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Commentary

Apr 4, 2026

Trump's Iran War Is a Dilemma, Not a Debacle

Trump's Iran war is not the catastrophe that some make it out to be, nor is the United States stuck in a quagmire. The war has already succeeded in setting the Iranian threat back, and the United States retains multiple pathways forward.
Commentary

Mar 21, 2026

Japan Should Help Sink China's Invasion Fleet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan might constitute a threat to Japan's survival. It was not a war pledge. But a Japanese commitment regarding Taiwan should be welcomed by Washington.
Commentary

Feb 12, 2026

Why Korea's Nuclear-Powered Submarine Matters to U.S. Strategy

A nuclear-powered submarine would not just be a Korean capability upgrade. In an era of intensifying undersea competition and growing demands on U.S. forces, this is a strategic opportunity for the alliance, as well as for security in the Indo-Pacific.
Commentary

Jan 10, 2026

Russia's Military Procurement Is a Warning for Europe

Russia's naval and missile buildup has been informed by its invasion of Ukraine, but the risk extends further. Russia's industrial investments are building a coercive toolkit that explicitly targets European territory.
Research

Dec 30, 2025

Supply Chain Uncertainty and Responses: The Case of Ship Bromination Systems

The authors discuss where the supply chain for bromination systems might be vulnerable and identify solutions to potential disruptions. They also examine potentially analogous cases among commodities generated within the defense industrial base.
Commentary

Dec 4, 2025

The U.S.-South Korea Alliance Deepens as China Looms

As South Korea and the U.S. have agreed to cooperate in key strategic and advanced technology industries such as shipbuilding, energy, semiconductors, rare earths, AI, and quantum computing, they need to discuss potential Chinese retaliatory measures and prepare joint response strategies.
Commentary

Oct 22, 2025

Collaborating Toward a Shipbuilding Renaissance

America's shipbuilding strength has waned even as China surges ahead. To restore its maritime power, the United States should join with South Korea and Japan in a cooperative shipbuilding renaissance grounded in shared innovation and alliance.
Commentary

Oct 17, 2025

The Nuclear Option: Thinking Laterally to Sustain the Royal Navy's Nuclear Submarine Capability

With the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet under pressure and availability falling, Britain may need to supplement its nuclear submarines with diesel‑electric submarines to sustain capability, build personnel experience, and keep more boats at sea.
Commentary

Sep 10, 2025

Think Medium: The Case for 'Minilateralism' to Boost Naval Shipbuilding

With adversaries building up their navies and contesting critical maritime domains, NATO's reliance on three overstretched fleets is a vulnerability. Without coordinated investment in shipbuilding capacity, workforce regeneration, and fleet modernization, NATO's maritime strategy may exceed its capabilities.
Research

Jul 17, 2025

United States Navy Force Structure: The Challenge of Global Crisis Response

The author addresses the mismatch between the challenges the U.S. Navy will likely face in the international arena and its force structure and considers potential force structure shortfalls and possible adjustments to force structure development.
Commentary

Jun 23, 2025

A Swarm at Sea: Supplying Troops with On-Demand Autonomous Watercraft

Using low-cost, rapidly built, small autonomous surface vessels to deliver supplies would be a less vulnerable and more scalable method than relying on large, mostly unarmed, civilian-crewed ships. This approach could provide advanced logistics that are difficult for U.S. adversaries to counter.
Research

Jun 12, 2025

The US Navy's Uncrewed Future

The emergence of increasingly capable uncrewed technologies may help make the navies of the mid-21st century more effective and risk-tolerant, enabling them to secure the peace for decades to come.

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