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

BRE. The latest book review is now available. Professor Andrew Lambert considers the proceedings of a 2022 conference on the navies of the Baltic Sea region during the interwar period.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers an important and timely book examining the development of Russian military thought.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers Professor Andrew Lambert’s masterful study of the development of British strategy from victory at Waterloo to the First World War.

Ed. Our correspondent provides a Baltic perspective on Cdre Jermy’s recent analysis of peace prospects in the Russo-Ukraine War.

Ed. The author provides a tour d’horizon of the strategic history of the last century, and the implications for understanding the US’s role in the multipolar world. A 15 minute read.

Ed. The authors survey recent drone developments, theorising an emerging global drone arms race with geostrategic implications. Originally published in Seaways magazine, April 2025. A 15 minute read.

Ed. Originally published in 1949-1950, this three-part series on Admiral Charles Napier and his controversial command in the Baltic in 1854 during the Crimean War is here compiled as a complete text. Reproduced from the NR’s archives [37/4, p. 381; 38/1, p. 65; 38/2, p. 125]. A 60 minute read.

Ed. In the tradition of Herman Kahn, and with the Strategic Defence Review in mind, the author ‘thinks the unthinkable’ on the subject of Russian expansionism, US retrenchment, and the future of NATO. Originally published in The Article. A 10 minute read.