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Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Defence, Air Power, Anti-Ballistic Missiles, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, China, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Escalation, Falklands War, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Historiography, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Procurement, Sea Power, Strategy, Submarines, Technology, Ukraine, Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), United States Navy, United States of America, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, USNI
53 minutes, 8 seconds

National Policy and the Panoceanic Navy

By Cdr Jeff Vandenengel USN,
10 Mar 26

Ed. With a study of American maritime strategy, ranging from Mahan to Huntington, the practitioner author believes that the era of the Panoceanic Navy, focused on competitive sea control and sustained sea denial, has begun. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, March edition. A 50 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Civil-Military Relations, Communications, Defence Industry, Education, Engineering, General, Industry, Institutions, Leadership, Maritime Strategy, National Security, Naval Engineering, Organisational Theory, People, Procurement, Project Management, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea Power, Service Culture, Submarines
5 minutes, 40 seconds

Everything I Learned About Project Management I Learned in Submarine Warfare

By Brian Hudson,
05 Mar 26

Ed. The author provides insight and lessons for project management from the perspective of the Submarine Service. A 5 minute read.

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Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Baltic, Coast Guard, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Education, Environment, Equipment Capability, Europe, Finland, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Institutions, Joint Expeditionary Force, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Procurement, Professional Military Education, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Swedish Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Shaping The Future, Sweden, Tactics, Technology, Training
26 minutes, 57 seconds

Beyond the Baltic: Sweden’s emerging naval role in the North Atlantic

By Lt Marianne Hamilton Ekholm RSwN,
26 Feb 26

Ed. With insights from Royal Navy training, the author explores how Sweden’s naval role is evolving as it prepares to operate alongside Allied forces and beyond the Baltic Sea. A 25 minute read.

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AI, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Carrier Strike Group, Climate Change, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Cyberwarfare, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Environment, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, General, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Hypersonics, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Sea Power, Seabed, Shaping The Future, Strategy, Technology, Training, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
19 minutes, 44 seconds

Resilience or Fragility? Understanding the Forces Driving Royal Navy Modernisation

By Deckhand Scholar,
17 Feb 26

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.

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19th Century, Armed Forces, Baltic, Black Sea, Blockade, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Colonialism, Command & Control, Conflict Resolution, Defence Industry, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Learning From The Past, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Modernisation, Morale, Naval Architecture, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Readiness, Risk Management, Rules of Engagement, Russia, Russo-Japanese War, Sea Power, Service Culture, Strategy, Tactics, Technology, United States of America
11 minutes, 33 seconds

The Battle of Tsushima Straits and the Beginning of the Modern Naval Era

By Whitney Galbraith,
12 Feb 26

Ed. The author provides an overview of the Russo-Japanese War as a watershed for the naval history of the 20th century. A 10 minute read.

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Armed Forces, Civil Society, Climate Change, Cold War, Defence Industry, Economics, Energy, Environment, Europe, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Industrial Revolution, Industry, Learning From The Past, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Modernisation, National Security, NATO, Nuclear Power, Oil & Gas, Persian Gulf, Professional Military Education, Risk Management, Seapower, Strategy, Technology, United States of America, Virtual Reality
27 minutes, 52 seconds

Life After Oil

By Cdr J R C Foster RN (rtd),
05 Feb 26

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.

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Arctic, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Cyberwarfare, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Joint Forces, Leadership, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Warfare, Operational Planning, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Russia, Sea Power, Space, Tactics, Technology, Training, Ukraine
15 minutes, 9 seconds

Per Mare, Per Terram, Per Spatium

By Maj Callum Gaskell RM,
27 Jan 26

Ed. With supporting examples from the Ukraine War, the author makes recommendations for expanding UK Commando Force space assets and integration. A 15 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Power, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Campaigns, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Economics, Environment, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Europe, First World War, Force Structure, France, Geostrategy, Germany, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Procurement, Readiness, Red Sea, Risk Management, Russia, Sanctions, Sea Power, Strategy, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Ukraine, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
31 minutes, 53 seconds

Living with the Ukraine War and its Consequences

By Prof Geoffrey Till,
06 Jan 26

Ed. The expert author continues his ongoing survey [113/1, p. 61] of the Ukraine War, providing updates on the conflict’s military, economic, and geopolitical developments, with the resulting implications for the Royal Navy. A 30 minute read.

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Air Power, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, AUKUS, Australia, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, China, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Global War On Terror, Hybrid Warfare, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, Sea Power, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Technology, United States Navy
6 minutes, 39 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Did we neglect Sea Control in the counterinsurgency era of defence reviews?

By Lt Cdr Jonathan Bannister RN (rtd),
23 Dec 25

Ed. Our correspondent provides an appreciation of Royal Navy leadership maintaining strategic direction during the COIN era.

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