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AI, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Carrier Strike Group, Climate Change, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Cyberwarfare, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Environment, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, General, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Hypersonics, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Sea Power, Seabed, Shaping The Future, Strategy, Technology, Training, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
19 minutes, 44 seconds

Resilience or Fragility? Understanding the Forces Driving Royal Navy Modernisation

By Deckhand Scholar,
17 Feb 26

Ed. The author presents a cautionary note as the Royal Navy becomes increasingly reliant on technological developments: the RN’s technological modernisation must be balanced with the enduring principles of resilience, redundancy, and adaptability, which will shape the future course of British maritime power. A 20 minute read.

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11 minutes, 33 seconds

The Battle of Tsushima Straits and the Beginning of the Modern Naval Era

By Whitney Galbraith,
12 Feb 26

Ed. The author provides an overview of the Russo-Japanese War as a watershed for the naval history of the 20th century. A 10 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, AI, Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Blockade, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, China, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Iran, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Security, Modernisation, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, People, Procurement, Readiness, Red Sea, Risk Management, Sea Power, Tactics, Technology, United States Navy, USNI
14 minutes, 26 seconds

How to Keep Carriers on Offence

By Lt Cdr Mark Jbeily USN,
10 Feb 26

Ed. The expert author examines the emerging technological risks to aircraft carriers in the drone age. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, February edition. A 15 minute read.

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Australia, Book Reviews, Campaigns, First World War, Military History, Naval History, New Zealand, Seapower, Turkey
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Latest Book Review, 17 February 2026

17 Feb 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of the Sinai campaign in the First World War, to defend the Suez Canal from Ottoman/German attack.

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Armed Forces, Civil Society, Climate Change, Cold War, Defence Industry, Economics, Energy, Environment, Europe, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Industrial Revolution, Industry, Learning From The Past, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Modernisation, National Security, NATO, Nuclear Power, Oil & Gas, Persian Gulf, Professional Military Education, Risk Management, Seapower, Strategy, Technology, United States of America, Virtual Reality
27 minutes, 52 seconds

Life After Oil

By Cdr J R C Foster RN (rtd),
05 Feb 26

Ed. Written in 1991, the author explored the stark implications of peak oil in the aftermath of the First Gulf War. A 30 minute read.

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Admiralty, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, China, Command & Control, Defence Engagement, Defence Reviews, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Europe, General, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Indo-Pacific, Institutions, Joint Forces, Learning From The Past, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, National Security, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Operational Planning, Operational Research, Political Science, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Strategy, Training, United States of America
10 minutes, 48 seconds

The Norms Behind Britain’s 2021 Naval Diplomacy to the Indo-Pacific

By Kim Renzon D Palgan,
03 Feb 26

Ed. The author reviews the defence and foreign policy background of Operation FORTIS, HMS Queen Elizabeth’s 2021 Indo-Pacific deployment, considering the operation a watershed in post-Cold War British foreign policy. A 10 minute read.

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10 minutes, 34 seconds

Beyond NATO: European and High North Defence Post-America

By Timothy M Henry,
29 Jan 26

Ed. The author assess the impact of recent geopolitical developments on NATO’s Arctic strategy and nuclear deterrence. A 10 minute read.

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Arctic, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Cyberwarfare, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Joint Forces, Leadership, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Warfare, Operational Planning, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Russia, Sea Power, Space, Tactics, Technology, Training, Ukraine
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Per Mare, Per Terram, Per Spatium

By Maj Callum Gaskell RM,
27 Jan 26

Ed. With supporting examples from the Ukraine War, the author makes recommendations for expanding UK Commando Force space assets and integration. A 15 minute read.

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