Research Area: Industry & Innovation​

Role of Allies Like Korea Essential to Rebuild U.S. Shipbuilding Industry

By Dr. Steven Wills, Matthew Reisener

Naval Deterrence Has a Production Rate

By Ethan Connell

The Jones Act Waiver: A Diagnostic Report on America’s Maritime Capacity Gap

By Dr. Steven Wills

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

By Louis Derechin

The US Can’t Build Trump’s Battleships, But Our Allies Can

By Alex Lee

The Fleet America Never Built and The Future of SMRs, Featuring Captain Stephen Carmel

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

U.S. Seabed Mining Could Give China a New Gray Zone Playbook

By Louis Derechin

Navy Under Secretary Argues Focus On Acquisition Cost Usually Counterproductive; Explains Reform Moves

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

Fix the Jones Act—Don’t Scuttle It

By Dr. Steven Wills

A Conversation with Bill Toti, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Navy

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

Navy Looks at Home, Abroad to Execute Shipbuilding Plan

By Dr. Steven Wills

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

By Catherine Marie Abbott

Golden’s Amendment and the U.S.-ROK Shipbuilding Alliance

By Daniel Choi

Learning from Allied Foreign Shipyards and Utilizing AI | Pier Review Study

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

Firing Phelan Won’t Immediately Fix Shipbuilding Woes

By Matthew Reisener

Shipbuilders Look to Big Budget Plus-Ups to Reverse Delays, Cost Overruns

The Integrated Shipyard: Leveraging AI and Digital Twins to Mitigate Labor Shortages and Data Silos

By Cailyn Yong

Allied Shipbuilding Needs a Clear Division of Labor

By Christian Cerne

Strengthening Pacific Naval Defense

By Dr. Steven Wills, Matthew Reisener

Cooperation is key to rebuilding Canada-U.S. maritime manufacturing muscle

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

U.S. Navy Imperatives – Shipbuilding and Fleet Readiness

By Nicholas Weising

Why the USA looks at the Italian Model in Shipbuilding

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

Autonomy in Dry Docking: Engineering Pathways, Operational Realities, and Strategic Imperatives

By David Von Schmidt

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

By Matthew Smith

Automation and Innovation in Allied Shipbuilding

By Dr. Steven Wills, Matthew Reisener, Nicholas Weising

How to build and maintain a ‘Golden Fleet’ of 381 Navy ships

By Matthew Reisener

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

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

Trump Administration Pushes Biggest Noncombat Ship Upgrade in Decades

By Hunter Stires

The Era of Free Seas Is Unraveling—and Now Everyone’s Going to Pay

By Hunter Stires

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

By Matthew Reisener

Pier Review: Leveraging the Allied Maritime Industrial Base for U.S. Shipbuilding

By Matthew Reisener

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

By John D. McCown

Navy secretary’s removal points to Trump’s anxiety over shipbuilding

By Hunter Stires

New MAP Offers Wish List for Achieving White House Maritime Goals

By Matthew Reisener

Hormuz is not the only weak spot for global trade

By Dr. Steven Wills

Russia’s Expanding Robotic Sea Capabilities

By Dr. Nurlan Aliyev

Defense Reinvestment as Naval Strategy: Sector-Based Contributions and Industrial Base Competition

By Bill Cullifer

SPECIAL REPORT: Lawmakers race to pass SHIPS Act before midterms

By Dr. Steven Wills

Ports of Power and China’s Maritime Toolkit

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

Meeting the MARAD Administrator | The Honorable Stephen Carmel

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

Suppressing Wages of Naval Architects is the Last Thing the U.S. MIB Needs Right Now

By Andrej Klema

Pitfalls in Political Warship Designs

By Dr. Steven Wills

It’s Crunch Time for Rebuilding American Shipbuilding

By Michael Roberts

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

By Timothy Lee

The Battle for American Waterways

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

Arsenalotti for America: Lessons from The Serene Republic for a U.S. Maritime Industrial Corps

By CDR Dan Justice, USN

Dual Use Initiative By China Could Exponentially Increase Its Missile Launch Platforms

By John D. McCown

Failure to Launch: How Political Backpedaling Could Hand China the Carrier Edge

By Ethan Connell, Jonathan Walberg

Solving the Navy’s Frigate Problem: The Case for Bold, Persistent Experimentation

By Michael Purzycki

Celebrating Silent Servants of the Silent Service

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

Atlantic Council launches Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force to bolster US maritime industrial base

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

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

By Hunter Stires

Program Management in Shipbuilding

By Rear Admiral (ret.) Kent Whalen, USN

The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Focus and Modernization Priorities: The Foundry, the Fleet, the Fight

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

Reviving the Escort Carrier for the Drone Age

By Edward Barocela

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

What it would take to build Trump’s Golden Fleet ‘battleships’

By Hunter Stires

Harsh criticism from the US for Finland’s icebreaker deal

By Hunter Stires

Don’t give up the shipyards

By Hunter Stires

A New Mississippi Squadron: The Navy’s Need for a Brown-Water Fleet

By Connor Ronka

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

By Hunter Stires

IPDI Spotlight: Reimagining the Allied Maritime Industrial Base

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

More Nuclear Energy, More Maritime Security

By Michael Purzycki

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

By Ishaan Anand

The Clear Case for More U.S. Flag Ships Operating Internationally

By John D. McCown

What’s Next for the US Navy?

