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Air Power, Book Reviews, Carrier Strike Group, China, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Sea Power, Taiwan
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Latest Book Review, 9 December 2025

09 Dec 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a new e-book examining the on-going evolution of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s Naval Aviation branch as it continues its transition to a carrier-centric force.

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Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), 19th Century, Admiralty, AI, Air Power, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Command & Control, Defence Industry, Doctrine, Education, Engineering, Equipment Capability, First World War, Force Structure, General, Industrial Revolution, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Leadership, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval Aviation, Naval Engineering, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Power, Organisational Theory, People, Procurement, Professional Military Education, Risk Management, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Strategy, Submarines, Technology, United States Navy, USNI
15 minutes, 31 seconds

Commanding Minds: Naval Leadership in the Age of AI

By Capt Mark Hagerott USN (rtd),
09 Dec 25

Ed. The author considers the past century of technological innovation in the USN, its impact on the Service’s officer corps and naval leadership, and proposes several possible outcomes with regard to AI integration. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, December edition. A 15 minute read.

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19th Century, Admiralty, AI, Air Power, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, Black Sea, Budgets and Finance, China, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, France, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Institutions, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Military History, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Piracy, Procurement, Red Sea, Risk Management, Russo-Japanese War, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Submarines, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
6 minutes, 57 seconds

What does the French ‘Jeune Ecole’ theory teach us to help set up a winning Hybrid Navy?

By Cdr Thibault Vallery-Radot MN,
03 Dec 25

Ed. The author considers the lessons of the late-19th century Jeune École, a historical cautionary tale reflective of the introduction of naval drone warfare. A 10 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Carrier Strike Group, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Equipment Capability, Europe, General, Indo-Pacific, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Media, Middle East, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, People, Piracy, Readiness, Red Sea, Risk Management, Royal Air Force, Sea Power, The Naval Review, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Training, United States Navy
5 minutes, 2 seconds

Dispatches from Operation HIGHMAST No. 6 – The Red Sea

By Lt Cdr Andrew Ward RN,
02 Dec 25

Ed. Our correspondent continues his narrative of Operation HIGHMAST during the recent transit of the Red Sea, reflecting on developments in those tense waters. A 5 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Africa, Air Defence, Anti-Piracy, Armed Forces, Arms Control, AUKUS, Carrier Strike Group, China, Communications, Convoy Operations, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Economics, Energy, Escalation, Europe, France, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, India, Indo-Pacific, Iran, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, Modernisation, National Security, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Operational Planning, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Political Theory, Red Sea, Risk Management, RNSSC, Russia, Sea Power, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Submarines, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Turkey, United States Navy
35 minutes, 12 seconds

The Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean: Maritime Security in a Multiplex World

By Toby Powlson,
25 Nov 25

Ed. The RNSSC author provides an appreciation of the strategic situation in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), and endorses an organic ‘multiplex’ as against a hegemonic ‘multipolar’ order for the region. A 35 minute read.

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Air Power, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Convoy Operations, Fleet Air Arm, France, Germany, Italy, Joint Operations, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Seapower, Second World War, Submarines, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 25 November 2025

25 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a forthcoming book examining the roles and contribution of Force H in the Second World War.

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Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Convoy Operations, Fleet Air Arm, Germany, Maritime Strategy, Merchant Navy, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Norway, Sea Power, Second World War, Soviet Union, Submarines, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 21 November 2025

21 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It consider Hugh Sebag-Montefiore’s new study of the Arctic campaign in the Second World War.

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Artificial Intelligence, Australia, Budgets and Finance, Canada, China, Civil Society, Defence Industry, Dockyards & Ports, Economics, Engineering, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, Industry, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval Platforms, Norway, Procurement, Risk Management, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea Power, Shaping The Future, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Technology
22 minutes, 59 seconds

Naval Shipbuilding – a strategic assessment

By Patrick Carnie,
20 Nov 25

Ed. The expert author, at the invitation of the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre (RNSSC), provides a sweeping overview of the condition of British shipbuilding and makes direct recommendations for improvement. A 25 minute read.

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Admiralty, Age of Sail, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Battle of Britain, Battle of the Atlantic, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Deterrence, Doctrine, Environment, Falklands War, General, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Institutions, Joint Forces, Leadership, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Media, Merchant Marine, Military History, Mission Command, Morale, National Security, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, People, Risk Management, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Service Culture, Shaping The Future, The Art of Admirality
29 minutes, 31 seconds

Maritime Britain – a precious stone set in the silver sea

By Lt Cdr Jonathan Wheale RN,
19 Nov 25

Ed. The author, an RNSSC 1SL Fellow, continues his ‘liminal advantage’ series [111/4, p. 40], with due regard to the imaginative demands of leadership in the maritime domain. A 30 minute read.

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