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The Essential Guide to Writing a Best-Selling Strategy
By James R. Holmes
“Overlooking the interactive nature of strategic competition amounts to unilateral intellectual disarmament.”
China Can Be More Powerful Without Getting Rich
By Zachary Keck
History shows that wealth is a poor indicator of the distribution of power in the international system.
Strategy and the Tyranny of Maxims
By James R. Holmes
Military strategists need the intellectual toolkits to use bumper-sticker precepts knowledgeably and nimbly.
The Air-Sea Battle Debate Heats Up
By Zachary Keck
Plus, contemporary nuclear strategy and correcting misconceptions on Iran. Weekend links.
S. Korea Seeks Cyber Weapons to Target North Korea’s Nukes
By Zachary Keck
South Korea’s said it is developing offensive cyber tools to target Pyongyang’s atomic and missile facilities.
Obama Administration is Botching Iran Nuke Talks
By Zachary Keck
By raising the issue of ballistic missiles, the U.S. threatens to undermine the P5+1-Iran negotiations.
China’s “Nine-Dash Line” is Dangerous
By Zachary Keck
The principle behind China’s “nine-dash line” threatens the stability of far more than the South China Sea.
Why Every Sailor Should Read Richard McKenna
By James R. Holmes
McKenna’s books have been on the Chief of Naval Operations’ Professional Reading List for some time.
Five Ways to Make Maritime Strategists
By James R. Holmes
Strategy should be as fundamental to an officer's education as mathematics and the sciences.
Of Course China Wants to Replace the U.S.
By Zachary Keck
If China becomes the world's most powerful country, it won't be satisfied being America's number two.
How the Weak Win Wars: China Edition
By James R. Holmes
The U.S. should not take too much solace in the fact that China’s defense spending lags behind its own.
Don’t Be Fooled: North Korea Is Getting Ready to Provoke
By Zachary Keck
All signs suggest that North Korea is laying the groundwork to begin a new round of provocations.