Uncategorized, United States of America
14 minutes, 51 seconds

MACA and Maritime Readiness: The Royal Navy Under Growing Domestic Pressure

By Deckhand Scholar,
02 Apr 26

Ed. The author considers RN readiness from the perspective of Military Aid to Civilian Authorities (MACA). As crises accumulate, the temptation to employ the RN to respond where civilian institutions lack support can erode warfighting capacity. A 15 minute read.

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Armed Forces, Blockade, Campaigns, China, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Convoy Operations, Deterrence, Doctrine, Energy, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, From the Archive, General, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Iran, Iraq, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Leadership, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, Military History, Mine Countermeasures, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Oil & Gas, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Red Sea, Risk Management, Sea Power, Tactics, Taiwan, Tanker War, Trade Interdiction and Protection, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, USNI
13 minutes, 33 seconds

The Tanker War

By 2Lt Quentin Zimmer USMC,
01 Apr 26

Ed. When the 1980s Iran-Iraq War bled into the maritime sphere, the US Navy raced to halt depredations to oil shipments; the mine-warfare factor weighed heavily in the operation and offers lessons for today. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, June 2025. A 15 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Anti-Submarine Warfare, China, Civil Society, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Communications, Cyberwarfare, Deterrence, Doctrine, Economics, Equipment Capability, Europe, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Hydrographic Survey, Infrastructure, Institutions, Law, Maritime Security, National Security, Naval Warfare, Oceanography, Risk Management, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Russia, Sea Power, Seabed, Submarines, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Uncategorized
15 minutes, 36 seconds

Beneath the Surface: Strategic Threats to Undersea Cables and the Implications for the Royal Navy

By Lt A P S Pullicino RN,
31 Mar 26

Ed. The author assesses the growing threats to the UK’s subsea infrastructure as a component of hybrid warfare, and makes direct recommendations for reducing grey-zone ambiguity and improving the RN’s capacity to respond. A 15 minute read.

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