Strategy Matters

The USS Gravely (DDG-107) launches missiles in response to Houthi attacks on 12 January 2024.

Houthi Rebels Cry Havoc! And Let Slip the Drones of War

A review of the Houthi strategy in the Red Sea.

February 2024

U.S. Navy ships participate in Basic Operations 2023 in the Baltic Sea.

Yes, the United States Needs a Real Maritime Strategy

The United States needs a true whole-of-government maritime strategy.

James R. Holmes

June 2023

The Crozier Affair through Chinese Eyes

The outbreak of COVID-19 on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is behind the Navy now, but the Chinese will continue to analyze what it means.

James Holmes

August 2020

A full honors arrival ceremony welcomes Xi Jinping, center left, to the Pentagon in 2012.

Xi Jinping Is China’s Teddy Roosevelt

U.S. history can provide insights into China's development.

James Holmes

June 2020

A billboard of former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping Was China’s George Washington

In the first of two parts, a Naval War College professor of strategy compares China’s communist revolution to U.S. history.

James Holmes

January 2020

The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) sits pierside in Valparaiso, Chile, during a scheduled port visit

Strategic and Geographic Fluency, South America Style

Mental maps are shaped by physical ones, but are more complicated.

James Holmes

December 2019

A Zombie Fighter’s Guide to Strategy

Contemplating war against zombies is a valuable strategic exercise.

James R. Holmes

November 2019

Navy F/A-18F SuperHornet on the catapult

Eight Lieutenants Deliver a Tough Message

At this year's Tailhook Symposium, a panel of eight lieutenants gave a bold, honest reply to the question, "Are we ready to fight a peer competitor today?" The answer: No.

James R. Holmes

October 2019

F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off from the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln

Competitors Get a Say in Readiness, Too

Let’s master our priorities rather than let strategic competitors dictate our operating rhythm to us.

James R. Holmes

September 2019

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