Chicago Bulls

AI Is a Team Sport

If the Department of the Navy wants to produce and employ winning artificial intelligence tools, it needs to build teams of AI experts and enable them to train together.

June 2023
The Royal Australian Navy frigate Toowoomba

Maritime Trade Is Essential to the Indo-Pacific

Regardless of the timing of the next conflict, Mahan’s warning about the consequences of losing maritime trade in an interconnected Indo-Pacific is still relevant.

Commander Paul Hardman, Royal Australian Navy
May 2023
Ukrainian Navy Island-class patrol boats

The Ukrainian Navy and the Fight for Democracy

Today’s war is a confrontation between autocracies and democracies. Moreover, “great power” countries and military-political alliances endeavor to avoid direct conflict with each other.

Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, Ukrainian Navy
May 2023
marines

Fight for Integration

In the post–war on terrorism years, service members’ ability to coexist and build camaraderie has been tested.

Gunnery Sergeant Anton Arifaj, U.S. Marine Corps
April 2023
An artist’s concept of the never-built Boeing Pelican

Ekranoplans Could Support EABO

Wing-in-ground effect vehicles are an idea whose time has finally arrived.

Captain Logan McCann, U.S. Marine Corps
March 2023
Shipyard

The Coast Guard Is Missing from Mahan

As the United States refocuses on great power competition and reevaluates its maritime strategy, it must consider the critical duties of the U.S. Coast Guard, even if Mahan did not.

Lieutenant Commander Ryan Clark, U.S. Coast Guard
March 2023