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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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April 03, 2015

The Rising US-China Cyber Stakes

By Robert Farley
Why is the Obama White House willing to risk Chinese retaliation over new cyber-espionage allegations?
March 30, 2015

After the Izumo, What's Next for Japan's Navy?

By Robert Farley
Japan has its largest post-war helicopter carrier -- how will it use it?

March 19, 2015

Why the US Should Worry About Russia, Not China

By Robert Farley
How you solve a problem like China is different than how you solve a problem like Russia.

March 13, 2015

The Looming Intellectual Property Storm in US-China Relations

By Robert Farley
Can China have its intellectual property cake and eat it too? Probably not.

March 06, 2015

Imperial Japan's Musashi: The Greatest Battleship Ever Built?

By Robert Farley
The HIJMS Musashi has an important lesson to teach us on military obsolescence.
February 27, 2015

Where Is India's Carrier Fleet Going?

By Robert Farley
India should think long and hard about the logistics necessary to operate a nuclear propulsion carrier.

February 20, 2015

The Real Lesson of the Vietnam War

By Robert Farley
Vietnam didn't reinforce perceptions of U.S. toughness to allies. In fact, it may have done the opposite.
February 13, 2015

What the Vietnam War Hawks Got Wrong

By Robert Farley
James Burnham, and other Vietnam hawks, hardly deserve contemporary rehabilitation.

February 07, 2015

Could East Asia's Weak Institutions Be a Blessing in Disguise?

By Robert Farley
East Asia's multilateral institutions -- from ASEAN to APEC -- are generally weak. This might be a good thing.

January 31, 2015

US-India Cooperation on Naval Aviation: Game Changer?

By Robert Farley
India and the United States will cooperate on naval aviation following U.S. President Barack Obama's recent visit to New Delhi.

January 27, 2015

Chinese Defense Innovation

By Robert Farley
Industrial espionage may help China’s military-industrial complex, but it will still need to harness its private sector.
January 23, 2015

What if China Never Acquired the Varyag?

By Robert Farley
China’s acquisition of the Varyag was contingent on a series of improbable events.

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