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December 20, 2020 by navaldiplomat

The U.S. Marine Corps is grooming freethinkers

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U.S. Marine Corps on the Water.

Throughout the ranks, not just at the top.

The U.S. Marine Corps Wants a Generation of Free Thinkers
December 15, 2020 by navaldiplomat

The more war stays the same . . .

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File:Gen. Mark Milley (21943690634).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

. . . the more it changes.

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/530015-the-more-war-stays-the-same-the-more-it-changes

December 12, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Look to Berlin . . .

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. . . for insight into how to counter China in the Taiwan Strait.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/berlin-strategy-how-should-america-respond-china%E2%80%99s-taiwan-threats-174366

December 9, 2020 by navaldiplomat

China seems ready for a fight over Taiwan

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U.S. Navy F/A-18

Or even to relish one.

China Seems Ready for a Fight Over Taiwan
November 29, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Naval warfare isn’t all glamour

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We neglect unsexy functions like civil engineering at our peril.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/what-great-pacific-war-can-teach-us-military-today-173474

November 27, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Containment doesn’t fit as a metaphor for China policy

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For China strategy, on the other hand . . . .

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-quad-should-focus-strategy-contain-china-173294

November 17, 2020 by navaldiplomat

How will Biden shape the USN?

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USS Gabrielle Giffords

A 500-ship fleet is off the table. Probably.

How Will Joe Biden Shape the U.S. Navy?

November 14, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Let’s diversify the submarine force’s portfolio

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Julian Corbett hints at how to make the U.S. Navy submarine fleet more affordable and effective.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ssnx-does-us-navy-need-big-and-expensive-new-attack-submarine-172653

November 10, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Does our navy have a tradition problem?

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Uniforms and ship names point to something deeper.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/does-us-navy-have-tradition-problem-172307

November 1, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Would U.S.-Japanese forces build a base in the Senkakus?

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Read on to find out.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/senkaku-islands-could-us-military-and-japan-really-land-troops-171786

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