News & Views

News, Articles and Comment

The latest news and views in the UK Military Maritime Arena.

You're viewing the public website sign in or join for full access

Join Now

Showing all

160

Book Reviews, India, Military History, Naval History, Second World War, Strategy, World War Two

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 8 May 2026

08 May 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the second volume of Alan Allport’s study into the British contribution to Allied victory in the Second World War, focusing on the period from 1942 to 1945.

248

Armed Forces, Book Reviews, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Hybrid Navy, India, Indo-Pacific, Iran, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Russia, Seapower, United States Navy

0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 5 May 2026

05 May 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the 2026 edition of the Seaforth World Naval Review.

428

Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Australia, Carrier Strike Group, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Engagement, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Environment, Equipment Capability, India, Indo-Pacific, Italy, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Middle East, Mission Command, National Defence, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Naval Tactics, Norway, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Readiness, Red Sea, Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Russia, Sea Power, Seapower, Taiwan, Technology, Training, United States Navy, Veterans

9 minutes, 21 seconds

Operation HIGHMAST: A Strategic and Operational Reflection

By Cdre James Blackmore RN,

26 Mar 26

Ed. With Operation HIGHMAST complete, the author, Commander UK Carrier Strike Group (COMUKCSG), provides a retrospective on the deployment, demonstrating the range of defence engagement, diplomacy and deterrence embodying the flagship mission. A 10 minute read.

207

Book Reviews, China, Geopolitics, India, Indo-Pacific, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Nuclear Deterrence, Pakistan, Sea Power, Strategy

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 10 March 2026

10 Mar 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the contemporary Indian and Chinese navies and their development in the context of the evolving Indo-Pacific strategic environment.

882

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.

491

Addressing Current Reality, Air Power, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, Civil-Military Relations, Communications, Defence Engagement, Diplomacy, Fleet Air Arm, General, Geopolitics, India, Indo-Pacific, Joint Operations, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, People, Readiness, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Sea Power, Training

4 minutes, 8 seconds

Dispatches from Operation HIGHMAST No. 5 – India

By Lt Cdr Andrew Ward RN,

23 Oct 25

Ed. Our correspondent continues his Operation HIGHMAST reporting, with the Carrier Strike Group beginning the return voyage through the Indian Ocean and conducting defence engagement and Joint Operations with the Indian Navy, before turning for Suez. A 5 minute read.

683

Book Reviews, India, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Pakistan

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 12 September 2025

12 Sep 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the 2015 second edition of a book examining the Indian Navy’s role in the 1971 India-Pakistan War.