News, Articles and Comment

Ed. By the time you read this in the hardcopy, the NATO Summit in Ankara will have taken place. However, this article by the Naval Review’s Chairman gives a clear indication, and a warning, of the general direction in which the United States wishes to steer the Alliance. A 15 minute read.

Ed. The author, looking beyond the United States Navy, provides a survey of NATO’s current ambitious shipbuilding projects. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, May 2026. A 15 minute read.

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.

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.

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

Ed. The expert author, at the invitation of the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre (RNSSC), provides a sweeping overview of the condition of British shipbuilding and makes direct recommendations for improvement. A 25 minute read.

Ed. The author’s USNI prize-winning article on future icebreaker developmental possibilities for the US Coast Guard. Foreign purchases may be the best option for overcoming domestic capacity deficiencies. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, August edition. A 10 minute read.

Ed. Picture from HMS Scott‘s multi beam side scan sonar.

Ed. The author, who has written a monograph on the subject, examines the all too apparent operational failures of JUBILEE, the Dieppe landings of 19 August 1942, and the historiographical myth-making under the influence of Lord Louis Mountbatten that followed. A 30 minute read.