The 2023 Defence Command Paper Refresh: Challenges And Opportunities for the Royal Navy

By Isaac Ryan

Message from the Editor

The author considers the re-balancing likely to emerge from SDR24/5, with the imperative to focus hard power in Europe and the Atlantic, while simultaneously maintaining global soft power commitments. A 15 minute read.

With a change in government after 14 years and an ongoing Strategic Defence Review, this article highlights the severe shortfalls of an overly-ambitious and short-termist perspective on use of the Royal Navy’s increasingly scarce resources. It is relevant not only to opinion formers, but also serving members of the Armed Forces in senior leadership positions who have the opportunity to advocate for a realistic and long-term approach to enhancing the Royal Navy’s defence, deterrence, and diplomatic capabilities. HMS Trent arriving at the Cayman Islands on 5 July 2024 The 2023 Defence Command Pa…

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