“Battle of Tripoli,” 3 August 1804.

Counterinsurgency to the Shores of Tripoli

The Navy’s operations against Barbary corsairs in the early 19th century provide lessons for operating in the gray zone today.

Captain B. J. Armstrong, U.S. Navy
October 2023
The USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752) with Indonesian Maritime Security Agency patrol boat Belut Laut-406 and Republic of Singapore Navy MSRV Bastion in May 2023.

Maritime COIN Is a Team Sport

China’s insurgency demands a regional response.

Rear Admiral Rommel Jude G. Ong, Armed Forces of the Philippines (Retired)
August 2023
Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard participants

Wargame Maritime COIN

Insufficient attention has been paid to gaming possible ways of countering China’s harassment of Southeast Asian allies and partners below the threshold of violence.

Lesley Wilhelm
December 2022
Counterinsurgency operations

One Officer’s Lessons from Vietnam

Operations aimed at defeating the Viet Cong could offer insights into countering China today.

Captain Peter M. Swartz, U.S. Navy (Retired)
October 2022