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19th Century, Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Power, American Revolution, Anti-Piracy, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Budgets and Finance, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Education, First World War, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Institutions, Joint Forces, Language, Leadership, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Organisational Theory, Professional Military Education, Red Sea, Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Marines, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Service Culture, Space, Technology, The Naval Review, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy
25 minutes, 29 seconds

Endgame for Seablindness: defence organisation and the future of the Royal Navy and the United States Navy

By Dr James W E Smith,
28 Oct 25

Ed. The author revisits the issue of seablindness [112/2, p. 264], comparing the history of defence unification in the UK and US and taking stock of the situation today. A 30 minute read.

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Admiralty, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, BRNC, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, Civil-Military Relations, Command & Control, Communications, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Education, Europe, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Joint Forces, Leadership, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Morale, National Security, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Organisational Theory, People, Political Theory, Procurement, Professional Military Education, Risk Management, Sea Power, Service Culture, Shaping The Future, Submarines, United States Air Force, United States Navy
11 minutes, 31 seconds

Advice from the Cold War

By Cdr Andrew Livsey RN,
21 Oct 25

Ed. Taking stock of current challenges, with an eye to the strategic decisions made during the Cold War, the author argues that future RN thought leaders must be cultivated today. A 10 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Age of Sail, Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Doctrine, Force Structure, General, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Institutions, Joint Forces, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, National Security, Naval History, Oceanography, Operational Art, Philosophy, Risk Management, Science Fiction, Sea Power, Seabed, Second World War, Service Culture, Space, Strategy, Surveillance, Technology, United States Air Force
13 minutes, 0 seconds

Navies are Our Guide for Space Strategy​

By Dr James W E Smith,
01 Aug 25

Ed. Writing against prevailing aerospace trends, the author makes the case for the space domain as a maritime strategic analogy. First published by the Center for Maritime Strategy. A 15 minute read.

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Armed Forces, Addressing Current Reality, Air Defence, Air Power, Autonomous Vehicles, Budgets and Finance, Carrier Strike Group, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Doctrine, Engineering, Equipment Capability, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, General, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Joint Forces, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Procurement, Readiness, Russia, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Tactics, Technology, Ukraine, United States Air Force, United States Navy, USNI
14 minutes, 30 seconds

Naval Strike Demands a Reinvigorated ‘Arsenal of Democracy’

By Lt Cdr Mark Jbeily USN,
22 Jul 25

Ed. The author examines the future of the USN’s naval strike, considering rapidly shifting technological and logistical realities. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, July edition. A 15 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Air Power, Budgets and Finance, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Command & Control, Deterrence, Dockyards & Ports, General, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Indo-Pacific, Joint Forces, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, National Security, People, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, United States Air Force, United States Navy
6 minutes, 57 seconds

Chagossians Betrayed: Who next?

By Tearless,
13 Jun 25

Ed. A retrospective of service life on Diego Garcia, raising the question of which overseas territory could next face sovereignty reconciliation. A 5 minute read.

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