Key Developments
Beyond Battleships: Building a Maritime Force for 21st Century Conflict
The Wall Street Journal’s recent editorial on President Trump’s naval expansion plans reveals a fundamental disconnect…
Read More »How AI-Empowered Kill Webs Enhance Carrier Operations
Since I carrier-qualified on USS Lexington a generation ago, a familiar narrative has gained momentum: US…
Read More »Elizabeth City and the Unfinished Business of Coast Guard Infrastructure
In 2010, a visit to Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City offered a stark reminder that American…
Read More »The Elizabeth City Case: Always Ready but Persistently Underfunded
Next year, I am publishing my book on the USCG, appropriately entitled: Always Ready: Persistently Under-Resourced.…
Read More »Additive Manufacturing and the Land Forces Supply Chain: A Revolution Within a Revolution
Initially introduced cautiously within the armed forces, additive manufacturing — commonly referred to as 3D printing…
Read More »Ukraine’s Sub Sea Baby Strike: A Strategic Inflection Point in Black Sea Naval Warfare
Ukraine’s December 2025 strike on a Russian Kilo-class submarine in Novorossiysk harbor represents far more than…
Read More »Special Reports
Book Review
01/07/2026
We are publishing a series of articles highlighting the books we published in 2025. This is the second of sixteen posts highlighting each book published in 2025. Harald Malmgren’s long career, as captured in Assessing Global Change: Strategic Perspectives of Dr....
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