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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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August 29, 2019

The United States Tests a New GLCM: What Next?

By Robert Farley
The test of a hobbled-together ground-launched cruise missile marks a new era.
August 23, 2019

The South Korean Navy Has Big Plans Ahead

By Robert Farley
Why is the South Korean government looking at scaling up its naval capabilities?

August 16, 2019

Understanding Civil-Military Relations and Anti-Submarine Warfare

By Robert Farley
Civil-military relations may explain the Chinese navy’s approach to anti-submarine warfare.

August 14, 2019

Did a Failure to Plan for Anti-Submarine Warfare Doom the Imperial Japanese Navy?

By Robert Farley
Anti-submarine warfare was a blind spot for Imperial Japan, with deadly results.

July 26, 2019

South Korea Moves Toward Medium-Sized Aircraft Carriers: Why?

By Robert Farley
What’s driving Seoul to include carriers in its naval expansion plans?
July 17, 2019

How Serious Is China’s Threat to Sanction US Companies Over Taiwan Arms Sales?

By Robert Farley
Will Chinese retaliation have spillover effects?

July 11, 2019

What Lies Ahead for South Korea’s Strategic Diversification Efforts?

By Robert Farley
South Korean divestment from China is precisely what the Trump administration would like to see.
July 09, 2019

Is China Pulling Off Its Own ’Offset’ Strategy?

By Robert Farley
If China has an offset strategy of its own, what’s it about?

July 04, 2019

Imagining a Nuclear War With North Korea: The 2020 Commission, Misperception, and Trump

By Robert Farley
Jeffrey Lewis' 2020 Commission holds important lessons for how Trump's diplomacy with North Korea could go south.

July 02, 2019

Japanese Tech Export Controls on South Korea?

By Robert Farley
Japan seems to be taking a cue from the Trump administration.

June 29, 2019

Getting the World to Comply With the US Huawei Ban Won’t Be Easy

By Robert Farley
The question of enforcement is critical.
June 25, 2019

When a China Propaganda Campaign Infiltrated the United States

By Robert Farley
The case of a pro-Nationalist propaganda network in the United States in the 1930s reinforces the fact that foreign interference in U.S. politics is far from new.

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