News, Articles and Comment

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. With due regard to technological evolution, geostrategy, and climate change, the author contemplates the historical trajectory of sea power theory, law, and its future. A 15 minute read.

Ed. The author presents a cautionary note as the Royal Navy becomes increasingly reliant on technological developments: the RN’s technological modernisation must be balanced with the enduring principles of resilience, redundancy, and adaptability, which will shape the future course of British maritime power. A 20 minute read.

Ed. Written in 1991, the author explored the stark implications of peak oil in the aftermath of the First Gulf War. A 30 minute read.

Ed. The author points to the inevitable consequences of rising sea surface temperatures for fleet maintenance and operations, and concludes that preparing the operational USN for hotter oceans is a warfighting necessity. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, January edition. A 15 minute read.

Ed. The author, former Conservative MP and Shadow Defence Minister, outlines Russian and Chinese activities in the Arctic as part of his forthcoming book on the subject, The Arctic: Land of the Great Bear. A 15 minute read.

Ed. Our correspondent pursues the strategic weaknesses embodied in the UK’s energy policy.

Ed. Utilising econometric analysis, the author contends that the Covid pandemic may have represented the dénouement of a long period of post-war western decline. A 20 minute read.

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.