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Strategy Matters

USS Theodore Roosevelt underway.
Strategy Matters

The Crozier Affair through Chinese Eyes

By James Holmes
August 2020
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.
A full honors arrival ceremony welcomes Xi Jinping, center left, to the Pentagon in 2012.
Strategy Matters

Xi Jinping Is China’s Teddy Roosevelt

By James Holmes
June 2020
U.S. history can provide insights into China's development.
A billboard of former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping
Strategy Matters

Deng Xiaoping Was China’s George Washington

By James Holmes
January 2020
In the first of two parts, a Naval War College professor of strategy compares China’s communist revolution to U.S. history.
The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) sits pierside in Valparaiso, Chile, during a scheduled port visit
Strategy Matters

Strategic and Geographic Fluency, South America Style

By James Holmes
December 2019
Mental maps are shaped by physical ones, but are more complicated.
Zombies loom large in World War Z.
Strategy Matters

A Zombie Fighter’s Guide to Strategy

By James R. Holmes
November 2019
Contemplating war against zombies is a valuable strategic exercise.
Navy F/A-18F SuperHornet on the catapult
Strategy Matters

Eight Lieutenants Deliver a Tough Message

By James R. Holmes
October 2019
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.
F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off from the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln
Strategy Matters

Competitors Get a Say in Readiness, Too

By Professor James R. Holmes
September 2019
Let’s master our priorities rather than let strategic competitors dictate our operating rhythm to us.

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