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Julian Corbett
![Mahan, Corbett, and China’s Maritime Grand Strategy Mahan, Corbett, and China’s Maritime Grand Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-24-1.jpg)
Mahan, Corbett, and China’s Maritime Grand Strategy
By Andrew Latham
![Does America Have Any Naval Strategists Anymore? Does America Have Any Naval Strategists Anymore?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-26_08-28-53.jpg)
Does America Have Any Naval Strategists Anymore?
By James R. Holmes
![Who is Air Power’s Alfred Thayer Mahan? Who is Air Power’s Alfred Thayer Mahan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sizes/thumbnail/3604_52439234c319c.jpg)
Who is Air Power’s Alfred Thayer Mahan?
By James R. Holmes
![How to Measure an Aircraft Carrier’s Worth How to Measure an Aircraft Carrier’s Worth](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sizes/thumbnail/18684_52809b4e1f7b5.jpg)
How to Measure an Aircraft Carrier’s Worth
By James R. Holmes
![5 Warfare Concepts That Explain Rugby 5 Warfare Concepts That Explain Rugby](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/18911_52809dd3084f2.jpg)
5 Warfare Concepts That Explain Rugby
Watching rugby allows observers to see the ideas of Clausewitz, Corbett and Sun Tzu in action.
![The Naval Diplomat's Top 10 Books About the Sea The Naval Diplomat's Top 10 Books About the Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/18886_52809daa5d33c.jpg)
The Naval Diplomat's Top 10 Books About the Sea
James Holmes gives us his top ten books on naval warfare and diplomacy.
![The Austere Path to Naval Supremacy The Austere Path to Naval Supremacy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/5764_5243a8fe0cc0d.jpg)
The Austere Path to Naval Supremacy
A new article outlines how the US can regain and extend its edge in sea combat, and do so on the cheap.
![Strategy: The Art of Eliminating the Enemy’s Vote Strategy: The Art of Eliminating the Enemy’s Vote](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/strategy-the-art-of.jpg)
Strategy: The Art of Eliminating the Enemy’s Vote
Properly done, military strategy is about preventing the enemy from voting early or often.
![Airsea Battle VS Offshore Control: Can the US Blockade China? Airsea Battle VS Offshore Control: Can the US Blockade China?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/5880_5243a9ba07cd6.jpg)
Airsea Battle VS Offshore Control: Can the US Blockade China?
To slay or strangle the dragon, that is the question. Do Mahan or Corbett have the answer?
![How to Measure China’s Maritime Power How to Measure China’s Maritime Power](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/chinas-navy.jpg)
How to Measure China’s Maritime Power
Whether Beijing emerges as the dominant naval power in the region will depend largely on what others do.
![The Commons: Beijing's "Blue National Soil" The Commons: Beijing's "Blue National Soil"](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/6845_5243b13b299d9.jpg)
The Commons: Beijing's "Blue National Soil"
“The commons must remain the commons, lest the system of liberal trade and commerce collapse…”
!["Command of the Sea by Non-Traditional Means." "Command of the Sea by Non-Traditional Means."](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sizes/thumbnail/7343_5243b4a7e94a8.jpg)
"Command of the Sea by Non-Traditional Means."
It takes unconventional methods to command the sea against an unconventional enemy.