Royal Navy

The value and challenges of AUKUS

Emma Salisbury identifies the centrality of AUKUS to British strategic interests and recommends how the UK can improve its chances of success

Sealift: Commercial shipping’s potential in military logistics

Charlotte Kleberg highlights the need for commercial shipping solutions in military logistics to ensure effective support for the Royal Navy

Britain’s centrality to the Euro-Atlantic

A map depicting the United Kingdom’s geographically advantageous location at the heart of the Euro-Atlantic

The Strategic Defence Review, Britain and sea power

Emma Salisbury and James Rogers argue that the new government should place sea power at the heart of its agenda

Empowering Britain’s warship production

Emma Salisbury examines how Britain’s naval shipbuilding production can be enhanced in a more competitive era

Navigating reactions to Britain’s Indo-Pacific engagement

Gwenna Herd analyses the factors influencing domestic and regional perceptions of Britain’s Indo-Pacific engagement

How should the Royal Navy look and operate in the 2040s?

The Council on Geostrategy asks 11 experts how the Royal Navy should look and operate in the 2040s

A more lethal Royal Navy: Sharpening Britain’s naval power

William Freer and Emma Salisbury investigate how Britain can sharpen its naval power for increased geopolitical competition

The United Kingdom: Sea control, and sea denial

A map depicting how the United Kingdom can enact sea control in the Euro-Atlantic and contribute to sea denial in the Indo-Pacific

No gift: Indo-Pacific access is worth its weight in gold

Jennifer Parker investigates what critical access to Australia grants the UK and US through AUKUS