Research Area: Geopolitics​

Naval Deterrence Has a Production Rate

By Ethan Connell

Securing the Baltic: The Strategic Imperative for a Comprehensive Maritime Security Strategy

By Sean Pribyl

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

By Louis Derechin

Why Forward Presence Still Matters in the Indo-Pacific

By Matthew Reisener

What the Houthi Red Sea Blockade Means for the Middle East

By Matthew Reisener

Navy Ponders How to Best Carry Out Demining in Contested Waters

By Dr. Steven Wills

Neptune Strike 26-3 and the Northern Turn

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

The U.S. Should Buy France an Aircraft Carrier

By Michael D. Purzycki

Russia’s Drone Machinations: Reflexive Control and Cognitive Warfare in the Maritime Domain

By Catherine Marie Abbott

Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s Delight; Red Sky at Morn, Sailor Take Warn!

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Why Maritime Chokepoints Continue to Strangle the Global Economy

By Matthew Reisener

Oil prices sink to lowest levels in months after Trump touts Iran deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz — here’s when gas prices could drop

By Matthew Reisener

Naval Expert Explains Mine Clearing Process In Strait Of Hormuz

By Dr. Steven Wills

A US-Iran Deal Could Hinge On Israel, Says US Security Expert Matt Reisener

By Matthew Reisener

The Baltic Sea: Europe’s Critical Frontier and Subsea Battleground

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Allied Shipbuilding Needs a Clear Division of Labor

By Christian Cerne

Cuba Isn’t a National Security Threat. Here’s Why

By Matthew Reisener

Iran Punctured the U.S. Security Umbrella in the Gulf

By Matthew Reisener

U.S. Navy Imperatives – Shipbuilding and Fleet Readiness

By Nicholas Weising

Dangerous Encounters in the Western Pacific

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Gulf Security After the Iran War

By Robert S. Wells

Allied Competition or Collective Strength? The Risks of U.S. Shipbuilding Reshoring

By Matthew Smith

Your move: What’s next in battle for Strait of Hormuz?

By Dr. Steven Wills

Blue-water Navies: South Korea Becoming a Responsible Stakeholder

By Nazia Kazi

Can Iran Really Control the Strait of Hormuz?

By Matthew Reisener

Tough Lessons for Taiwan From Iran

By Matthew Reisener

3 US aircraft carriers in Middle East for first time in decades

By Dr. Steven Wills

Fireside Chat with Secretary Braithwaite | Live at Sea-Air-Space 2026

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

CEPA Podcast: Admiral Foggo on the Future of Maritime Security

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

EXCLUSIVE: How allies’ successes could jumpstart America’s ailing shipyards

By Matthew Reisener

Europe Is Accelerating a NATO Fallback Plan in Case Trump Pulls Out

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Here’s What the U.S. Blockade of Iran Looks Like

By Dr. Steven Wills

Retired U.S. Navy admiral on Trump’s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Vance to lead Negotiations with Iran in Pakistan Saturday

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

A War With China Would Look Very Different From One With Iran

By Matthew Reisener

Iran war: Israel says ceasefire is ‘not end of campaign’ | DW News

By Dr. Steven Wills

Trump Made a Deal That Gives Him Nothing He Wanted

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Iran, Stability, and Maritime Security

By Richard B. Levine

Adm. James Foggo on the Iran war: I would encourage ‘strategic and tactical patience’ here

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz & Saving Downed Pilots

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

The Strait of Hormuz Is Not the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign

By Dr. Steven Wills

The Amazing Beauty Of Trade & Its Manifold Benefits For America/Americans

By John D. McCown

Iran continues attacks on Israel and Gulf States

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

How Trump’s complex operation to extract Iran’s enriched uranium could unfold

By Dr. Steven Wills

Is the U.S. Navy ready to clear sea mines in the Persian Gulf?

