News, Articles and Comment

Ed. Our correspondent continues his communications from Operation HIGHMAST, detailing events of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployment transiting the Mediterranean. A 5 minute read.

Ed. Given recent White House statements regarding US control of the Panama Canal, the author provides an update on the broader security implications for nations around the globe, including the UK. A 10 minute read.

Ed. Holding reservations about the unknowns of the Type 83, the author considers the future of joint surface combatant procurement in the United Kingdom and Australia. A 15 minute read.

Ed. It would be more than fair to say that my editorials over the last two years have been rather gloomy. People often ask for an injection of humour into the Naval Review which is one I fully support so please help me in restoring the wonderful more amusing side of naval life into these hallowed pages. That said, despite my best efforts, I am struggling to spot what we currently have to shout about beyond the awesome exploits of Mr Joesph Root this Summer and Autumn!

Ed. The author, a visiting fellow of the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre (RNSSC) and Director of the Centre for Underwater Acoustic Analysis (CUAA), proposes that any future UK grand strategy must be founded on economic intelligence and the knowledge that Britain’s financial and economic power is fundamentally maritime. A 10 minute read.

Ed. In this second place Hooper Prize article, the author argues that information warfare versus conventional forces represents a false dichotomy, as both bring associated risks and rewards for long term deterrence. A 10 minute read.

Ed. In this Hooper Prize third place tying article, the author argues that contextual factors will determine Britain’s response to a possible crisis in the Global South, with socioeconomic and media narratives both in evidence historically and of crucial strategic importance for the future. A 10 minute read.

Ed. The author considers the re-balancing likely to emerge from SDR24, with the imperative to focus hard power in Europe and the Atlantic, while simultaneously maintaining global soft power commitments. A 15 minute read.

Ed. Bold decisions will be necessary to match budgets to ambitions while addressing real security and defence concerns as the Strategic Defence Review progresses. In a ‘One Defence’ environment, what will be the RN’s role? A 20 minute read.