Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat
The competitor who blunders the least wins. That’s what the ancients seemed to believe, at any rate. Athenian and Spartan grandees sized up their...
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The competitor who blunders the least wins. That’s what the ancients seemed to believe, at any rate. Athenian and Spartan grandees sized up their...
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command supremo Admiral Philip Davidson wittingly or unwittingly fortified deterrence in the Western Pacific this week. Admiral Davidson told a webinar at...
Sports imitates life. And vice versa. Over at Sports Illustrated last week, Connor Orr put forth an intriguing analysis of “Why the Patriots’ Open...
The question put to me for today is: what are some aspects of the Western way of maritime war that opponents can exploit? I...
Not long ago I wrote in these pixels that there is a “beautiful stability” to U.S. foreign policy. In general, that’s a good thing....
Use mercy well. Cruelty too. That’s the advice Renaissance Florentine statesman-philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli would tender as the Pentagon sets out to purge “extremism”—shorthand for...
Ben Parker bestowed some sage advice on his nephew, Peter, when he said: “With great power comes great responsibility.” But Peter Parker (better known...
Last week’s missive forecast rough continuity in U.S. foreign policy following this month’s changeover of presidencies. After reading it a correspondent wants to know...
19FortyFive is about change, and transients—especially sudden, dramatic, and quick ones, or black swans like a Pearl Harbor that fracture past trendlines altogether—are phenomena...
Haste. That’s a recurring theme in Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Mike Gilday’s 2021 “Navigation Plan,” released this week. The Navigation Plan is a...