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Defending Global Order Against China’s Maritime Insurgency – Part 2

By Hunter Stires

Neptune Strike 26-1: A Good Start to Enhanced Vigilance Activity in the Europe

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

How the War in Iran Became a Race to Stabilize the Global Economic Order

By Dr. Steven Wills

Navy Strategist: Strait of Hormuz Can Be Reopened by Escort Operations, Mine Threat Likely Overstated

By Dr. Steven Wills

US targets mine-laying vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid blockade disrupting global oil markets

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

U.S. Pushes to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

How could the US safeguard Strait of Hormuz? Trump’s options explained

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

US Burden-Shouldering? Surprising Activism in the Indian Ocean

By Nilanthi Samaranayake

US deploys additional assets to Middle East as Iran disrupts tanker traffic in Strait of Hormuz

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Military briefing: How mines could tighten Iran’s Gulf chokehold

By Dr. Steven Wills

Keeping Strait of Hormuz safe from deadly Iran drones, mines could take months — with high-tech help

By Dr. Steven Wills

US Hits Military Targets on Iran’s Kharg Island as War Escalates

By Dr. Steven Wills

Sea mines and small boats: Iran’s new plan for the Strait of Hormuz

By Dr. Steven Wills

Ports of Power and China’s Maritime Toolkit

Why America is at War with Iran and Where the Conflict Might Go From Here

By Matthew Reisener

Truman to Trump: The Call “Where Are the Carriers” Still Sounds

By Dr. Steven Wills

Trump in Biden’s Footsteps: Reclaiming the Sea Remains America’s Goal

By Hunter Stires

Does the US have enough aircraft carriers for all Trump’s wars?

By Hunter Stires

Ports of Power: China’s Growing Maritime Network of Ports, Bases, and Dual-Use Facilities

By Lea Thome, Hon. Mark Kennedy

A Sea Change: Can the Unted States Maintain Maritime Dominance?

By Dr. Jeff Harley

America’s Maritime Strategy in the Indian Ocean Region

By Matthew Reisener

The Middle East Is Now a Live-Fire Test of American Maritime Deterrence

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Russian airlines halt flights to Cuba over fuel shortage

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

The Northern Sea Route and the Coming Maritime Stress Test in East Asia

By Dr. Ju Hyung Kim

Is Sustaining Maritime Dominance Even Possible?

By Dr. Jeff Harley

The Intensification of Russian Shadow Fleet Activities

By Antonio De Santis

Sudan’s Civil War Is a Regional Security Stress Test

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Space– A view from the Planet’s Surface

By CDR (ret.) Chuck Ridgeway, USN

The Scramble for the Arctic — Greenland and Beyond

By Dr. Steven Wills

United We Stand: How States can Contribute to Securing the Future of America’s Maritime Industrial Base

By Timothy Lee

Greece Hosts UN Event on Maritime Trade Security

By Dr. Steven Wills

The China-Japan Crisis Demonstrates China’s Growing Influence in Myanmar

By Matthew Reisener

Admiral James Foggo (Ret.) on Greenland, the Arctic, and Global Security | BBC World News

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

In Venezuela, Trump Revives ‘Gunboat Diplomacy.’ What Is It?

By Dr. Steven Wills

Myanmar’s Junta Is Losing the War It Started: How Brutality Backfired, and Why It Matters for Asia

By Alexa Sohn

China’s Push to Master the Arctic Opens an Alarming Shortcut to U.S.

By Hunter Stires

Making Sense of Donald Trump’s Venezuela Blockade

By Matthew Reisener

Putin’s new submarines are a rapidly expanding Atlantic threat | Admiral James G. Foggo

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Analyzing the 2025 National Security Strategy

By Matthew Reisener

Sea Control 591: Maritime Statecraft and Its Future with Steve Brock and Hunter Stires

By Hunter Stires

The Baltic: A NATO Lake With Crocodiles

By Dr. Steven Wills

Why did Iran Seize a Ship in the Strait of Hormuz?

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Matthew Reisener

Maritime America: Sea Power, the Early Republic, and America’s Lost Maritime Strategic Tradition

By Samuel Byers

The United States needs to go deep (sea) with allies to compete with China

By Anna Matilde Bassoli, Claire Astrid Fuchs

Chinese Maritime Strategy and the PLAN with Toshi Yoshihara

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Dividing the Sea: A Realistic Japan-ROK Naval Strategy for a Dual Contingency

By Dr. Ju Hyung Kim

Why Donald Trump Is Not Set on Venezuelan Regime Change

By Matthew Reisener

America Should Stick to its Guns on Port Fees for Chinese Ships

By Hunter Stires

Industry Divided on USTR’s China Port Fee Suspension

By Hunter Stires

China, Iran, and Russia will Intervene in Venezuela to Threaten U.S. Regional Hegemony

By LT Sean F. Barry, USN

Harsh criticism from the US for Finland’s icebreaker deal

By Hunter Stires

How Likely is a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan?

