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Why the United States Should Support South Korea's Naval Expansion
[By Ju Hyung Kim] When people think about the U.S.-ROK alliance, they often envision the Korean Peninsula: joint grou...
China is Preparing to Counter U.S. Submarine Surveillance System
[By Ryan D. Martinson] While much of the international attention on China’s naval buildup is focused on its rapidly mod...
Diversifying Threats to Maritime Security in the Western Indian Ocean
[By Captain Harifidy A. Alex Ralaiarivony] The WIO region serves as an essential gateway linking Asia, the Pacific, a...
The Naval Dimensions of a Future India-Pakistan Conflict
By Slade Woodard The Line of Control still dominates the nightly news, yet war between India and Pakistan could spill...
Small Craft, Big Impact: Ukraine's War and the Rise of New-Tech Warships
[By David Kirichenko] Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shocked the international order. What sur...
Op-Ed: Break China’s Grip on Shipping with a Multilateral Alliance
[By Blaine Worthington] The United States has a shipping problem and everybody knows it. From combatant commands to c...
U.S. Navy Force Planning With a Pertinacious Marine Corps
[By Bruce Stubbs] “A requirement is a requirement, pure and simple.” —Lieutenant General Karsten H...
America Needs a New Fleet Act to Rejuvenate the U.S. Navy
[By Commander Jason Lancaster] The Navy’s annual 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan should be replaced with a congr...
Is Russia Helping China Build a Hybrid-Nuclear Submarine?
[By Dr. Sarah Kirchberger and CAPT Christopher P. Carlson, USN (Ret)] On September 27, 2024, news broke that a previo...
Op-Ed: South American Countries Taking Lead on High-Latitude Capability
[By Aaron Delano-Johnson and Myles McCarthy] Sporting the distinctive racing stripe worn by many of the gl...