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Robert Farley

Robert Farley

Robert Farley is an assistant professor at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce.

Robert Farley is a senior lecturer at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce and a visiting professor at the U.S. Army War College.

His work includes military doctrine, national security, and maritime affairs.

He is author of The Battleship Book.

He blogs at Lawyers, Guns and Money and Information Dissemination, and can be found on Twitter at @drfarls.

Posts by Robert Farley
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March 12, 2016

Did Obama's 'Red Line' Fib Matter in the End?

By Robert Farley
The importance of credibility in international affairs is often overestimated.
March 08, 2016

Without Foreign Military Tech, Where Would China's Military Be?

By Robert Farley
The overwhelming majority of Chinese technology depends on systems acquired from foreign producers.

February 29, 2016

HMAS Canberra to the Rescue in Fiji

By Robert Farley
HMAS Canberra highlights Australia's ability to contribute to humanitarian assistance/disaster relief in the Pacific.

February 19, 2016

Did China’s Military Drone Technology Espionage Pay Off in the End?

By Robert Farley
Just how much information on U.S. military drones did China have to steal for its own designs?

February 15, 2016

It's Time for an American Film Depicting the Chinese Theater of World War II

By Robert Farley
Why has Hollywood shied away from films about Sino-U.S. cooperation during the Second World War?
February 06, 2016

Declassified: US Nuclear Weapons at Sea During the Cold War

By Robert Farley
Not long ago, the U.S. Navy remained on high-alert for a nuclear engagement at sea.

February 01, 2016

Can the PLA Navy Make the Indian Ocean Chinese?

By Robert Farley
Does China need to dominate the Indian Ocean in order to have a world-class navy?
January 22, 2016

Beijing 'Lost' the Sino-Soviet Split, But That Didn't Matter in the End

By Robert Farley
The ideological struggle driving the Sino-Soviet split stopped mattering in the end.

January 16, 2016

A Coming Shift in Vietnamese Military Aviation?

By Robert Farley
Vietnam's People’s Air Force (VPAF) could begin flying Western fighters. Here's why that matters.

January 05, 2016

What If the United States had Used the Bomb in Korea?

By Robert Farley
Cooler heads prevailed in the end, but nuclear use was a real possibility in the Korean War.

January 04, 2016

So You Think You Can Sell a Fourth Generation Carrier-Launched Fighter?

By Robert Farley
A big problem for selling carrier-based fighters is that there are simply too few carriers to go around.
December 28, 2015

Tolkachev, Cold War Spycraft, and Modern Risks for China

By Robert Farley
China should be wary of a Tolkachev-esque figure eroding its strategic position vis-a-vis the United States.

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