By Matthew Reisener

Episode 737: Maritime Statecraft and its Future, with Hunter Stires

By Hunter Stires

The Northwest Passage and the Limits of U.S. Maritime Leadership Part 2

By Celia Lawlor

The Northwest Passage and the Limits of U.S. Maritime Leadership Part 1

By Celia Lawlor

Frozen Frontiers: The Navy’s Role in Emerging Arctic Sea Lanes

By Ishaan Anand

Virtual Event | Brussels Sprouts LIVE: Europe with Less U.S.: Preventing Russia Opportunistic Aggression in Europe

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Anchor Acquisition and Force Development on Targeting China’s C4ISR

By Nicholas Weising

Demonstrating the NATO Maritime Strategy in Neptune Strike 25-3

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Dark Waters: Strategic Implications of Russian Shadow Tankers in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean

By Ishaan Anand

Europeans insist on security guarantees for Ukraine as Russia balks: ANALYSIS

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Countdown to Collapse: Why Japan and South Korea Must Secure Their Sea Lanes in a Taiwan Contingency

By Dr. Ju Hyung Kim

Why Defending Taiwan is Difficult: American Credibility and Taiwan’s Military Value

By Zachary Turinsky

Emerging Technologies and Threats to the Homeland

By Hunter Stires

Learning from NATO Mission Iraq

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Holding the Front Line Against Terrorism: NATO’s Essential Role in Iraq

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

The U.S. Navy’s “Saints of the Sea” – Stories that Should be Told (and how MSC’s Force Medical app is doing just that)

By Lucy Siwko, Gabrielle Messmer

Returning from Ebb Tide: Renewing the United States Commercial Maritime Enterprise

By Dr. Steven Wills, Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

America Shouldn’t Ignore the South Atlantic

By Michael D. Purzycki

Defense Spending for Protracted Conflict: Lessons from the Napoleonic Wars

By Luke Widenhouse

Forging a Global Carrier Network: Leveraging Momentum and Building Structure for Repetition

By Commander Dan Justice, USN

Trump is Right to Revitalize U.S. Shipbuilding

By Kathryn Selinger

Keep the Fires Going: What the Kingdom of Denmark’s Leadership Means for the Arctic Council

By Ava Moore

In Our Neighborhood: The United States’ Need to Address China’s Port Dominance in West Africa

By Michael Howard

Missiles and Rocks: The Real Reason Greenland is Compelling to the Trump Administration

By LTC (Ret.) Darryl W. Lyon

How the Cavour carrier strike group is redefining Italy’s maritime role

Australia can take USAID’s place in the Pacific islands

By Nicholas Weising

With Renewed Crisis in the Middle East, Who is Watching the Indo-Pacific?

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

The New Trump Administration and Incoming German Chancellor Merz – Will Berlin and Washington Strengthen Defense Cooperation?

By Ewa A. Andryjalowicz, M.A.

Can Europe’s Navies Deter Russia Alone?

By Dr. Steven Wills

Arctic Aggression: Talking Greenland, NATO and Climate Security in the Arctic

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

The Panamá Canal | Featuring John D. McCown

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Leveraging AUKUS to Meet the China Challenge

By Eli Glickman, Pieter van Wingerden

Part 2: Can the Greatest Maritime Infrastructure Project Ever Provide Even More Benefits to the United States?

By John D. McCown

European Navies Remain Capable

By Rear Admiral (Ret.) Hilaire Ducellier, FN

NATO mentors wary of ‘Trojan’ investors, amid Greek port battle

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Keeping ISIS in Check: The Navy and Marine Corps May Be Needed in Syria

By Michael D. Purzycki

In Defense of the German Navy

By Chuck Ridgway

Navigating the Black Sea: Naval Dimensions of the Ukraine War

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Trump’s Defense Priorities

By Dr. Steven Wills

What a NATO-Skeptic U.S. means for NATO Maritime Security

By Nicholas Weising

Basing U.S. Vessels in the Indian Ocean: Pros and Cons

By Michael D. Purzycki

What we know about Russia’s new weapons after missile strike on Ukraine

By Dr. Steven Wills

Understanding and Countering China’s Maritime Gray Zone Operations

By Hunter Stires

NATO Haze Grey and Underway: Enhanced Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike 24-2

