US Navy

De-escalation Will Not Solve the Houthi Problem

The Biden Administration’s strategy of de-escalation at all costs has not been working against Iran and its proxies

The Decline of Deterrence

Deterrence is built over decades, but can crumble in an instant. And that instant is now.

Commerce Protection and the Navy’s Raison D’être

America, as a maritime nation, has always needed a navy to protect our interests across the seas

Breaking the Ice

The Arctic is an increasingly crucial region for 21st century geopolitics, but America is trailing its rivals. Why does the Arctic matter, and how can we catch up?

Diplomatic Icebreakers

Peace with Russia, as in Soviet times, has always been unpalatable but necessary.

Open Oceans or Shuttered Seas?

As China seeks to impose its closed vision of the oceanic commons, the US must counter this approach and recommit to its maritime heritage.

The Saint of Sea Power

Adm. Alfred Thayer Mahan was one of the greatest naval minds America has ever known. He deserves to be remembered.

For Great Power Competition, America Can Learn from William Pitt, The Elder

William Pitt, The Elder, 18th Century Prime Minister of Britain, offers many lessons for American statesmen today.

Beijing Offers a Glimpse of Tomorrow in the Taiwan Strait

The United States are not prepared for a cold war with China over Taiwan, yet to avoid it, America needs to start acting as if they were already upon them, and learn from the last one.