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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.
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July 23, 2020
The Burned Bonhomme Richard: Lasting Damage for the US Navy
By Robert Farley
The burning of Bonhomme Richard is a nightmare that will continue to torture the U.S. Navy for a good long while.
July 22, 2020
US Accuses Chinese Hackers of Stealing COVID Vaccine Research
By Robert Farley
The wisdom and morality of serious intellectual property enforcement during a pandemic are uncertain.
July 16, 2020
Where Does the US Debate on China Policy Stand in Mid-2020?
By Robert Farley
There are many strains of American thinking about China today.
July 13, 2020
Rethinking the Technological Story of the Pacific Theater of the Second World War
By Robert Farley
Just how central was the battleship to naval operations during the Second World War?
July 07, 2020
Robert Mo, Wen Ho Lee, and Non-Military Chinese Intellectual Property Theft
By Robert Farley
The range of technologies China is—and was—interested in varies considerably.
July 03, 2020
Do ‘Arsenal Planes’ Have a Future?
By Robert Farley
Is the arsenal plane a solution to several modern problems?
June 23, 2020
The Uneven Effects of US Restrictive Immigration Policy for Chinese Nationals
By Robert Farley
The Trump administration’s immigration will have negative -- but uneven -- effects on both the United States and China.
June 08, 2020
Can China Be Compelled Into Arms Control?
By Robert Farley
There is little reason to believe that Chinese leaders will see incentives to enter arms control arrangements anytime soon.
June 05, 2020
Will Trump’s Arms Control Dreams for China Come True? Absolutely Not
By Robert Farley
China has no interest in the kind of arms control being discussed by the Trump administration.
June 04, 2020
Can US-China-Russia Arms Control Really Work?
By Robert Farley
Trilateral arms control may be imaginable, but that doesn’t mean it’s likely.
May 13, 2020
Why China’s Technology Theft Poses a Bigger Challenge Than That of the Soviet Union
By Robert Farley
China can better incorporate what it takes to “catch up.”
May 12, 2020
Does a US Presidential Military Experience Gap Really Matter?
By Robert Farley
What are the strategic consequences of leadership that lacks direct military experience?