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Airsea Battle With Chinese Characteristics
Beijing’s approach to seapower is remarkably similar to the U.S. Navy in the age of Mahan and Roosevelt.
The U.S. Army’s Anti-Access Strategy
The Army does have a role in the pivot. Will bureaucratic inertia get in the way?
The Geopolitics of Hawaii
They aren’t just about sun, fun, and ukuleles. The islands also hold great strategic importance.
The Insurgent’s Playbook: Start Cumulative, Go Sequential
A weak combatant cuts a stronger adversary down in size, while amassing the wherewithal to prevail.
Welcome to the League of Mad Strategists
A meeting of the minds: Carl von Clausewitz, Edward Luttwak, and Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Top 3 Takeaways from the Pentagon's China Report
“One hopes the Defense Department will take a more textured view of China’s rise than is on display here.”
China's Great India Folly
By reopening its territorial quarrel with India, China risks having to redirect resources from sea power back to land defense.
In Praise of Pessimism
“Training is about preparing for intrinsically mercurial situations. It’s about preparing for the worst while hoping for the best.”
What Modern Militaries Can Learn From Battlestar Galactica
“Sometimes revolutionary innovation delivers; it often doesn’t.”
In the Shadow of China's Rise
Japan and India are strong naval powers. Both face China’s growing might from different perspectives.
Eeyore Meets American Declinism
America’s national-security establishment in particular is in a funk that makes even Eeyore look upbeat.
Strategies of Poverty
The Diplomat in partnership with Tufts University hosted a joint panel on U.S. Foreign Policy. Our Naval Diplomat speaks…