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

In Defense of Conventional Punishment: Why Japan’s Defensive Realism Requires Offensive Capability

By Will Kielm

Part 2: In Defense of Conventional Punishment: Why Japan’s Defensive Realism Requires Offensive Capability

By Will Kielm

Part 1: In Defense of Conventional Punishment: Why Japan’s Defensive Realism Requires Offensive Capability 

By Will Kielm

Limitations of German Maritime Security and Defense on NATO’s Eastern Front

By Ewa A. Andryjalowicz

The One Year Anniversary of Hamas’ Attack: Implications for the United States Navy in the Red Sea and Beyond

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

To preserve sea power, US looks to Japan for help

By Samuel Byers

Who Secures the Western Indian Ocean? The Need for Strategic Dialogue

By Dr. Christian Bueger

A World Without Carriers?

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Tensions in the Red Sea: The Israel-Hamas Conflict a Year On

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Stretched US Navy eyes risky new waters in South China Sea

By Samuel Byers

A Proportional Response? American Strategy and the Red Sea

By Samuel Byers

How the Ukraine-Russia war is playing out differently on 3 separate fronts

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

The U.S. Must Take the Lead in a Destabilized, Increasingly Militarized Arctic

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Maritime Strategy for a 21st Century Navy

By Samuel Byers

Deterring China’s Salami Tactics

Sub Sunk! The Attack on the Rostov-on-Don

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Competition Returns to the Southwest Pacific

Improving U.S. South China Sea Strategy by Addressing China’s Ideological Drivers

By Reece Breaux

Wargaming War in the Western Pacific

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Pakistan’s Maritime Domain Awareness Initiatives in the Indian Ocean

By Zaeem Hassan Mehmood

The United States Should ‘Operation Paul Bunyan’ the Second Thomas Shoal

By Samuel Byers

BALTOPS 24 in a Contested NATO Lake

By Dr. Steven Wills

NATO’s Maritime Strategy: Operational Challenges & Opportunities

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Retired U.S. Navy Admiral is Not Alarmed by Russian Military Exercise Off the Coast of Cuba

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Missile Warfare Outside the Lab

By Dr. Steven Wills

Live at Sea-Air-Space 2024 with Dr. P.W. Singer

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

The United States Coast Guard: At the Intersection of Diplomacy, Law, and Security

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Littoral Naval Operations: Australia’s Experiences

Remaining Steadfast in the Face of Burgeoning Threats

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Türkiye and the Russo-Ukrainian War: Cynicism and Opportunism in the Black Sea

By Frederik Brekk

The War in Ukraine Two Years On

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Trans-Atlantic Security in Baltic II: New Polish Government with Changes in the NATO Eastern Flank

By Ewa A. Andryjalowicz

The Sixth Fleet on the Front Lines, Then and Now

By Michael Purzycki

Is The U.S. Navy Ready For The Red Sea Threat?

By Dr. Steven Wills

The Balearic-Strait-Canaries Axis and Spanish Maritime Strategy

By Gonzalo Vazquez

Strengthening Naval Security Posture: Mitigating Malware Attacks in the Face of Russian Cyber Warfare

By John Bui

Up for Debate: Should the U.S. ratify UNCLOS?

By James Kraska, Raul (Pete) Pedrozo

U.S. Maritime Priorities for a New Era of Competition

By Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien (ret.)

Part II – U.S. Fisheries Enforcement in the Western Pacific: Embracing the Long Run

By LTJG Logan J. Tobias

Part I: Combatting Short Term Limitations of U.S. Fisheries Enforcement in the Western Pacific

By LTJG Logan J. Tobias

Sen. Kelly to propose Legislation to strengthen Commercial Shipping

China and Russia in the Black Sea Region: Moving towards Pax Sinica?

