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Alfred Thayer Mahan
The South China Sea: "Lake Beijing"
Shinzo Abe’s recent comments on the South China Sea sound ominous. The concept of a “lake” has been used before though.
History's Lens: How to Look at China
What is the better optic for looking at today’s China: Bismarckian/Wilhelmine Germany, or post-Meiji Japan?
Flashy Name, Old Idea: Anti-Access Strategy
While made popular by recent analysis of China’s military, anti-access has deep routes in history.
History Not Worth Emulating
“Americans and their leaders made the conscious political choice not to field a great navy—and paid a heavy price for that decision.”
The Nightmare Scenario: A U.S.-China War: Part II
“PLA anti-access defenses cannot hoist an impenetrable shield over the Western Pacific…”
Introducing John Boyd
Why an airman can help the U.S. Navy regain its nautical mastery.
South China Sea: The "Heartsea"?
Is the South China Sea really a “watery Heartland” from which a dominant power can rule the Pacific and Indian oceans?
The Land, The Sea, and History
What does history tell us about who becomes a land-based power or commands the high seas?
What Makes China "Mahanian"?
The work of Alfred Thayer Mahan offers some useful insights into China. But the PLA will still go its own way.
Liu Huaqing, RIP
Adm. Liu Huaqing was a towering figure in China’s naval progress. But which school of thought will claim his ideas?