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Anti Access
The Real Anti-Access Story
Given the advancing capabilities of China’s anti-access forces, questions of diffusion and proliferation bear consideration.
Move, Countermove in the Anti-Access Game
New technologies like unmanned surface ships could put a dent in some nation’s anti-access plans.
Vietnam’s Undersea Anti-Access Fleet
The logic of access denial could work for Hanoi—and against stability in Southeast Asia.
Anti-Access on the Korean Peninsula
North Korea confronts probably the hardest anti-access challenge of any coastal defender.
The Real Iran Threat
While Iran might not be able to defeat America, it might be able exact a heavy toll. Would an American President pause?
Flashy Name, Old Idea: Anti-Access Strategy
While made popular by recent analysis of China’s military, anti-access has deep routes in history.
The Nightmare Scenario: A U.S.-China War: Part IV
China’s Rope-a-Dope Strategy: Don’t expect the PLA to pit strength against strength until it has to.
The Nightmare Scenario: A U.S.-China War: Part III
U.S. commanders should be narrow-minded when plotting a Pacific offensive (in geospatial terms, anyway).
Why Aircraft Carriers Sail On
Despite impressive anti-access weaponry, modern aircraft carriers are still a prized possession. Why?
The Home Team Anti-Access Advantage
Why A2/AD is a Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome version of the NCAA or NFL.
Anti-Access and the 'Fortress-Fleet'
Why regional powers need not run a naval arms race with the United States.
Boyd and the U.S. Navy’s Return to History
Adapting to A2/AD challenges from the likes of China and Iran means rediscovering old skills and habits.