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U.S. Navy
Deleterious Neglect: Will the U.S. Navy Surrender Maritime Asia?
Unchallenged for decades, and facing budget cuts, the U.S. Navy risks losing its capability to challenge the PLA in its near seas.
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations: 11 Littoral Combat Ships to Asia by 2022
The U.S. Navy plans to send 11 LCS to the Pacific. Questions remain.
America and the South China Sea Challenge
America must make hard choices and put forth the effort necessary to ensure that the S. China Sea remains peaceful in 2013 and beyond.
U.S. Coast Guard Meets Corbett
Why not let USCG spearhead maritime strategy in offshore waters where it will already be performing police and disaster-response duty?
Sea Power in Literature: Melville's White-Jacket
“Melville’s storytelling speaks volumes about why navies are the tradition-bound services they are.”
Don't Scrap America's Ballistic Missile Submarines
Some argue that the U.S. should eliminate its SSBNs or “boomers” to save money. Don’t listen.
Air Force's "Soft Power": Still Fiction
Robert Farley explains that the U.S. Air Force is still unsuited to achieving soft power ends.
Thucydides, Japan and America
As Tokyo and Washington revise their defense guidelines, a look to one of ancient Greece’s most renowned scholars would be wise.
Comparing Chinese Naval Power to the Soviet Navy
In some respects, China poses a tougher maritime challenge than did the Soviet Union.
Thunder Below!
“The engine’s boilers blew, wreckage flew two hundred feet in the air in a flash of flame and smoke…”
American Dreams, Indian Realities
Both nations must consider the others strategic interests — and craft realistic goals for success.
The New Great Game: The Arctic Ocean
The warming of the Arctic could change several nations’ geostrategic calculations.