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20th Century, Amphibious Operations, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Convoy Operations, Fleet Air Arm, Geostrategy, Germany, Indo-Pacific, Italy, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Seapower, Second World War, Strategic Bombing, Strategy, United States of America, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 9 June 2026

09 Jun 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the maritime campaigns in the Atlantic and northwestern European waters and contribution to Allied victory in the Second World War.

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Arctic, Book Reviews, Convoy Operations, Merchant Navy, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Sea Power, Second World War, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 14 April 2026

14 Apr 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a new book providing an account of, and examining the circumstances around PQ17.

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Armed Forces, Blockade, Campaigns, China, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Convoy Operations, Deterrence, Doctrine, Energy, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, From the Archive, General, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Iran, Iraq, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Leadership, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, Military History, Mine Countermeasures, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Oil & Gas, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Red Sea, Risk Management, Sea Power, Tactics, Taiwan, Tanker War, Trade Interdiction and Protection, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, USNI
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The Tanker War

By 2Lt Quentin Zimmer USMC,
01 Apr 26

Ed. When the 1980s Iran-Iraq War bled into the maritime sphere, the US Navy raced to halt depredations to oil shipments; the mine-warfare factor weighed heavily in the operation and offers lessons for today. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, June 2025. A 15 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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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
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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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Book Reviews, Convoy Operations, Iran, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Sea Power, United States Navy
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Latest Book Review, 6 February 2026

06 Feb 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining US operations to protect Kuwaiti oil tankers during the Tanker War in the late 1980s.

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Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Communications, Convoy Operations, Defence Industry, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Falklands War, Force Structure, General, Industry, Joint Forces, Letters, Logistics, Maritime Security, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Operational Planning, People, Procurement, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Sea Power, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, The Naval Review, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Victualing
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Letter to the Editor: RFA Fleet Solids Support Ships (FSSS)

By Bernard Mennell,
16 Dec 25

Ed. Our correspondent returns to the question of the Fleet Solid Support Ships, and points to the unprecedented nature of their proposed operation.

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Addressing Current Reality, Africa, Air Defence, Anti-Piracy, Armed Forces, Arms Control, AUKUS, Carrier Strike Group, China, Communications, Convoy Operations, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Economics, Energy, Escalation, Europe, France, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, India, Indo-Pacific, Iran, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, Modernisation, National Security, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Operational Planning, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Political Theory, Red Sea, Risk Management, RNSSC, Russia, Sea Power, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Submarines, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Turkey, United States Navy
35 minutes, 12 seconds

The Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean: Maritime Security in a Multiplex World

By Toby Powlson,
25 Nov 25

Ed. The RNSSC author provides an appreciation of the strategic situation in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), and endorses an organic ‘multiplex’ as against a hegemonic ‘multipolar’ order for the region. A 35 minute read.

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Air Power, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Convoy Operations, Fleet Air Arm, France, Germany, Italy, Joint Operations, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Seapower, Second World War, Submarines, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 25 November 2025

25 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a forthcoming book examining the roles and contribution of Force H in the Second World War.

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