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20th Century, Civil Society, Communications, Diplomacy, Diversity & Inclusion, Europe, General, Geopolitics, Institutions, Language, Letters, Media, People, Political Science, Political Theory, Russia, Seapower
7 minutes, 46 seconds
Letters to the Editor: We are not in a ‘1937 moment’ & The Folly of Self Deception – A Musing
By Lt James Shelley RN; Jeremy Blackham,
27 Aug 26
Ed. Two calls for recognition of realism against hyperbole in the public geopolitical discourse.
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Armed Forces, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Dockyards & Ports, Engineering, Equipment Capability, General, Letters, Ministry of Defence, Naval Engineering, Naval Platforms, Nuclear Power, Political Theory, Project Management, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Navy, Service Culture, Submarines, Technology, United States Navy
3 minutes, 36 seconds
Letter to the Editor: The Impact of Draconian Nuclear Regulations
By Dan Conley,
20 Aug 26
Ed. Our correspondent points to excessive regulation of the nuclear submarine force as a contributor to operational limitations.
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Armed Forces, Budgets and Finance, CASD, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Letters, Maritime Security, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval Platforms, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Royal Navy, Sea Power, Submarines
1 minute, 6 seconds
Letter to the Editor: Time for a Strategic Choice
By Rob Forsyth,
28 Jul 26
Ed. Our correspondent questions the Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD) from a perspective of cost and strategic choice for the future of the Submarine Service.
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Admiralty, 20th Century, Armed Forces, Baltic, Black Sea, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Crimean War, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Education, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Navy, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Morale, National Defence, NATO, Naval Platforms, Operational Planning, Organisational Theory, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Swedish Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Technology, The Art of Admirality, The Naval Review
10 minutes, 30 seconds
Letters to the Editor: The Future of His Majesty’s Navy and British Seapower & Beyond the Baltic
By Dr James W E Smith; Mike Ellis,
08 Jul 26
Ed. Two letters reflecting on cultural and doctrinal transformation in the NATO naval realm.
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Armed Forces, Budgets and Finance, Communications, Defence Reviews, Diversity & Inclusion, Doctrine, Economics, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Fleet Air Arm, General, Hybrid Navy, Institutions, Joint Forces, Leadership, Letters, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval Warfare, People, Readiness, Seapower, Service Culture, Strategy, Submarines, The Naval Review, Ukraine, Veterans
3 minutes, 28 seconds
Letter to the Editor: Hybrid Navy
By Jack the Lad,
23 Jun 26
Ed. A letter reflecting on the profound transformation taking place in terms of Defence, and the RN’s role therein.
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Artificial Intelligence, Admiralty, BRNC, Cadets, Civil-Military Relations, Communications, General, Leadership, Letters, People, Psychology, Service Culture, The Naval Review, Training, Veterans
1 minute, 12 seconds
Letter to the Editor: The AIB
By Jock Gardner,
02 Jun 26
Ed. Our correspondent suggests a radical modification concerning the future of the Admiralty Interview Board.
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Admiralty, Armed Forces, Budgets and Finance, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Dockyards & Ports, Fleet Reviews, General, Institutions, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Morale, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Organisational Theory, People, Political Science, Readiness, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Training
6 minutes, 54 seconds
Letters to the Editor: Attention to Port, The Power Station; Defence Select Committee
By Tearless; Ric Cheadle,
13 May 26
Ed. Two letters highlighting institutional learning, whether for better in the service of ceremonial fleet reviews or for worse in terms of political-bureaucratic stagnation.
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Admiralty, Armed Forces, Civil-Military Relations, Command & Control, Communications, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Education, Escalation, Europe, General, Geostrategy, Institutions, Iran, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Morale, National Defence, People, Professional Military Education, Readiness, Royal Air Force, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Service Culture, The Naval Review, Training, United States of America, Veterans
5 minutes, 58 seconds
Letters to the Editor: State of the RN; The AIB
By Dr James W E Smith; Lt Cdr David Collins RN,
24 Mar 26
Ed. Two letters responding to recent RN developments and advocating for reform.
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Communications, Dockyards & Ports, Engineering, Equipment Capability, General, Letters, Naval Platforms, Navigation, People, Readiness, Seapower, Service Culture, Tactics, The Naval Review
2 minutes, 31 seconds
Letter to the Editor: Yantar Banter
By David Frost,
18 Mar 26
Ed. Our correspondent comments on the question of Pompey Revs.
