Prophesying is a fool’s game, but here are some broad contours of a war in the Strait of Hormuz –

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-iran-naval-war-2019-what-it-could-look-57012

Few pungent remarks on the fast-moving and rather mysterious situation in the Persian Gulf –

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/442546-persian-gulf-is-vital-enough-for-us-to-go-to-war

Retrospective on a low point in U.S. naval history –

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/battleship-mystery-back-1989-one-navys-last-battleships-big-guns-exploded-55647

Battle of Manila Bay—121st Anniversary

NATO navies are operating in the Mediterranean Sea in force, and signaling they won’t be shut out by Russia –

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/200000-tons-diplomacy-2-navy-aircraft-carriers-are-making-statement-mediterranean-54517

*Under conditions very unlikely to occur –

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/saddam-hussein-could-have-sunk-americas-most-powerful-battleship-ever-53722

A mixed picture –

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/could-us-navys-war-plan-orange-fighting-japan-be-used-against-china-53362

Some ruminations on the centennial of the Versailles Treaty and League Covenant –

You Get the Peace You Enforce

And the sooner the better.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/explained-why-taiwan-needs-new-submarines-deter-china-51227

Some operational options –

https://nationalinterest.org/print/blog/buzz/us-china-war-scenario-how-would-chinas-military-attack-great-wall-reverse-49697