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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.

328

Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Blockade, British Army, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Environment, First World War, France, Geostrategy, Joint Operations, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, Military History, Naval History, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Persian Gulf, Sea Power, Strategy, Turkey

6 minutes, 4 seconds

Why Gallipoli still matters: predicting the challenges of a Straits of Hormuz invasion

By Lt Jim Haycock RN,

21 May 26

Ed. The author compares the Dardanelles campaign of 1915-1916 and the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz with respect to the use of force. A 5 minute read.

231

Admiralty, Armed Forces, Budgets and Finance, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Dockyards & Ports, Fleet Reviews, General, Institutions, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Morale, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Organisational Theory, People, Political Science, Readiness, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Training

6 minutes, 54 seconds

Letters to the Editor: Attention to Port, The Power Station; Defence Select Committee

By Tearless; Ric Cheadle,

13 May 26

Ed. Two letters highlighting institutional learning, whether for better in the service of ceremonial fleet reviews or for worse in terms of political-bureaucratic stagnation.

248

Addressing Current Reality, Campaigns, Chemical & Biological Weapons, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Escalation, Ethics, Europe, Geopolitics, Hybrid Warfare, Institutions, Law, Middle East, Military History, National Security, Political Theory, Risk Management, Rules of Engagement, Strategy, Tactics, Ukraine

15 minutes, 26 seconds

The decline of international statute in modern conflict

By Capt Toby Kingsberry RM,

06 May 26

Ed. With John Mearsheimer’s ultrarealism firmly in mind, the author addresses the logic of abiding by, and violating, the international law of war. A 15 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Defence, Air Power, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, General, Geostrategy, Hybrid Navy, Industry, Institutions, Iran, Joint Expeditionary Force, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Morale, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, People, Philosophy, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Marines, Russia, Sea Power, Service Culture, Strategy, Submarines, Technology, The Naval Review, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Training, Ukraine, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)

14 minutes, 24 seconds

Lead, Fight, Win: Reforming the Royal Navy to ensure that it is optimised for Warfighting

By General Sir Gwyn Jenkins KCB OBE ADC RM, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff,

30 Apr 26

Ed. If the recent conflict in the Middle East has confirmed anything, it is that sea power remains essential to our nation’s prosperity. Much has been written about Operation EPIC FURY, the rapidly evolving threats we face and our ability to counter them, and how advances in drones, uncrewed and autonomous systems have forever changed the way we fight. But some things remain constant, as evidenced by Iran shutting the Strait of Hormuz, the vital maritime chokepoint through which a fifth of the world’s oil transits.

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19th Century, Age of Sail, Anti-Piracy, Arctic, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Blockade, China, Climate Change, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Environment, General, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, History of Science, Industrial Revolution, Institutions, Law, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Oceanography, Philosophy, Political Theory, Russia, Sea Power, Seapower, Shaping The Future, Strategy, Technology, United States of America

16 minutes, 37 seconds

Mapping, Measuring, Controlling: The Reinvention of the Maritime Domain

By SLt Isaac Robinson,

28 Apr 26

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.

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Campaigns, China, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Escalation, Force Structure, General, Geostrategy, Institutions, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Mobilisation, National Defence, Naval History, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Readiness, Risk Management, Sea Power, Second World War, Tactics, Training, Uncategorized, United States Marine Corps, USNI

11 minutes, 33 seconds

Prepare the Marine Corps for a Protracted War

By Lt Col Brian Kerg USMC,

09 Apr 26

Ed. The practitioner author paints a stark picture of a casualty-intensive opening phase of a near-future Pacific war, employing lessons from the Second World War to argue that depth of capability must be actualised today. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, April 2026. A 10 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

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