By Thea Dunlevie

U.S. Navy Warship responds to Red Sea Attacks

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

China enslaves People at Sea and We don’t have the Wherewithal to stop It

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

Up for Debate: The Jones Act

By John D. McCown, Andrew Hale

Our Naval Neighbor to the North: A Conversation with the 38th Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy Vice Admiral Angus Topshee

By Dr. Steven Wills

Littoral Warfare Requirements for Future Black Sea Operations

By Alasdair Murrie

Ukraine’s Strategy for Winning the Battle of the Black Sea

By David Kirichenko

Israel at War: Netanyahu thanks Blinken for U.S. support

By Dr. Steven Wills

Sveriges Radio Interview with Ian Brzezinski (Delegate, 2023 Sweden Fact Finding Trip)

BBC World Service “Newsday” Interview on Ukrainian Humanitarian Corridor

By Thea Dunlevie

To succeed against China, Washington and Its Allies must be in the South China Sea

By Gonzalo Vázquez

A new grain corridor highlights Ukraine’s military successes in the Black Sea, experts say

By Thea Dunlevie

The Grand Voyage of the Amerigo Vespucci and Italy’s Lost Opportunities

By Anna Matilde Bassoli

How to defeat Russia’s War on Ukrainian Grain: Navies go Small, Diplomacy goes Big

By Bradford Dismukes, Barry Blechman

The Importance of Seabed Critical Minerals for Great Power Competition

By Thea Dunlevie

Achieving More with Less: The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet Bets on Unmanned Vehicles and AI Systems to Bolster Maritime Domain Awareness

By Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco

Lessons from the Anglo-German Arms Race for the United States Navy

By Eamonn Bellin

Learning from Transatlantic Allies to secure the Subsea Domain

By Thea Dunlevie

Finland could help the U.S. build a Fleet of Polar Cutters

By Gonzalo Vázquez

International Reactions to Maritime COIN Project

By Hunter Stires

Ukraine Offers Plan to Bypass Russia’s Black Sea Blockade

By Thea Dunlevie

U.S. Naval Promises Still Matter to Abu Dhabi

By Clara Keuss

Could Putin’s Unpopular War Spark Another Potemkin-style Mutiny in the Black Sea Fleet?

By Dr. Steven Wills

Why Sevastopol is Important to the Russian Black Sea Fleet

By Dr. Steven Wills

The Eastern Front: Let’s Talk Black Sea Security, Pt. II (with Adm. James Foggo)

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Undercurrents of Italy’s Indo-Pacific Agenda

By Gabrielle Moran

ADM James Foggo on Forging Peace and Stability in the Eastern Mediterranean

The Eastern Front: Let’s Talk Black Sea Security (with Thea Dunlevie)

By Thea Dunlevie

Securing Maritime Data: The Battle Against China’s LOGINK in U.S. and European Ports

By Albert Vidal

Russia’s Threats to Shipping Bring Risk of War to Black Sea

By Thea Dunlevie

Building the Coast Guard of the Future

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

NATO must avoid Sea Blindness in Vilnius

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

The Changing Characteristics of War in Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD): Generating “Panopticon and Blunt Effects” in Japan’s Maritime Zones

By MAJ Young K. Youn

The Enemy Below: Fighting against Russia’s Hybrid Underwater Warfare

By Hotaka Nakamura

Anticipating the Next Black Sea Shipping Crisis

By Thea Dunlevie

Why BALTOPS Matters in a NATO Lake

By Dr. Steven Wills

It’s No Surprise if Russian Oil continues to sail into Bulgarian Ports

By Thea Dunlevie

Dangerous Encounters in the Western Pacific

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Going Asymmetric: How Ukraine is Keeping Russia at Bay in the Black Sea

By Charles Rahr

The Black Sea Grain Initiative has become a Game of Chicken, and We can’t let Russia Win

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

Exercise Formidable Shield: An Enduring Legacy of Learning in Integrated Air and Missile Defense

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Renewed Security Relationship with the Philippines presents An Opportunity to Washington

By Andrew I. Park

The United Nations Black Sea Grain Initiative: What is Plan B?

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

The Colombian Navy: Innovation at the Service of Regional Stability

By Captain Jose Manuel Gomez Torres

Russia’s Lake: How to Liberate the Black Sea

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Washington Must Break China’s New Normal in the Taiwan Strait

By Andrew I. Park

Russia Has Allowed Its Navy to ‘Atrophy’— Retired U.S. Admiral

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Strengthening The Special Relationship: Delivering Combined Sea Power

By Commander Hugh W. S. Botterill MBE Royal Navy

Maritime Competition in the Indo-Pacific

By Hunter Stires

Resolving Maritime Border Dispute Opens Door for Increased Energy Security

By Nicholas Weising

Live at Sea-Air-Space 2023 with RADM Kirby and David Martin

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

NATO Should Mind the Gap

By Gonzalo Vázquez

Reflections on Ukraine’s Place in the European Order

By Dr. Lisa Aronsson

Subs to the Aussies: Impact of the AUKUS Partnership

By Nicholas Weising

Entering Year Two of Putin’s War in Ukraine

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Special Edition: Eastern Front & American Purpose Event Recording of “Russia’s War on Ukraine at Year One”

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Reflecting on One Year of War: Standoff and Cooperation in the Baltic Sea

By Elisabeth Braw

Chinese Balloons Harken back to World War II Terror Weapons

By Dr. Steven Wills

Reflecting on One Year of War: Is America the Arsenal of Democracy?

