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191

20th Century, 19th Century, Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Black Sea, Blockade, Campaigns, CASD, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Fleet Air Arm, Game Theory, General, Geostrategy, Industry, Information Operations, Infrastructure, Institutions, Joint Forces, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Mine Warfare, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval Aviation, Naval Engineering, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Organisational Theory, People, Procurement, Royal Navy, Russia, Sea Control, Sea Power, Service Culture, Strategy, Submarines, Supply Chains, Tactics, Technology, The Naval Review, Ukraine, Uncategorized, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), United Nations, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, USNI

28 minutes, 51 seconds

From Mahan to Machine: Autonomous Systems, Sea Control and the Future Maritime Battlespace

By Jonathan Bannister,

01 Oct 26

Ed. By situating the contemporary naval transformation in terms of strategic continuity, the author argues that the Hybrid Navy concept will require organisational transformation and leadership as much as technological innovation. A 30 minute read.

171

Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Cold War, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, NATO, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Operational Art, Organisational Theory, Political Theory, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Navy, Sea Power, Space, Strategy, Submarines, Technology

6 minutes, 0 seconds

The Missing Rung

By Carlos,

30 Sep 26

Ed. The author, a retired RN warfare officer, argues for sub-strategic Trident as a prudent escalation measure. A 10 minute read.

313

Air Defence, Anti-Ballistic Missiles, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Budgets and Finance, Chemical & Biological Weapons, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Escalation, Europe, From the Archive, General, Geostrategy, Globalisation, India, Institutions, Iran, Iraq, Joint Forces, Middle East, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Nuclear Deterrence, Political Theory, Russia, Soviet Union, Strategy, Technology, The Naval Review, Turkey, United Nations, United States of America

15 minutes, 57 seconds

The Right to Interfere

By Alun Chalfont,

23 Jul 26

Ed. Originally published in July 2000 [88/3, pg. 204], this far-sighted article took aim at the inherent risk of ‘peace dividend’ logic in the increasingly volatile post-Cold War world, in which missile defence and nuclear proliferation were certain to become strategic concerns. A 15 minute read.

512

20th Century, Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Carrier Strike Group, China, Cold War, Command & Control, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Fleet Air Arm, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Maritime Security, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Risk Management, Russia, Sea Power, Submarines, United States Navy, USNI

13 minutes, 4 seconds

The Case Against Nuclear Weapons on Aircraft Carriers

By Lt Cdr Chris Pagenkopf USN,

21 Jul 26

Ed. As firepower and lethality increasingly become central to warfighting doctrine and escalation at sea, the reintroduction of ship and submarine tactical nuclear weapons has been proposed as a means of closing the gap. The author takes the argument for carrier-based nuclear weapons to task. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, July 2026. A 10 minute read.

386

20th Century, Age of Sail, Air Defence, Armed Forces, Black Sea, Blockade, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Environment, Equipment Capability, First World War, Fleet Air Arm, General, Hybrid Navy, Iran, Italy, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Risk Management, Russia, Sea Power, Second World War, Strategy, Supply Chains, Tactics, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Ukraine, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), United States Navy, USNI

18 minutes, 54 seconds

Naval Base Strike in the Theory and Practice of Sea Control

By A/Lt Cdr Teddy Bradley RN,

09 Jul 26

Ed. With historical and contemporary examples in mind, the author reconsiders naval strike as an indirect method of pursuing sea control. A 20 minute read.

410

20th Century, Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Autonomous Vehicles, Carrier Strike Group, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Doctrine, Environment, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, General, Globalisation, Hybrid Navy, Hybrid Warfare, Iran, Littoral, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Red Sea, Risk Management, Russia, Sea Power, Second World War, Tactics, Technology, Ukraine, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), United States Air Force, United States Navy

11 minutes, 36 seconds

The external and internal requirements of the Royal Navy for regeneration

By Lt Cdr Kit Perry RN,

25 Jun 26

Ed. The Naval Staff Research author contends that the current warfare transformation demonstrates a systemic technological model favouring the defensive or, in naval terms, sea denial. How should the RN, which must act offensively to achieve policy objectives, adapt? A 10 minute read.

1326

Addressing Current Reality, Air Defence, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Budgets and Finance, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Europe, Finland, First World War, Force Structure, France, General, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Germany, Hybrid Warfare, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Operational Art, Operational Planning, People, Risk Management, Russia, Sea Power, Strategy, Submarines, Surveillance, Technology, Ukraine, United States of America

8 minutes, 29 seconds

Britain in the Second Division

By Lt Gen Robert Fry,

16 Jun 26

Ed. As military escalation increasingly takes centre stage, the author asks if Treasury intransigence has shifted the Defence goalposts. A 10 minute read.

876

Air Defence, Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Australia, Budgets and Finance, Carrier Strike Group, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, France, From the Archive, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Navy, Infrastructure, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Architecture, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Power, Procurement, Royal Air Force, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Technology, The Naval Review, United States Navy

48 minutes, 24 seconds

Carrier 2000: A Consideration of Naval Aviation in the Millennium

By Cdr D R James RN,

04 Jun 26

Ed. Originally published in two parts in 1999 [87/1, p. 3 & 87/2, p. 105], the author elaborated with particular clarity the strategic, operational and doctrinal rationale for what is now the current RN carrier aviation capability in the Joint Armed Forces post-Cold War environment. A 50 minute read.

451

Air Defence, Anti-Ballistic Missiles, Arms Control, Autonomous Vehicles, China, Civil Society, Cold War, Command & Control, Communications, Cyberwarfare, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Environment, Escalation, Europe, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Infrastructure, Institutions, Law, Learning From The Past, Military History, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval History, Nuclear Deterrence, Operational Art, Operational Research, Political Theory, Readiness, Risk Management, Rules of Engagement, Russia, Surveillance, Tactics, Technology, United States of America

25 minutes, 19 seconds