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Air Defence, Anti-Ballistic Missiles, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Budgets and Finance, Chemical & Biological Weapons, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Escalation, Europe, From the Archive, General, Geostrategy, Globalisation, India, Institutions, Iran, Iraq, Joint Forces, Middle East, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Nuclear Deterrence, Political Theory, Russia, Soviet Union, Strategy, Technology, The Naval Review, Turkey, United Nations, United States of America

15 minutes, 57 seconds

The Right to Interfere

By Alun Chalfont,

23 Jul 26

Ed. Originally published in July 2000 [88/3, pg. 204], this far-sighted article took aim at the inherent risk of ‘peace dividend’ logic in the increasingly volatile post-Cold War world, in which missile defence and nuclear proliferation were certain to become strategic concerns. A 15 minute read.

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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

13 minutes, 33 seconds

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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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

22 minutes, 52 seconds

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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Armed Forces, Balkans, Book Reviews, British Army, Cold War, Falklands War, Geostrategy, Iraq, Military History, NATO

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 17 March 2026

17 Mar 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the history of the British Army from 1975 to the present day, and is recommended for all those “interested in contemporary British defence policy and its evolving armed forces.”

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Air Power, Book Reviews, Cold War, Falklands War, Iraq, Military History, Royal Air Force

0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 23 December 2025

23 Dec 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the history of the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules, in particular in Royal Air Force service.

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Book Reviews, Convoy Operations, Iran, Iraq, Maritime Strategy, Naval History

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 14 January 2025

14 Jan 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the second volume in an eventual three-part series exploring the naval aspects of the Iran-Iraq War.

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19th Century, Admiralty, Afghanistan, Age of Sail, Amphibious Operations, Battle of the Atlantic, Black History, Iraq, Korean War, Memorialisation, Merchant Navy, Naval History, Second World War, Submarines, Uncategorized, Veterans, Women, Women's Royal Naval Service

8 minutes, 22 seconds

The National Memorial Arboretum: Thirty Years On

By David Childs,

11 Nov 24

Ed. Remembrance is not something we should consign to one day a year. The initiative to have a National focus for year round remembrance outside of London is now a living maturing reality. The author provides an update on how the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Merchant Navy memorials are progressing. A 10 minute read.

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Book Reviews, Geopolitics, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Naval History, Persian Gulf

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 2 January 2024

02 Jan 24

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short book from Helion exploring the opening phase of the Iran-Iraq War at sea. Given current events in the Middle East, this book may also be valuable background reading.

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