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178

19th Century, Age of Sail, Amphibious Operations, Campaigns, Chile, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Doctrine, Historiography, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Military History, Mission Command, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Professional Military Education, Royal Marines, Service Culture, South America, Spain, Tactics, Veterans

15 minutes, 41 seconds

Valdivia and Agüi: Lord Cochrane and the Judgement of Command

By Alejandro Rivas Garay,

03 Sep 26

Ed. It will come as no surprise to the NR’s readership that Lord Cochrane, when he was faced with an amphibious problem, intended to attack with dogged determination. The author, Master in International Studies at the University of Santiago, Chile, examines two of Cochrane’s amphibious operations during the Chilean campaign of 1820, revealing the diametric results of Cochrane’s method. A 15 minute read.

294

Armed Forces, Campaigns, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Education, Force Structure, General, Hybrid Navy, Institutions, Leadership, Maritime Strategy, Mobilisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Planning, Organisational Theory, People, Professional Military Education, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Navy, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Shaping The Future, Strategy, Training, Ukraine, Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Veterans

25 minutes, 13 seconds

Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum: Training and Expansion in a Wartime RN

By CPO Thomas Cope,

25 Aug 26

Ed. This article aims to identify the issues the Royal Navy will need to anticipate if it is required to rapidly generate thousands of additional trained personnel during a major crisis. The author argues that planning, skills-based recruitment, modular training and scalable infrastructure must be established before conflict begins. A 25 minute read.

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Armed Forces, BRNC, Cadets, Coastal Forces, Communications, Education, General, Institutions, Leadership, Maritime Strategy, Mission Command, Modernisation, Organisational Theory, People, Professional Military Education, Readiness, Sea Power, Service Culture, Training

13 minutes, 4 seconds

Haul Down

By Capt Andy Bray RN,

07 Jul 26

Ed. The outgoing Captain BRNC reflects on the foundational reforms taken to modernise RN Officer Cadet training and education. A 15 minute read.

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19th Century, 20th Century, Armed Forces, Australia, Biography, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Communications, Doctrine, Education, Equipment Capability, First World War, General, Geostrategy, Historiography, Leadership, Maritime Strategy, Memorialisation, Mission Command, Naval History, Naval News, Naval Staff, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Research, People, Political Science, Professional Military Education, Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power, Service Culture, Strategy, Tactics, Technology, The Naval Review, Uncategorized, Veterans

3 minutes, 11 seconds

Call for Papers: Essays in Honour of Rear Admiral James Goldrick

By Dr Sean Andrews,

12 Jun 26

Ed. Rear Admiral James Goldrick AO CSC RAN (Retired) (1958–2023) was a towering figure in Australian and international naval thought – a commander at sea and ashore, a scholar of maritime history, and a teacher whose influence reshaped generations of naval professionals. His life’s work bridged the helm and the classroom, the bridge and the seminar room, the Royal Australian Navy, and its partners around the world. Given the breadth of his influence across command, education, and maritime thought, this volume seeks to consolidate and extend that legacy through critical reflection.

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Admiralty, Armed Forces, Civil-Military Relations, Communications, Education, General, Institutions, Law, Leadership, Morale, National Security, Naval Staff, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Research, Organisational Theory, People, Philosophy, Professional Military Education, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, United States Navy, USNI

12 minutes, 5 seconds

Academic Freedom Is a National Security Imperative

By Capt Roger Herbert USN (rtd),

09 Jun 26

Ed. The expert author tackles the thorny question of academic freedom in the US Professional Military Education field. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, June 2026. A 10 minute read.

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Campaigns, Command & Control, Diplomacy, Education, Europe, General, Geostrategy, Historiography, Institutions, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Philosophy, Political Theory, Professional Military Education, Sea Power, Strategy

15 minutes, 11 seconds

Reflections on History – The Peloponnesian War and Strategy

By Jeremy Blackham,

07 May 26

Ed. The author contemplates historical epistemology, with due regard to the Great Peloponnesian War and the nature of strategy. A 15 minute read.

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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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Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Baltic, Coast Guard, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Education, Environment, Equipment Capability, Europe, Finland, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Institutions, Joint Expeditionary Force, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Procurement, Professional Military Education, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Swedish Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Shaping The Future, Sweden, Tactics, Technology, Training

26 minutes, 57 seconds

Beyond the Baltic: Sweden’s emerging naval role in the North Atlantic

By Lt Marianne Hamilton Ekholm RSwN,

26 Feb 26

Ed. With insights from Royal Navy training, the author explores how Sweden’s naval role is evolving as it prepares to operate alongside Allied forces and beyond the Baltic Sea. A 25 minute read.

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Armed Forces, Civil Society, Climate Change, Cold War, Defence Industry, Economics, Energy, Environment, Europe, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Industrial Revolution, Industry, Learning From The Past, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Modernisation, National Security, NATO, Nuclear Power, Oil & Gas, Persian Gulf, Professional Military Education, Risk Management, Seapower, Strategy, Technology, United States of America, Virtual Reality

27 minutes, 52 seconds