By Dr. Steven Wills

Reindustrializing America: Wisdom from the Father of the Nuclear Navy

By Charles Yang

In Combat Shipbuilding, Allies Show that Cheaper Doesn’t Always Mean Better

By Dr. Steven Wills

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

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

From Keel to Commissioning: How to Build More Ships

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

Overextended and Overwhelmed: Navigating Dual-Theater Challenges Facing the U.S. Navy

By Ishaan Anand

Mastering The Waves: Learning to understand the maritime-industrial strategy behind Trumps’ foreign policy vision

By Grant Morgan

Progress in US-Europe Ballistic Missile Defense

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

Taiwan’s USV Development and Strategic Learning from Ukraine

By Tin Pak

Trump is Right to Revitalize U.S. Shipbuilding

By Kathryn Selinger

Time to Fix the Navy’s Frigate Problem

By Dr. Steven Wills

How the trade war could blow the Navy off course

By Commander Michael Borja, USN

In Brief: Reviving the U.S. Shipbuilding Industry

By Dr. Steven Wills

McCown: U.S. ports may see an unprecedented 25% drop in volume by July

By John D. McCown

CAVASSHIPS Podcast Ep: 190 Dr. Steve Wills

By Dr. Steven Wills

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

By Michael Howard

Returning from Ebb Tide LIVE at Sea Air Space 2025

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

Shipbuilding and the Future of U.S. Sea Power: The Role of South Korea and Japan in the Rejuvenation of the American Fleet

By Julian Guevara

Restoring American Maritime Power? Call-UP the Merchant Marine and Coast Guard

By Nikki E. Corbett, Corydon F. Heard IV

CMS Launches ‘Returning from Ebb Tide’

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

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Navy’s Surface Fleet

By Dr. Steven Wills

Port Fees Will Pave the Way for America’s Maritime Resurgence

By Rob Gioia

The American Shipbuilding Renaissance Goes to War

By Dr. Steven Wills

American Maritime Supremacy for Peace, Jobs, and Prosperity: A Path Forward for Executive Action

By Richard B. Levine

How a Prototype Approach can Help the Navy Rebuild its Fighting Capability

By Dr. Steven Wills

Leveraging AUKUS to Meet the China Challenge

By Eli Glickman, Pieter van Wingerden

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

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

Dug In Positions Point To Stevedore Strike In Mid-January

By John D. McCown

Kelly/Waltz SHIPS Act Seeks to Elevate the Value and Numbers of U.S. Commercial Ships

By Dr. Steven Wills

CNO Remarks & Discussion at America’s Future Fleet: Reinvigorating the Maritime Industrial Base

By Admiral Lisa Franchetti, U.S. Navy

Medical Logistics in a Contested Pacific: Ensuring Health Support in High-Risk Regions

By Ishaan Anand

The U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet: Getting More Mission Ready Players on the Field

By George Galdorisi

Trump Administration Must Reform how U.S. Navy Designs, Builds Warships

By Dr. Steven Wills

Confronting the Axis of Authoritarianism: The Need for a Robust Defense Build-Up to Empower a Multi-Theater Strategy

By Nathan Fiala

Submarine Industrial Base (SIB)/AUKUS

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

To Fight Future Wars, the U.S. Needs More Capacity—and Seriousness

By Samuel Byers

The Far-reaching Dockworker Strike

By John D. McCown

Fueling Conflict: Global Resource Politics in the 21st Century

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

Unmanned Vessels Threaten to Undermine the Sea-Based Deterrent

By Laurel Baker

A New Paradigm for Shipbuilding in America

By Center for Maritime Strategy Editorial Board

The Navy has a Readiness Problem; Here are Solutions to Consider

By Dr. Steven Wills

The Navy Needs More Shipyards. It Should Take a Close Look at Philadelphia

The Need for Speed

Transition Assistance Programs for the Submarine Industrial Base Workforce

By Nicholas Weising

A Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Sooner, Rather than Later

By Eli Glickman

Use the Defense Production Act to Jump-start Navy Munitions Production

By Samuel Byers

Air Force Struggles with Next-Generation ICBM

By Dr. Steven Wills

The European Defense Industrial Strategy: Moving the EU Closer to Strategic Autonomy

