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Ed. As we research James Goldrick’s 40 plus years of contributions to the Naval Review, every statistic discovered reinforces the great debt of scholarship we owe him in the UK, Australia and the US. We are indebted to Peter Hore, a shorter version of this obituary appeared online in the Daily Telegraph on 21 March 2023.

Ed. The author reflects on the eternal question of the NR’s membership demographics, and its future as a platform for cultivating thought and discourse in the Royal Navy. Perhaps ironically, despite the immense technological transformations that have ensued, the fundamentals today seem to reflect the situation at the NR’s foundation, over a century ago. A 10 minute read.

As today is World Book day I have grabbed a few of my ‘go to’ favourites to celebrate the joy […]

Ed. Employing the DIME model of Diplomatic, Information, Military and Economic analysis, the author proposes that a clear-sighted view of Britain’s post-First World War priorities in the Baltic may help to chart the hazards today. 20 mins.

Looking east out to sea on a blissfully beautiful day a few weeks ago, a view tempered only by the […]

by Rear Admiral Bruce Williams CBE Click here to read on The Naval Review website

by Rear Admiral Bruce Williams CBE Click here to read on The Naval Review website