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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.
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July 08, 2014
America’s War on WMDs
By James R. Holmes
How to think about the fight to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
July 03, 2014
The Danger Zone in Naval Arms Races
By James R. Holmes
China’s naval advantages are wasting assets, giving Beijing ever more reason to seize the initiative.
June 28, 2014
The Closing of the Chinese Mind
By James R. Holmes
China’s new ideological control measures are a major strategic blunder.
June 24, 2014
In Iraq, ISIS Channels Mao
By James R. Holmes
Unlike al-Qaeda, ISIS seems to understand Mao Zedong's classic Phase III battlefield struggle.
June 21, 2014
The Nine-Dashed Line Isn’t China’s Monroe Doctrine
By James R. Holmes
Don’t drink the kool-aid Beijing is peddling. The nine-dashed line is nothing like the Monroe Doctrine.
June 19, 2014
Deterring China = Capability x Resolve x Belief
By James R. Holmes
The U.S. shouldn't unnecessarily antagonize China but it must underscore its capability and resolve to Beijing.
June 14, 2014
Strategy 101: Know Thy Enemy, Know Thy Self
By James R. Holmes
Isoroku Yamamoto and Admiral Chester Nimitz's strategies were reciprocals of each other.
June 13, 2014
Taking the Fight to Enemy Submarines
By James R. Holmes
By using geography to their advantage, ASW forces can seize the offensive—for a change.
June 07, 2014
Full-Spectrum Anti-Submarine Warfare
By James R. Holmes
By shifting its outlook on undersea combat, the U.S. Navy can restore that competitive dimension of war at sea.
June 02, 2014
5 Ways Europe Can Help the US Pivot
By James R. Holmes
Crimea has woken Europe up to geopolitics. Here's how it can help the U.S. pivot to Asia.
May 28, 2014
Navies of the World: The Royal Navy in the Pacific
By James R. Holmes
The Naval Diplomat begins his series on middle power navies in the Indo-Pacific with the United Kingdom
May 27, 2014
The Valor of the ‘Everyman’
By James R. Holmes
How to honor the sacrifices ordinary people make in extraordinary situations.