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How China Has Overtaken Japan in Naval Power and Why it Matters
[By Toshi Yoshihara] A major reversal of fortunes at sea has gone largely unnoticed. Over the past decade, the Chinese Navy spe...
The Challenge of Guarding Bab el-Mandeb
[By Elizabeth White] Many a discussion of the Bab Al Mandeb Strait starts with the translation from the Arabic name (Gate of Te...
How the U.S. Can Improve its Maritime Anti-Smuggling Program
[By Laura Burroughs] On April 1, President Trump announced that the United States is doubling its counternarcotics operations i...
Taking Notes from Narcos on Unmanned Ship Design
[By Collin Fox] In September 2018, the Panamanian Aeronaval Service (SENAN) captured a fairly crude low-profile vessel (LPV). I...
Maritime Law Enforcement and Overfishing in the South China Sea
[By Michael Perry] Fish are the primary source of animal protein for populations bordering the South China Sea (SCS) and overfi...
China's Bid for Maritime Primacy in the Indo-Pacific
[By Dr. Patrick M. Cronin] In this decade, the United States Navy may be displaced as the most formidable maritime presence in...
Budget Analysis and the U.S. Navy's Future Fleet Design
[By Dmitry Filipoff] Capt. Arthur “Trip” Barber (ret.) served in the Navy for 41 years, ultimately capping his care...
Down to the Sea in USVs
[By Norman Polmar and Scott C. Truver] “How often can you be at the christening of a robot warship?” Deputy Secreta...
U.S. Navy Heads for the Cloud
[By Christian H. Heller] The Navy is pushing toward an IT future based on cloud computing that promises enormous benefits and c...
Tanzania Pushes Back on Chinese Port Project
[By John Hursh] China’s Maritime Silk Road ambitions suffered a setback after Tanzanian officials refused to budge over s...