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Editorial: Naval Review 114/3

By Mike Beardall,
30 Jul 26

Ed. The vast population of this ‘sceptred isle’ is ‘sea blind’ or, if you prefer, ‘maritime illiterate’. We should acknowledge this as the steady state and the only thing that could change one’s appreciation would be total war.

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The Tanker War

By 2Lt Quentin Zimmer USMC,
01 Apr 26

Ed. When the 1980s Iran-Iraq War bled into the maritime sphere, the US Navy raced to halt depredations to oil shipments; the mine-warfare factor weighed heavily in the operation and offers lessons for today. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, June 2025. A 15 minute read.

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22 minutes, 52 seconds

A Middle East Close to Chaos: Syria; Iran; Israel, the US and the West

By Richard Little,
25 Mar 26

Ed. Originally published in November 2012 [100/4, p. 363], members may find this article from the NR’s archive instructive as to how geostrategic developments in the Persian Gulf have changed (or not) over the past decade and a half. A 25 minute read.

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