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Ed. Employing Ken Booth’s model of naval functions as a lens, and with the Russian Federation Navy in his sights, the author argues that modern navies offer policy-makers unique options and variable scaling when addressing regional challenges and crises. A 10 minute read.

Ed. The Arctic, containing vast mineral and energy resources and strategically located transoceanic sea routes, is situated to become a vital flank in renewed global great power competition. Is Britain’s strategy keeping up? A 10 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the concept of seapower from an International Relations theory perspective.

Ed. The first place Hooper Prize winning article makes a powerful case for the value of fleet mass. Although ad hoc coalitions may form, Britain’s global commitments necessitate the capacity to go it alone. A 10 minute read.

Ed. The author, BMT’s Global Head of Innovation and Research, argues that the robotics revolution has introduced new air defence and anti-submarine tactical options, with implications for platform survivability and systems economy – but only if naval planners act to fully integrate marine autonomy. A 5 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. Professor Andrew Lambert reviews a book exploring the development of the US as a global naval power from the mid-19th century to the end of the First World War.

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 Lieutenant Commander Hooper Prize is an annual essay competition in the memory of the late Lt Cdr Geoffrey William Winsmore Hooper OBE RN. It is open to all Junior Ratings across the Royal Navy and aims to broaden current affairs knowledge. The NR is pleased to present this year’s award winners: The author in this tying third place essay considers how fleet reductions since 1982 have impacted Britain’s ability to develop naval task forces outside the framework of NATO. A 10 minute read.

Ed. The author, a former Richmond Fellow with the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre, reflects on the evolution of nuclear deterrence as a component of sea power, wherein the development of technology underscores fundamental maritime strategic conceptualizations. A 10 minute read.