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Steven Stashwick
Steven Stashwick is an independent writer and researcher based in New York City focused on East Asian security and maritime issues.
He spent ten years on active duty as a Naval Officer with tours in the Pentagon and at-sea based in Japan elsewhere the Pacific. He completed graduate study in International Relations at the University of Chicago, where he focused on the impact of international rules and naval diplomacy on security and conflict escalation. Still serving in the U.S. Navy Reserve, he writes in his private capacity and does not represent official positions of the U.S. government.
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July 26, 2018
'Multi-Domain' Demonstration at RIMPAC: Target Ship Struck from Sea, Air, and Land
By Steven Stashwick
The United States and Japan launch land-based missiles and rockets in Sinking Exercise.
July 05, 2018
China Launches Two Next-Generation Destroyers
By Steven Stashwick
Type 055 destroyers are bigger than US cruisers but carry fewer missiles.
June 14, 2018
China’s New Missiles in the Spratlys May be a Turning Point
By Steven Stashwick
There is no longer any reason for China to acknowledge the diplomatic fig leaf of Xi Jinping’s “militarization” assurance.
June 14, 2018
Contract Awarded for US Submarines’ Expanded Launch Capacity
By Steven Stashwick
New Virginia-class module triples cruise missile payload and enables future weapons.
May 30, 2018
Former Head of US Surface Fleet May Lose Star
By Steven Stashwick
Officers still face punishment in aftermath of last year’s deadly U.S. Navy collisions.
May 11, 2018
China’s Security Gambit in the Indian Ocean
By Steven Stashwick
Should China’s expanding naval footprint in the Indian Ocean be a cause for concern?
May 10, 2018
USS Fitzgerald Officer Pleads Guilty in Collision Role
By Steven Stashwick
Junior officer admits dereliction of duty in court martial plea deal.
May 05, 2018
China Deploys Long-Range Anti-Ship and Anti-Air Missiles to Spratly Islands For First Time
By Steven Stashwick
Missiles are unambiguous 'militarization' of disputed islands.
April 18, 2018
Chinese Navy to Hold Live-Fire Exercise in Taiwan Strait
By Steven Stashwick
Limited drills seem intended to garner headlines more than provoke Taiwan.
April 17, 2018
Is the Western Pacific Heading Towards an Amphibious Arms Race?
By Steven Stashwick
China and the U.S. have steadily been expanding their marine forces and the amphibious capabilities that accompany them in the Western Pacific.
April 12, 2018
US Navy Deploying Advanced Surveillance UAVs to Guam
By Steven Stashwick
Two MQ-4C Tritons to arrive before end of the year.
April 05, 2018
US Pacific Fleet Reveals New High-End Strike Group Training
By Steven Stashwick
“Fleet Problems” recall U.S. Navy’s realistic interwar exercises.