1. The Interview: Congressman J. Randy Forbes

    The Diplomat’s Zachary Keck spoke with United States Congressman J. Randy Forbes R-VA, chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower [...]

  2. Could New SSBN Program “Sink” U.S. Navy?

    The immense cost of the Ohio-class replacement program to build the United States’ next generation ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) threatens [...]

  3. Friday Flashpoints – Our Weekend Reading List

    Every Friday, The Diplomat’s Harry Kazianis looks out across the net to find the best articles and analysis involving defense, [...]

  4. Star Trek Meets the U.S. Navy

    Our friends over at Real Clear Defense have discovered a very interesting video showing the U.S. Navy apparently using a [...]

  5. A U.S. Naval Blockade of China?

    Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was much debate about whether war between major powers in Asia [...]

  6. Blunt Words on China from U.S. Navy

    In the context of a recent article in The Australian that China was being invited to America's biggest annual Pacific naval [...]

  7. Missile Defense’s Real Enemy: Math

    Stretching back several decades, the concept of missile defense has been hotly debated. Some well reasoned scholars argue that the [...]

  8. Yes, America Can Rebalance to Asia With a Smaller Military

    One year ago, the White House and the Department of Defense announced a change in emphasis for U.S. national security [...]

  9. American Airpower = Soft Power?

    Last year on The Diplomat, Adam Lowther of the USAF’s Air University argued that the United States should focus on [...]

  10. America’s ‘Great Green Fleet’

    Dr. James Holmes on what the U.S. Navy's biofuels-propelled fleet reminds us about history.