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2026 and All That: Another Benchmark Year in Royal Navy Declines

By Dr. Steven Wills

Acquisitions & Budget, Political Economy, Surface Warfare

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Why China’s Control of Solar Supply Chains Is a Problem for America

By Louis Derechin

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Industry & Innovation

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Why Forward Presence Still Matters in the Indo-Pacific

By Matthew Reisener

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare

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What the Houthi Red Sea Blockade Means for the Middle East

By Matthew Reisener

MENA, Geopolitics

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Navy Ponders How to Best Carry Out Demining in Contested Waters

By Dr. Steven Wills

Geopolitics, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare

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There has been no US naval ‘failure’ in the Strait of Hormuz

By Dr. Steven Wills

MENA, Surface Warfare

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Fix the Jones Act—Don’t Scuttle It

By Dr. Steven Wills

Industry & Innovation, Political Economy

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Learning from the ‘Voyage of the Damned’: The Making of a Russian Naval Disaster

By Dr. Steven Wills

Europe & Eurasia, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare

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Britain’s Dangerous Defense Illusion

By Matthew Reisener

Europe & Eurasia, Acquisitions & Budget, Political Economy, Surface Warfare

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FY2027 Shipbuilding Plan Provides Stark Assessment, but Questions Remain

By Matthew Reisener

Acquisitions & Budget, Political Economy

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The Iran War’s Hidden Cost at Sea

By Ian Ralby, J.D., Ph.D.

MENA, Energy and Resource Security, Political Economy

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Cracks in Civil-Military Trust are Widening

By Nicholas Weising

Civil-Military, Military Ethics, Political Economy