And conveys messages to many audiences in China and abroad.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/preparing-war-what-chinas-xi-jinping-trying-tell-us-170939

Careful what you wish for –

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/520767-a-world-without-alliances

Non-Mahanian means to serve Mahanian ends.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/battle-force-2045-us-navys-bold-plan-500-ship-fleet-170317

A tragedy that made the U.S. Navy better.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-tragic-sinking-two-nuclear-submarines-transformed-us-navy-169720

Plenty of powers have picked a fight because they saw a window of opportunity slamming shut.

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/september/dont-let-china-conclude-its-opportunity-now-or-never

Back-to-back cruises wear out people and hardware.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/don%E2%80%99t-send-aircraft-carrier-persian-gulf-169611

. . . tyranny of proximity in the Mediterranean Sea.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/mediterranean-sea-one-dangerous-place-169317

Change faster or lose.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/us-air-forces-new-mission-accelerate-change-or-lose-168781

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/515243-chinas-worrisome-edge-toward-a-launch-on-warning-nuclear-posture

And using implements of war to sway opinion.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/chinas-carrier-killer-missiles-what-everyone-missing-168423