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20th Century, Admiralty, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Baltic, Budgets and Finance, Canada, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Education, Europe, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Joint Expeditionary Force, Joint Forces, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, NATO, Naval Staff, Nuclear Deterrence, Organisational Theory, People, Readiness, Russia, Service Culture, Shaping The Future, Strategy, The Naval Review, United States of America, Veterans
13 minutes, 23 seconds

The Post-American Posture: A ‘NATO First’ Imperative for the UK and Europe

By RAdm Tim Henry,
01 Jul 26

Ed. By the time you read this in the hardcopy, the NATO Summit in Ankara will have taken place. However, this article by the Naval Review’s Chairman gives a clear indication, and a warning, of the general direction in which the United States wishes to steer the Alliance. A 15 minute read.

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20th Century, Australia, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Seapower, Second World War, United States of America, World War Two
0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 26 June 2026

26 Jun 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the latest volume in the Britannia Naval Histories of World War Two series, looking at the opening months of the war against Japan in Southeast Asia in 1941-2.

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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
0 minutes, 2 seconds

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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Amphibious Operations, Australia, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Naval Tactics, Operational Planning, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Sea Power, Second World War, Shipbuilding, United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States of America, World War Two
0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 26 May 2026

26 May 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the concluding volume in a four-book series providing an account of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of the Second World War.

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Air Power, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Command & Control, Communications, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Planning, Sea Power, Second World War, Strategy, Submarines, United States Army, United States Navy, World War Two
0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 15 May 2026

15 May 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing a detailed case study of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, exploring the rationale for the raid and its execution.

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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.

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AUKUS, Australia, Book Reviews, British Pacific Fleet, First World War, Indo-Pacific, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Royal Australian Navy, Seapower, Second World War, United States of America
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Latest Book Review, 17 April 2026

17 Apr 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a timely book exploring the history of Australia’s naval alliances with the UK, the US, and the AUKUS pact.

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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
0 minutes, 1 second

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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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.

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