By Commander Augusto Conte de los Rios, Spanish Navy

Staying Afloat: Why America Needs the Jones Act to Compete with China and What to Do Next

By Michael Roberts

Securing the Commercial Maritime Industry

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

Three Questions: Congressional Guidance for a National Maritime Strategy

By Samuel Byers

The Clear Case Today for Globalization Preserving National Security: Part 2

By John D. McCown

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

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

Apprenticeships Build the Arsenal of Democracy

By Nicholas Weising

A Common Hull for New Navy Auxiliaries: The National Security Multi-Mission Vessel

By Dr. Steven Wills

The War in Ukraine Two Years On

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

Replicator will Sink or Swim with the US Navy in 2024

By Bill Rivers

Special Episode: The Future of the Surface Navy

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

Part II: Huzzah! There is a New Frigate on the Horizon

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

Clear & Predictable Capacity Caps At America’s Seaports Need Addressing For Commercial & Security Reasons

By John D. McCown,

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

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

The U.S. cannot afford a Boomer Gap (No, Seriously)

By Blake Herzinger

Ghost Ships Already wreak Havoc

By Katherine Camberg

Integrating Developments from Industry for Robust Acoustic Intelligence

By LCDR John Falcone

Uncharted waters: Navy navigating first-ever dismantling of nuclear-powered carrier

By Dr. Steven Wills

Littoral Warfare Requirements for Future Black Sea Operations

By Alasdair Murrie

U.S. Navy Needs to Build Back its Sea Mine Capability

By Dr. Steven Wills

The Osprey COD Aircraft: Versatile Logistics for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps

By Richard R. Burgess

“Zeitenwende” at Sea?: The German Navy’s Purchase of SeaRAMs and Bolstering Security in the Baltic Sea

By Dr. Sebastian Bruns

Bolstering Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific through Long Range Fires

By CDR Josh “Minkus” Portzer

Unmanned Vessels as Sensors in U.S. Naval Operations

By Jonathan Panter

The Swedish Navy brings Capable Forces to NATO 

By Dr. Steven Wills

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

By Gonzalo Vázquez

The Character of Navy Continuity and Change

By Dr. Steven Wills

The United States Navy needs An Operational Level of War Strategy to inform Fleet Design

By Dr. Steven Wills

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

U.S. Air Technology in the Baltic can help Allies create a “Lake of NATO”

By Michael D. Purzycki

Navy seeks to offer virtual training to more of the fleet

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

Inside the Navy’s largest exercise: In command and under pressure

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

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

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

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

Shifting Warfare Paradigms: Establishing Effective Targeting Strategies in the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain

By Andrew I. Park, LT Morgan Thomas

World War II’s Coral Sea and Midway Battles say the Modern U.S. Navy needs more Tactical Aircraft

By Dr. Steven Wills

Military Sealift Command can “Rule the Waves”

By Dr. Steven Wills

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Delivers at Sea

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

Running Ahead of the Rust: The Dangers of Extending Warship Service Lives

By Dr. Steven Wills

Alexander Hamilton’s Timely Lessons for U.S. Industrial and Maritime Strength

By Michael D. Purzycki

The Silent Bridge and Empty Control Room: An Update on Unmanned Warfare above and below the Waves

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

Prioritizing Dockworkers Upholds U.S. National Security

By Nicholas Weising

The United States needs a National Port Strategy

By John D. McCown

Defending Our Shipbuilding Critical Infrastructure

By Thea Dunlevie

Time to Recalibrate (Part Two)

By John D. McCown

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

By Mackenzie Eaglen

Time to Recalibrate (Part One)

By John D. McCown

What to Watch 2023: A Growing Navy, If You Can Keep It…

By Benjamin E. Mainardi

What to Watch 2023: Critical Policy Decisions Ahead for U.S. Commercial Maritime Industry

By Michael Roberts

What to Watch 2023: America Must Begin Growing Its Merchant Marine

By John D. McCown

Navy Shipyard Optimization Must Have A Digital Backbone

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

A U.S. ‘Ships Act’ Would Break China’s Control of the Seas

By Michael Roberts

No, there is no Military Industrial Complex

By Dr. Steven Wills

Training, Building and Retaining our Shipyard Industrial Workforce

By CMS Staff

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

The Maritime Counterinsurgency Project Begins

By Hunter Stires

The 30-Year Shipbuilding Program is Not Enough

By Dr. Steven Wills

Deterrence: Selected Articles from the Naval War College Review

By Hunter Stires

Episode 399: The Asiatic Fleet of 1941 and its Lessons of Today

By Hunter Stires