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Baltic, Campaigns, Communications, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Escalation, Europe, Geopolitics, Letters, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Readiness, Risk Management, Russia, Ukraine
2 minutes, 42 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Pathway to Peace

By Cdr Ott Laanemets, Estonian Navy,
17 Jun 25

Ed. Our correspondent provides a Baltic perspective on Cdre Jermy’s recent analysis of peace prospects in the Russo-Ukraine War.

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Air Power, Armed Forces, BRNC, Budgets and Finance, Civil-Military Relations, Communications, Defence Reviews, Education, Force Structure, Information Operations, Institutions, Language, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, People, Risk Management, Sea Power, Service Culture, Technology, United States Navy
4 minutes, 24 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Strategic Defence Review

By Dr James W E Smith,
10 Jun 25

Ed. Our correspondent reflects on the recent SDR, national priorities, and what they mean for the Naval Service.

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Age of Sail, Armed Forces, Civil-Military Relations, Diplomacy, Europe, Geopolitics, Institutions, Joint Forces, Language, Letters, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Naval Platforms, People, Service Culture, United States Navy
4 minutes, 13 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Warship names of the USN

By Lt Cdr Lester May (rtd),
10 Apr 25

Ed. Our correspondent reflects on the foreign and historical origins of certain USN warship names.

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Admiralty, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Historiography, Joint Operations, Leadership, Letters, Military History, Naval History, Operational Planning, Operational Research, Sea Power, Second World War, Tactics, The Naval Review
1 minute, 29 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Dieppe

By Jock Gardner,
27 Mar 25

Ed. Our correspondent replies to SLt James Shelley’s historical investigation of Mountbatten’s influence on perceptions of the Dieppe Raid [113/1, p. 126].

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Civil-Military Relations, Command & Control, Engineering, General, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Security, Naval Engineering, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Platforms, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, People, Risk Management, Russia, Service Culture, Submarines, Technology, United States Navy
4 minutes, 25 seconds

Letter to the Editor: My tiny part in the loss of the Yankee-class submarine K219

By John McGregor,
05 Mar 25

Ed. Our correspondent relates the fascinating story of his own involvement in the K219 saga.

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Civil-Military Relations, Climate Change, Communications, General, Industrial Revolution, Institutions, Letters, Naval News, Risk Management, The Naval Review, Uncategorized
1 minute, 9 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Endgame

By Guy Liardet,
25 Feb 25

Ed. Our correspondent clarifies a meteorological point in response to Geoffrey Till’s prescient article.

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Armed Forces, Arms Control, Budgets and Finance, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, France, General, Geopolitics, Joint Forces, Letters, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, National Security, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Submarines, Technology, The Naval Review, United States Navy
2 minutes, 52 seconds

Letter to the Editor: ‘Once in a generation moment’ to make big defence decisions

By Rob Forsyth,
20 Feb 25

Ed. Our correspondent proposes leaving European nuclear deterrence to France as a component of a radical reappraisal of the UK’s role with respect to continental defence.

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Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Budgets and Finance, Carrier Strike Group, Civil-Military Relations, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Letters, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Platforms, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Sea Power, Service Culture, Strategy, Submarines
2 minutes, 21 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Time to rethink the defence budget

By Rob Forsyth,
14 Jan 25

Ed. The author argues for clarity in Britain’s nuclear doctrine, positing that conventional forces should be prioritised for recapitalisation.

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19th Century, Armed Forces, Civil-Military Relations, Doctrine, Early Modern, Education, General, Geostrategy, Historiography, Industry, Institutions, Language, Letters, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, Naval History, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Strategy, The Art of Admirality, The Naval Review
5 minutes, 13 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Seablindness

By Dr James W E Smith,
22 Oct 24

Ed. Responding to Callum O’Connell’s article our correspondent argues that the concept of ‘ocean literacy’ represents another fundamental misunderstanding of Britain’s traditional maritime strategy.

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