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James R. Holmes
James R. Holmes is a defense analyst for The Diplomat and a professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College where he specializes in U.S., Chinese and Indian maritime strategy and U.S. diplomatic and military history.
He is co-author of Red Star over the Pacific, an Atlantic Monthly Best Foreign Affairs Book for 2010 and a former US Navy surface warfare officer.
The views voiced here are his alone.
April 19, 2013
India Has A Strategic Culture
Our Naval Diplomat notes that learning from others can advance its cause of self-discovery.
April 15, 2013
3 Reasons to Applaud Taiwan-Japan Fishing Accord
Here are three intertwined reasons why Taipei and Tokyo’s deal matters in the long run.
April 12, 2013
An Ominous Centennial: The First World War
“Buffeted by passions and bereft of strong leadership, Europe stepped through the looking glass.”
April 11, 2013
Economic Interdependence = Less Conflict?
Could economic logic come to govern international politics, driving out competitive impulses?
April 08, 2013
Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson: The Warrior and the Priest
The chief difference between them: Wilson got the chance to accomplish big goals through direct means.
April 05, 2013
The State of U.S.-China Competition
“The mainland can concentrate all of its military might against a fraction of U.S. strength…in its own geographic environs”
April 02, 2013
Pestilence, Natural Disasters and Death
Our Naval Diplomat notes that the nondiscriminatory character of natural disasters is worth remembering.
April 01, 2013
Five Obstacles to U.S. Arctic Strategy
“Orienting ourselves toward this new strategic problem is a worthy first step.”
March 28, 2013
U.S. Coast Guard Meets Corbett
Why not let USCG spearhead maritime strategy in offshore waters where it will already be performing police and disaster-response duty?
March 25, 2013
An Age of Land-Based Sea Power?
“if indeed technology keeps extending the reach of UCAVs and other forms of long-range fire support.”
March 23, 2013
America's AirSea Battle, Arctic Style
James Holmes on why the Coast Guard and Air Force might become the military’s “odd couple” in defending America’s Arctic front.
March 21, 2013
Littoral Combat Ship and Fleet Experimentation
Recent reports concerning the Littoral Combat Ship program grab the attention of our Naval Diplomat.