Harry J. Kazianis

Harry J. Kazianis (@Grecianformula) is Editor-In-Chief of 19FortyFive and National Security Journal. Kazianis recently served as Senior Director of National Security Affairs at the Center for the National Interest. He also served as Executive Editor of its publishing arm, The National Interest. Kazianis has held various roles at The National Interest, including Senior Editor and Managing Editor over the last decade. Harry is a recognized expert on national security issues involving North & South Korea, China, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and general U.S. foreign policy and national security challenges. Past Experience Kazianis previously served as part of the foreign policy team for the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Ted Cruz. Kazianis also managed the foreign policy communications efforts of the Heritage Foundation, served as Editor-In-Chief of the Tokyo-based The Diplomat magazine, Editor of RealClearDefense, and as a WSD-Handa Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): PACNET. Kazianis has also held foreign policy fellowships at the Potomac Foundation and the University of Nottingham. Kazianis is the author of the book The Tao of A2/AD, an exploration of China’s military capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. He has also authored several reports on U.S. military strategy in the Asia-Pacific as well as edited and co-authored a recent report on U.S.-Japan-Vietnam trilateral cooperation. Kazianis has provided expert commentary, over 900 op-eds, and analysis for many outlets, including The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, Yonhap, The New York Times, Hankyoreh, The Washington Post, MSNBC, 1945, Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, USA Today, CNBC, Politico, The Financial Times, NBC, Slate, Reuters, AP, The Washington Examiner, The Washington Times, RollCall, RealClearPolitics, LA Times, Newsmax, BBC, Foreign Policy, The Hill, Fortune, Forbes, DefenseOne, Newsweek, NPR, Popular Mechanics, VOA, Yahoo News, National Security Journal and many others.

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China Is Launching A New Aircraft Carrier Every 20 Months. The U.S. Navy Cannot Deliver One On Time — And The Gap Is The Shipyards.

China launches a carrier every 20 months. America just delayed its newest one to 2034 — because the shipyard physically can't fit it —...

Harry J. KazianisJune 15, 2026

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China Has 3 Aircraft Carriers Today. The Pentagon Thinks It Wants 9 — and a 120,000-Ton Nuclear Giant Is Already Under Construction

China operates three aircraft carriers today, but the Pentagon believes Beijing is building toward nine by 2035 — the fastest carrier build-up in the...

Harry J. KazianisJune 15, 2026

150903-N-SS390-354 FALLON, Nev. (Sept. 3, 2015) F-35C Lightning IIs, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, and an F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighter Development Center (NAWDC) fly over Naval Air Station Fallon's (NASF) Range Training Complex. VFA 101, based out of Eglin Air Force Base, is conducting an F-35C cross-country visit to NASF. The purpose is to begin integration of F-35C with the Fallon Range Training Complex and work with NAWDC to refine tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) of F-35C as it integrates into the carrier air wing. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Darin Russell/Released)

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The F-35C’s Engine Exhaust Totals 3,600°F — USS Gerald R. Ford’s Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Would Melt Under Such Stress

The F-35C's engine exhaust reportedly hits 3,600°F — far hotter than the Ford's flight deck was built to take. So the $13 billion supercarrier...

Harry J. KazianisJune 14, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sean “Rambo” Loughlin, pilot of the F-35A Demonstration Team, performs aerial maneuvers at the Luke Days Airshow at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, March 21, 2026. The team travels worldwide to showcase the power and capabilities of the U.S. Air Force’s most advanced fifth-generation fighter and its Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Rupiper)

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The F-35 Is the Most Expensive Weapon Ever Built. A New Report Says It Can Do Its Full Job Just 25% of the Time

A new GAO report finds the F-35 can perform all its assigned missions only about a quarter of the time — a readiness rate...

Harry J. KazianisJune 14, 2026

B-21 Raider. Image Credit: U.S. Air Force.

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200 Stealth B-21 Raiders Would Outnumber Every Bomber in the U.S. Air Force Today

The US Air Force flies roughly 140 bombers in total. The B-21 Raider meant to replace most of them is officially capped at 100...

Harry J. KazianisJune 13, 2026

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Littoral Combat Ship, Zumwalt, and Constellation-Class All Failed: Maybe The U.S. Navy Can’t Build A Navy

The U.S. Navy commissioned its last Littoral Combat Ship in May, six months after canceling the Constellation frigate and years after gutting the Zumwalt....

Harry J. KazianisJune 13, 2026

The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785) is moved to Newport News Shipbuilding's floating dry dock in preparation for the Sept. 6 christening. A team of shipbuilders spent about eight hours to move the submarine from the facility where it was assembled to the dock. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by John Whalen/Released)

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Two Virginia-Class Submarines A Year: The Industrial Problem The U.S. Navy Cannot Buy Its Way Out Of

The U.S. Navy must build two Virginia-class submarines a year and has never managed it. The rate is stuck at 1.2, the recovery date...

Harry J. KazianisJune 13, 2026

Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier at Sea

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Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle’s Propeller Broke Off In The Middle Of The Atlantic — And That Was Only Her Second-Worst Sea Trial

France's brand-new nuclear carrier broke a propeller mid-Atlantic in 2000 and limped home on one screw. The fix: vintage propellers pulled off the 1960s...

Harry J. KazianisJune 13, 2026

An Edwards AFB F-35A Lightning II fires an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile as part of Weapons Delivery Accuracy testing. The 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Integrated Test Force completed WDA testing in early December, which concludes a large and important part of F-35 developmental test and evaluation. (Courtesy photo by Chad Bellay/Lockheed Martin)

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Europe’s F-35 Stealth Fighter Are Testing Mach 4 ‘No Escape Zone’ Meteor Missile

A US Marine Corps F-35B flew the first Meteor missile tests — for America's allies. When integration completes, British and Italian F-35s will out-range...

Harry J. KazianisJune 12, 2026

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (March 31, 2026) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the flagship of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, departs Naval Station Norfolk to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment, March 31, 2026. More than 5,000 personnel are assigned to the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders increased capacity to underpin American security and economic prosperity, deter adversaries, and project power on a global scale through sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek Cole)

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The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Have a Message for Russia and China

USS Nimitz Is Sailing Home To Die: The 51-Year Story Of The Carrier Class That Defined American Power The oldest aircraft carrier on earth...

Harry J. KazianisJune 12, 2026

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China Is Launching A New Aircraft Carrier Every 20 Months. The U.S. Navy Cannot Deliver One On Time — And The Gap Is The Shipyards.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China Has 3 Aircraft Carriers Today. The Pentagon Thinks It Wants 9 — and a 120,000-Ton Nuclear Giant Is Already Under Construction

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The F-35C’s Engine Exhaust Totals 3,600°F — USS Gerald R. Ford’s Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Would Melt Under Such Stress

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The F-35 Is the Most Expensive Weapon Ever Built. A New Report Says It Can Do Its Full Job Just 25% of the Time

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

200 Stealth B-21 Raiders Would Outnumber Every Bomber in the U.S. Air Force Today

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Littoral Combat Ship, Zumwalt, and Constellation-Class All Failed: Maybe The U.S. Navy Can’t Build A Navy

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Two Virginia-Class Submarines A Year: The Industrial Problem The U.S. Navy Cannot Buy Its Way Out Of

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle’s Propeller Broke Off In The Middle Of The Atlantic — And That Was Only Her Second-Worst Sea Trial

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Europe’s F-35 Stealth Fighter Are Testing Mach 4 ‘No Escape Zone’ Meteor Missile

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The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Have a Message for Russia and China

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