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Rules of Engagement, Armed Forces, Civil-Military Relations, Crimean War, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Europe, Geopolitics, Hybrid Warfare, Know your Enemy, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Napoleonic Wars, NATO, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Operational Art, People, Readiness, Risk Management, Russia, Service Culture, The Naval Review, Ukraine
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Know Your Enemy: The Russian Navy

By Capt David Fields RN (rtd) and Mr Robert Avery,
07 Mar 25

Ed. The authors have just published a new book with Manchester University Press, comparing the history of the RN and Russian Navy. Here they provide an overview of the strategic factors shaping Russian decision-making. There is a very generous discount available for NR members. The best response to this article in the Naval Review Forum will win a prize copy of the book. A 10 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Baltic, Budgets and Finance, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Europe, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Joint Forces, Know your Enemy, Leadership, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Operational Planning, People, Procurement, Readiness, Russia, Strategy, Submarines, Ukraine
8 minutes, 53 seconds

Nuclear Deterrent or Nuclear Bluff?

By Lt Gen Robert Fry,
28 Jan 25

Ed. In the tradition of Herman Kahn, and with the Strategic Defence Review in mind, the author ‘thinks the unthinkable’ on the subject of Russian expansionism, US retrenchment, and the future of NATO. Originally published in The Article. A 10 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Air Defence, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Black Sea, Combined Arms, Conference Report, Equipment Capability, Hybrid Warfare, Know your Enemy, Maritime Strategy, Mine Countermeasures, NATO, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Research, Russia, Sea Power, Strategy, Tactics, Technology, Ukraine, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
8 minutes, 35 seconds

What lessons are there from naval operations in the Black Sea and/or Red Sea since February 2022 for the Royal Navy?

By Nicholas Fryer,
28 Aug 24

Ed. The author’s Gold Prize winning essay for the First Sea Lord’s 2024 essay competition imagines what lessons the Commander of the Black Sea Fleet might impart to a successor. A 10 minute read.

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Air Power, Budgets and Finance, Carrier Strike Group, China, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Conflict Resolution, Cyberwarfare, Defence Engagement, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Diversity & Inclusion, Dockyards & Ports, Engineering, Environment, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Joint Expeditionary Force, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Know your Enemy, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Reserves, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, National Security, Naval Staff, Professional Military Education, Shaping The Future, The Art of Admirality
6 minutes, 19 seconds

Another Integrated Review is on the Horizon! Have your say….

14 Jun 24

Ed. As another Integrated Review (IR) is highly likely to take place after the General Election and the timetable needs to be speedy – I am keen to enable members to have their say via the Forum now.  A suitably edited extract will be passed on to the Naval Staff.

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Addressing Current Reality, Afghanistan, Iraq, Know your Enemy, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Professional Military Education
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The Britannia Summer Lecture

24 Aug 23

By kind permission of Captain Sarah Oakley RN, Captain BRNC, and with special thanks to Commander Doctor Steve Tatham PhD […]

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