Harry J. Kazianis

Harry Kazianis

Harry J. Kazianis (@Grecianformula) is a Senior Editor for 19FortyFive and serves as President and CEO of Rogue States Project, a bipartisan national security think tank. He has held senior positions at the Center for the National Interest, the Heritage Foundation, the Potomac Foundation, and many other think tanks and academic institutions focused on defense issues. He served on the Russia task force for U.S. Presidential Candidate Senator Ted Cruz, and in a similar task force in the John Hay Initiative. His ideas have been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, CNN, CNBC, and many other outlets across the political spectrum. He holds a graduate degree in International Relations from Harvard University and is the author of The Tao of A2/AD, a study of Chinese military modernization. Kazianis also has a background in defense journalism, having served as Editor-In-Chief at The Diplomat and Executive Editor for the National Interest.

The Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey fires at positions near Beirut on 9 January 1984 during the Lebanese Civil War.

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Battleships: Could the U.S. Navy Bring Them Out of Retirement?

Since I was a little boy, I have been obsessed with U.S. Navy battleships – and maybe seeing them someday head back out onto...

Harry KazianisMay 1, 2023

Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. By Gage Skidmore.

Politics

Did Fox News Fire Tucker Carlson?

I reached out to my contacts at Fox news and according to two sources close to Tucker I know and trust he was "pushed...

Harry KazianisApril 24, 2023

By Gage Skidmore: Governor Ron DeSantis speaking with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Photo by Gage Skidmore.

Defense Feed

Lockdown Donald: How Ron DeSantis Can Beat Donald Trump

Ron DeSantis Needs to Channel Some MAGA Style If He Wants to Beat Donald Trump – Here is a fact that most MAGA Republicans...

Harry KazianisMarch 8, 2023

Image of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. Image Credit: North Korean State Media.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Would North Korea Drop An ICBM off the Coast of Hawaii or California?

Here is something I would never have thought back in 2017 and into 2018 during the height of the North Korea crisis: no one...

Harry KazianisFebruary 21, 2023

Former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speaking with attendees at the 2019 Iowa Federation of Labor Convention hosted by the AFL-CIO at the Prairie Meadows Hotel in Altoona, Iowa. Image Credit: Gage Skidmore.

The Embassy

Joe Biden’s Surprise Ukraine Trip Is Already a Disaster

A round of applause for U.S. President Joe Biden: he has just touched down in Ukraine in a show of support for a nation...

Harry KazianisFebruary 20, 2023

Donald Trump speaking to supporters at an immigration policy speech at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Image by Gage Skidmore.

Politics

The End for Donald Trump Has Arrived

One of the most forgotten aspects of the 2024 GOP primary season is what happens to Donald Trump if he gets charged with something...

Harry KazianisFebruary 19, 2023

Pete Buttigieg. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Politics

The Collapse of Pete Buttigieg Has Begun

Well, it seemed like this was coming sooner rather than later. Considering Secretary Pete Buttigieg isn’t responding to transportation crisis after crisis – unless...

Harry KazianisFebruary 17, 2023