Tag
War of 1812
May 29, 2017
The US Origins of the Russian Navy’s Surface Warfare Strategy
By Robert Cobb
A blueprint for Russia's naval surface warfare strategy can be found in the first plans of the U.S. Navy in the 1790s.
December 06, 2014
Land-Based Coastal Defense Is No Joke
By James R. Holmes
Let's not rush to mock Hagel for citing the War of 1812 as a precedent for contemporary strategy. He has a point.
April 01, 2014
Academia Embraces Reality?
By James R. Holmes
Younger academics seem to be more comfortable with pragmatism than their forbearers.
February 07, 2014
U.S.-China: 19th Anglo-American Rivalry Redux?
By Tim Roberts
Despite all the recent WWI analogies, Sino-American relations may more closely resemble an earlier time.
October 05, 2013
The International Causes of America’s Political Dysfunction
US political dysfunction partly reflects the fact that it doesn’t have an enemy or peer competitor to unify around.
September 10, 2013
“Don't Give Up the Ship,” 200 Years On
Today marks the bicentennial of the Battle of Lake Erie, and Americans still struggle with geography.
October 03, 2012
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.”
Page 1 of 1