By Mackenzie Eaglen

Diplomatic Mortality in China

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

Opportunities in the Gray Zone: A Changing Coast Guard

By ENS Logan J. Tobias

Reflecting on One Year of War: The Decisive Element of Black Sea Strategy

By Carsten Schmiedl

Reflecting on One Year of War: Assessing the West’s “Failure” to Deter

By Dr. Melanie Sisson

The Navy as an Extended Arm of Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Andrew I. Park

What to Watch 2023: Three Things the Next CNO Should Know

By Dr. Steven Wills

What to Watch 2023: Unlawfare

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

The Fourth Battle of the Atlantic Is Underway

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

What to Watch 2023: The Global Competition in the Western Pacific

By Dr. Jeff Harley

2022 A Year in Strategic Review

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

A Newly Rising Sun? Clarifying Japan’s Defense Changes

By Benjamin E. Mainardi

A Next-Generation Agenda for US-ROK-Japan Cooperation

By Andrew I. Park

Book Review – Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age by Stephen R. Platt

By Benjamin E. Mainardi

U.S. Maritime Strategy in the Arctic—Past, Present, and Future

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Admiral Foggo at the U.S. Institute of Peace: Africa’s Security Challenges

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Maritime COIN and Integrated Deterrence

By Hunter Stires

America Does Not Sail Alone: Pacific Allied and Partner Fleets Are Part of the Equation

By Benjamin E. Mainardi

Russia’s War in Ukraine Shifts Black Sea From NATO’s Edge to Center Stage

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

There is no Panacea, Competition with China Occurs in Peace and War

By Benjamin E. Mainardi

Admiral James Foggo, on Antena 3 CNN: “The consequences of using a tactical nuclear weapon would be devastating for Russia”

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

247 Years of Victory at Sea

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Dr. Steven Wills

Putin’s Buzz Bombs Won’t Help Him Win in Ukraine

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

From the Editor, Journal of Advanced Military Studies (Fall 2022) – Conflict on the Seas

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

South Korea Must be a “Global Pivotal State” by Advancing Liberal Democratic Values at Sea

By Andrew I. Park

SAMs to Syria: Can the Marines Weaken Putin on Another Front?

By Michael D. Purzycki

East and West of Suez: What if the Canal Closes?

By Michael D. Purzycki

RIMPAC: The Navy’s Real Impact in the International Arena

By Andrew I. Park

Maritime Strategic Culture & The British Way of War

By Benjamin E. Mainardi, Dr. Steven Wills

Twelfth Annual South China Sea Conference

By Hunter Stires

CAVASSHIPS Podcast [Jul 22, ’22] Episode 58…Maritime COIN in INDO-PACOM

By Hunter Stires

Proceedings Podcast Ep. 276: The Maritime COIN Project Begins

By Hunter Stires

U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea Relations: A Practical Trilateral Agenda for Northeast Asia and Beyond

By Andrew I. Park

The Maritime Counterinsurgency Project Begins

By Hunter Stires

Ukraine Wants NATO’s Help Against Russia’s WMDs

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Is Russia using food as a weapon?

By Benjamin E. Mainardi

How Sweden and Finland could reshape NATO’s northern security

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Russia’s Hunger Blockade

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Benjamin E. Mainardi

Turkey’s Erdogan voices skepticism on Sweden and Finland joining NATO

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Dr. Steven Wills

Boiling the Frog — Russia’s Black Sea Aggression Part II, the War

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Benjamin E. Mainardi

Boiling the Frog — Russia’s Growing Black Sea Aggression Part I

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Benjamin E. Mainardi

The Pentagon can’t confirm yet how the Russian ship Moskva was destroyed

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

CMS Outlook: The Two-Front Cold War Has Begun – How Should We Handle It?

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