Resident Experts
Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Dean
Matthew Reisener
Senior National Security Advisor
Nicholas Weising
Program AssociateNon-Resident Experts
James H. Bergeron
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Ian Ralby, J.D., Ph.D.
Non-Resident Senior FellowThe MOC
Economic Cost Realities Mean Idea Of New Battleships Doesn’t Float
Acquisitions & Budget, Force Design, Political Economy, Surface Warfare
Quoted in Publication
Role of Allies Like Korea Essential to Rebuild U.S. Shipbuilding Industry
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy
External Article
2026 and All That: Another Benchmark Year in Royal Navy Declines
Acquisitions & Budget, Political Economy, Surface Warfare
Quoted in Publication
The Jones Act Waiver: A Diagnostic Report on America’s Maritime Capacity Gap
Industry & Innovation, Political Economy
External Article
Why China’s Control of Solar Supply Chains Is a Problem for America
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
The US Can’t Build Trump’s Battleships, But Our Allies Can
Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Acquisitions & Budget, Force Design, Industry & Innovation, Political Economy
Maritime Nation
The Fleet America Never Built and The Future of SMRs, Featuring Captain Stephen Carmel
Acquisitions & Budget, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Industry & Innovation
The MOC
U.S. Seabed Mining Could Give China a New Gray Zone Playbook
Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, International Law, Undersea Warfare
Quoted in Publication
Navy Under Secretary Argues Focus On Acquisition Cost Usually Counterproductive; Explains Reform Moves
Acquisitions & Budget, Industry & Innovation, Political Economy
Sea Air Space 2026: A Conversation with the Commission on the Future of the Navy
Wednesday April 22, 2026 10:00am
Sea Air Space 2026: Pier Review: Leveraging the Allied Maritime Industrial Base for U.S. Shipbuilding
Tuesday April 21, 2026 2:00pm