The Strategic Utility of Raiding
What role does amphibious raiding play in British defence strategy? What historical precedents can we draw upon for today’s Commando forces? The strategic utility of...
Tag : Royal Navy
“TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD…” Scale, Reach or Capability.
At the start of 2018, I wrote an editorial for my newsletter, Defence Analysis. Being one’s own boss is good, as you can indulge yourself...
Falklands 40: A Corbettian re-assessment
It is forty years since British forces liberated the Falkland Islands and their dependencies from Argentine occupation. What is difficult to comprehend is that today...
Changing Course? Reconsidering the Education for Seapower Strategy
A New Beginning for PME? Just six months after the release of the heralded Education for Seapower Strategy, the United States Navy (USN) was labelled...
From Trafalgar to Jutland: The Atrophy of a Great Naval Power
The embarrassing failure of the Royal Navy to destroy the smaller and less-experienced Imperial German Navy at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 was caused...
International Women’s Day 2021 – Wavell Room #choosetochallenge
International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 seeks to inculcate a global challenge culture and raise awareness of the problems that still exist for women. In Defence,...
Russian Navy Activity in the North Sea
This article argues that the Royal Navy and NATO navies should adopt a counter information campaign that makes the full vulnerability of Russia’s deployments public....
Podcast Series with First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC – Part 3 of 3, Your Twitter questions answered.
Find out how Admiral Radakin answers your Twitter questions on subjects like Naval platforms through to people issues and lots more....
Podcast Series with First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC – Part 2 of 3, Naval Transformation.
On 9 March 2020, we interviewed Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC, First Sea Lord, Chief of the Naval Staff and the professional head of the...
Podcast Series with First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC – Part 1 of 3, Leadership.
On 9 March 2020, we interviewed Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC, First Sea Lord, Chief of the Naval Staff and the professional head of the...