The Navalist
Informed thought on naval strategy, global power, and the maritime commons. By navalists, thinkers, strategists and citizens. Since 2016.
Informed thought on naval strategy, global power, and the maritime commons. By navalists, thinkers, strategists and citizens. Since 2016.
Chaos theory is indeed gone and complexity is in, but maybe it was just coincidental timing.
Examining the pre-WWII roots of the LCS and HSV.
Looking beyond the hardware into the paradoxes of China's naval rise. Part three of a three-part series.
Littoral warfare is not some dramatic new concept. All naval warfare is connected to land. However, repackaging a concept and placing renewed emphasis on studying it is not a bad thing. This is especially true when political and technological developments have made US freedom to operate in the maritime environment less assured.
When the Marines ask for someone to bring the rain, the US Navy is in a drought. Can we seed the clouds?
Read one of the seminal works on naval power.
CNA’s Peter Swartz has put out several reports on the last 50 years of US naval strategy. Here is his summary.
The US learned some hard lessons in World War II about going to war; leaders today should take note.
