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20th Century, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Artificial Intelligence, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Cold War, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Royal Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Soviet Union, Space, Submarines, Technology, United Kingdom, United States Navy, United States of America, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Latest Book Review, 11 September 2026

11 Sep 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the development of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, in particular with regard to the maritime domain and anti-submarine warfare, and the role of submarines in Soviet/Russian naval strategy and operations.

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20th Century, Addressing Current Reality, Baltic, Black Sea, Briefing Room, Cold War, Dockyards & Ports, Europe, Force Structure, General, Institutions, Know your Enemy, Logistics, National Defence, National Security, Naval Engineering, Naval Intelligence, Naval Platforms, Norway, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Operational Research, Procurement, Russia, Sea Power, Soviet Union, Strategy, Submarines, The Naval Review, Ukraine, Uncategorized

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Russian Navy Submarine Force in 2026

By Dr Achille Castrogiovanni,

12 Aug 26

Ed. The independent researcher provides a unique and comprehensive, based on open-source intelligence and source-audited, order of battle and assessment of deployability for the Russian Submarine Service. Now available in the NR‘s Briefing Room.

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19th Century, 20th Century, Admiralty, Age of Sail, Armed Forces, Book Reviews, Campaigns, China, Cold War, Deterrence, Doctrine, Escalation, First Anglo-Dutch War, First World War, Force Structure, France, Geopolitics, Germany, Global War On Terror, Indo-Pacific, Iran, Italy, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Napoleonic Wars, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Weapons, Royal Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Second World War, Shipbuilding, Soviet Union, Strategy, Tanker War, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States of America, World War Two

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Latest Book Review, 11 August 2026

11 Aug 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers an edited volume, featuring an eminent selection of contributors, examining the development of maritime strategy from the 17th century through to the present.

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20th Century, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Book Reviews, Deterrence, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Royal Navy, Seapower, Soviet Union, Submarines, United States Navy

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Latest Book Review, 31 July 2026

31 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the evolution of ASW through the Cold War.

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Air Defence, Anti-Ballistic Missiles, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Budgets and Finance, Chemical & Biological Weapons, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Escalation, Europe, From the Archive, General, Geostrategy, Globalisation, India, Institutions, Iran, Iraq, Joint Forces, Middle East, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Nuclear Deterrence, Political Theory, Russia, Soviet Union, Strategy, Technology, The Naval Review, Turkey, United Nations, United States of America

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The Right to Interfere

By Alun Chalfont,

23 Jul 26

Ed. Originally published in July 2000 [88/3, pg. 204], this far-sighted article took aim at the inherent risk of ‘peace dividend’ logic in the increasingly volatile post-Cold War world, in which missile defence and nuclear proliferation were certain to become strategic concerns. A 15 minute read.

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Book Reviews, China, France, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Germany, Maritime Strategy, Russia, Sea Power, Soviet Union, Strategy

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Latest Book Review, 19 May 2026

19 May 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining how and why land powers pursue naval development, with a particular focus on China’s shift from a Continental to Hybrid power.

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Baltic, Book Reviews, Finland, Geopolitics, Germany, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval History, Russia, Seapower, Soviet Union

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Latest Book Review, 27 January 2026

27 Jan 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. Professor Andrew Lambert considers the proceedings of a 2022 conference on the navies of the Baltic Sea region during the interwar period.

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Air Defence, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Artificial Intelligence, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Command & Control, Communications, Deterrence, Doctrine, Education, Engineering, Environment, Escalation, Ethics, Europe, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Leadership, Letters, Media, Military History, Mission Command, National Defence, NATO, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, People, Readiness, Risk Management, Rules of Engagement, Russia, Service Culture, Soviet Union, Strategic Bombing, Technology, The Naval Review

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Letter to the Editor: Stanislav Petrov and saving the world

By Bruce Pascoe,

17 Dec 25

Ed. With critical decision-making in mind, our correspondent notes an illustrative case from the late Cold War, having had the potential for nuclear escalation.

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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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