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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The US Military Just Emptied a Third of Its Deepest Missile Magazine Into Iran — and the Pentagon’s Own Wargames Say the Next War Empties It in Days

More than a thousand Tomahawks have gone into Iran — the largest expenditure in the weapon's history, against an adversary with broken defenses. The...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 17, 2026

Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Builder's Sea Trials, Jan. 28, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide an opportunity to test ship systems and components at sea for the first time, and make required adjustments prior to additional underway testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Young)

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First Steel Was Cut in 2011. She Joins the US Navy 2027. Why 1 American Aircraft Carrier Takes 16 Years

Sixteen years from first steel to the fleet — for a ship America once built in two. Follow the Kennedy through the yard and...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 17, 2026

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Feb. 3, 2025) – Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) guide a Mark 48 ADCAP (Advanced Capability) torpedo during a weapons offload onboard Naval Base Guam, Feb. 3, 2025. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, based at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Minnesota is one of five forward-deployed fast-attack submarines. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines are the backbone of the Navy’s submarine force. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, Guam’s fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine force's forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nikita Custer)

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Forget F-35s and Aircraft Carriers: The Mark 48 Torpedo Just Scored America’s First Submarine Kill Since World War II, and It May Be the Navy’s Most Important Weapon

In March 2026 a U.S. fast-attack submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena with a single Mark 48, the first American submarine torpedo sinking...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 17, 2026

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The US Air Force Just Doubled Its F-15EX Buy to 267 Jets. The Non-Stealth Eagle Now Costs About as Much as the Stealthy F-35 It Backs Up.

In one budget cycle the F-15EX program of record jumped from 129 aircraft to 267, the largest fighter-buy reversal in years. The jet was...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 17, 2026

Casablanca-Class. Escort Aircraft Carrier.

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The U.S. Once Built an Aircraft Carrier Every Week. A Man Who Had Never Made a Warship Did It, Over the Navy’s Objections

The Navy didn't want them. The fleet mocked them. Then six of the little carriers found themselves alone in the path of Japan's main...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 17, 2026

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Russia unveiled the T-14 tank, the Su-57 stealth fighter, and the Su-75 Checkmate as world-beating weapons — a decade on, the count stands at a few dozen tanks, roughly 30 jets, and a Checkmate that has never flown, while it turns out cheap drones by the tens of thousands

The T-14 Armata, Su-57, and Su-75 Checkmate were unveiled as Russia's next-generation arsenal — a decade later the tank exists in dozens, the fighter...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 17, 2026

Zumwalt-Class. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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The US Navy’s Last Three New Warships All Failed. The Replacements Are Repeating the Same Mistakes.

The U.S. Navy’s last three flagship surface ship programs — the Littoral Combat Ship, the Zumwalt-class destroyer, and the Constellation-class frigate — all ended...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 15, 2026

A round is fired from the No. 3 Mark 7 16-inch/50 caliber gun turret during gunnery exercises aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The barrel is elevated to the 03 level to test the effects of 16-inch gun overpressure on the Tomahawk armored box launcher located on that level.

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72,000 Tons Under the Waves: Sinking the Battleship Yamato Took Nearly 400 American Aircraft and 11 Torpedoes

In April 1945, Japan sent the Yamato — the largest and most powerful battleship ever built — on a one-way suicide mission to Okinawa....

Harry J. KazianisJuly 15, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

37 Percent of US Navy Nuclear Attack Submarines Can’t Deploy Because the Yards Can’t Fix Them

The famous number in America’s submarine crisis is the construction gap. But a large share of the boats the Navy already owns cannot go...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 15, 2026

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Social Security’s Funding Gap Is Arithmetic — And Defense Will Pay

Social Security’s funding gap is not a forecast — it is arithmetic. The size of the shortfall is known, the levers that can close...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 15, 2026

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Aerospace & Defense

The US Military Just Emptied a Third of Its Deepest Missile Magazine Into Iran — and the Pentagon’s Own Wargames Say the Next War Empties It in Days

Aerospace & Defense

First Steel Was Cut in 2011. She Joins the US Navy 2027. Why 1 American Aircraft Carrier Takes 16 Years

Aerospace & Defense

Forget F-35s and Aircraft Carriers: The Mark 48 Torpedo Just Scored America’s First Submarine Kill Since World War II, and It May Be the Navy’s Most Important Weapon

Aerospace & Defense

The US Air Force Just Doubled Its F-15EX Buy to 267 Jets. The Non-Stealth Eagle Now Costs About as Much as the Stealthy F-35 It Backs Up.

Aerospace & Defense

The U.S. Once Built an Aircraft Carrier Every Week. A Man Who Had Never Made a Warship Did It, Over the Navy’s Objections

Aerospace & Defense

Russia unveiled the T-14 tank, the Su-57 stealth fighter, and the Su-75 Checkmate as world-beating weapons — a decade on, the count stands at a few dozen tanks, roughly 30 jets, and a Checkmate that has never flown, while it turns out cheap drones by the tens of thousands

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy’s Last Three New Warships All Failed. The Replacements Are Repeating the Same Mistakes.

Aerospace & Defense

72,000 Tons Under the Waves: Sinking the Battleship Yamato Took Nearly 400 American Aircraft and 11 Torpedoes

Aerospace & Defense

37 Percent of US Navy Nuclear Attack Submarines Can’t Deploy Because the Yards Can’t Fix Them

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Social Security’s Funding Gap Is Arithmetic — And Defense Will Pay

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