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Arctic, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Budgets and Finance, Canada, Civilian Vessels, Climate Change, Coast Guard, Coastal Forces, Defence Reviews, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Environment, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Hydrographic Survey, Joint Expeditionary Force, Joint Forces, Law, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Ministry of Defence, NATO, Naval Platforms, Nuclear Power, Procurement, Risk Management, Royal Canadian Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Shaping The Future, Uncategorized, United States of America
33 minutes, 39 seconds

Looking North and South: The Future of Royal Navy Ice Patrol

By Capt Hugh Harris RN,
05 May 26

Ed. The author examines the state-of-the-art with regard to Polar icebreaker investment and development, and considers the relative cost for future RN procurement in increasingly competitive theatres. A 30 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Armed Forces, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, China, Civil-Military Relations, Command & Control, Communications, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Economics, Escalation, General, Hybrid Navy, Institutions, Iran, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Leadership, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, NATO, Naval News, Naval Warfare, Oil & Gas, People, Procurement, Project Management, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Supply Chains, Taiwan, The Naval Review
4 minutes, 17 seconds

Editorial: Naval Review 114/2

By Mike Beardall,
29 Apr 26

Ed. As Operation EPIC FURY ebbs and flows, may I propose a new principle of war? Always follow the money.

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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 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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AI, Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Anti-Ballistic Missiles, Anti-Piracy, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Australia, Autonomous Vehicles, Blockade, Book Reviews, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Coast Guard, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Constabulary, Convoy Operations, Cyberwarfare, Deterrence, Doctrine, Economics, Falklands War, First World War, Fisheries, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Historiography, Indo-Pacific, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, National Defence, NATO, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Piracy, Readiness, Sea Power, Seabed, Seapower, Second World War, Space, Strategy, Technology, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy
0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 31 March 2026

31 Mar 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the latest edition of Geoffrey Till’s Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century.

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Anti-Piracy, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Blockade, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Command & Control, Conflict Resolution, Convoy Operations, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Dockyards & Ports, Environment, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Europe, Force Structure, From the Archive, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Historiography, Infrastructure, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, National Security, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Oil & Gas, Operational Planning, Operational Research, Persian Gulf, Piracy, Red Sea, Risk Management, Sanctions, Sea Power, Strategy, Submarines, Syria, Tanker War, The Naval Review, Trade Interdiction and Protection, United States Navy, United States of America
22 minutes, 52 seconds

A Middle East Close to Chaos: Syria; Iran; Israel, the US and the West

By Richard Little,
25 Mar 26

Ed. Originally published in November 2012 [100/4, p. 363], members may find this article from the NR’s archive instructive as to how geostrategic developments in the Persian Gulf have changed (or not) over the past decade and a half. A 25 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Defence, Armed Forces, AUKUS, Australia, Budgets and Finance, Canada, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Cyberwarfare, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Doctrine, Economics, Engineering, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Europe, Force Structure, General, Hybrid Navy, Industry, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Modernisation, Modularity, National Defence, NATO, Naval Engineering, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Procurement, Project Management, Sea Power, Shipbuilding, Technology
6 minutes, 54 seconds

Britannia Still Rules the Waves – By Design

By Tim Neild,
19 Mar 26

Ed. The expert author, BMT’s Head of Business Development in the UK and Europe, provides a pathway for actualising the hybrid navy – and modernising RN warship procurement. A 5 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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Admiralty, Armed Forces, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, China, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Command & Control, Communications, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Economics, Education, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Ethics, Europe, Force Structure, General, Geopolitics, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Institutions, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval News, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, People, Procurement, Professional Military Education, Readiness, Risk Management, Russia, United States of America
3 minutes, 16 seconds

Editorial: Naval Review 114/1

By Mike Beardall,
21 Jan 26

Ed. A warm welcome to 2026! What a year, already, which may bring a new world order. The Chairman has outlined the current global challenges, but the current pace of events is such that with a turnaround time of three weeks for the hardcopy there may well be more. As we stand away from the map as far as it is possible, one can see and feel the paradigm shift of global reality underway, probably the biggest and most significant movement in over 100 years.

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