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A History Of State Attacks On Submarine Cables, Jonathan Winkler Oct 2026

A History Of State Attacks On Submarine Cables, Jonathan Winkler

Naval War College Review

Performing a heavier lift than most realize, the world’s submarine cables are being sabotaged at an increasing rate. But what seems a recent phenomenon belies a long history of attacks on these vital lines of communication.


Interrelated Risk Of The Maritime Choke-Point Network, Michael Kidd, Giana Farry, Violet G. Frost, Liam Kiley, Aakash Palathra, Moe Abdelsalam Oct 2026

Interrelated Risk Of The Maritime Choke-Point Network, Michael Kidd, Giana Farry, Violet G. Frost, Liam Kiley, Aakash Palathra, Moe Abdelsalam

Naval War College Review

Disruptions to choke points in various parts of the choke-point network create chains of risks spreading far and wide.Using mathematic modeling presents ways to mitigate negative impacts across the whole of the choke-point network.


Perception Management—An Overlooked And Enduring Element Of The 1980s Maritime Strategy, Anand Toprani, William Manthorpe Oct 2026

Perception Management—An Overlooked And Enduring Element Of The 1980s Maritime Strategy, Anand Toprani, William Manthorpe

Naval War College Review

William Manthorpe’s views on perception management, drawn from newly archived materials, are reexamined and made available to the public for the first time.


From The Editors, Sam J. Tangredi, Editor-In-Chief Oct 2026

From The Editors, Sam J. Tangredi, Editor-In-Chief

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Autumn 2026 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College Oct 2026

Autumn 2026 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


The Cognitive Dimension Of Mobilization—Reconsidering American War Preparation In An Age Of Persistent Cognitive Warfare, Robert "Jake" Bebber Jul 2026

The Cognitive Dimension Of Mobilization—Reconsidering American War Preparation In An Age Of Persistent Cognitive Warfare, Robert "Jake" Bebber

Naval War College Review

American war mobilization doctrine is built on an industrial-era paradigm that assumes the primary contest is material: who can most efficiently convert economic capacity into military power. An evaluation suggests that this paradigm, while necessary, is no longer sufficient.


From The Editors, Sam J. Tangredi Editor-In-Chief Jul 2026

From The Editors, Sam J. Tangredi Editor-In-Chief

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Summer 2026 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College Jul 2026

Summer 2026 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Near And Far Waters: The Geopolitics Of Seapower, Anand Toprani, Colin Flint May 2026

Near And Far Waters: The Geopolitics Of Seapower, Anand Toprani, Colin Flint

Naval War College Review

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Admiral James Stavridis: Sailor, Scholar, Leader, Christopher Nelson, Stanley D. M. Carpenter May 2026

Admiral James Stavridis: Sailor, Scholar, Leader, Christopher Nelson, Stanley D. M. Carpenter

Naval War College Review

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Research & Debate—The First Ai War, Thomas C. Linn May 2026

Research & Debate—The First Ai War, Thomas C. Linn

Naval War College Review

From the earliest human conflicts to today, human ingenuity in warfare has led to some of humanity’s greatest technological wonders. Recent developments within the Department of Defense (DoD, also called the Department of War) point to the most recent wave of warfare innovation: that of artificial intelligence (AI).


Will Navies Prevail In “Generation Drone”?—An Australian View, Sean A. G. Andrews May 2026

Will Navies Prevail In “Generation Drone”?—An Australian View, Sean A. G. Andrews

Naval War College Review

The often-heralded obsolescence of traditional naval power looms like a specter over navies in the era of drone warfare. As with technological innovations of the past, however, there is a strong case to be made that innovation tends to transform—rather than displace—a navy’s role in a broader maritime ecosystem.


Emerging Warfare Dynamics In The Algorithmic Age—Artificial Intelligence, Mass, And Deception In Systemic Conflict, Jonathan Compton May 2026

Emerging Warfare Dynamics In The Algorithmic Age—Artificial Intelligence, Mass, And Deception In Systemic Conflict, Jonathan Compton

Naval War College Review

The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems in both the United States and the People’s Republic of China is having a critical impact on the shape of future warfare. Shifting away from the traditional battlefield, technological advances redirect targeting focus from tanks and aircraft toward critical nodes across entire societal frameworks.


Cyberattack-Resilient Artificial Intelligence In Navies—Solving The Skill-Needs Gap, Chris C. Demchak May 2026

Cyberattack-Resilient Artificial Intelligence In Navies—Solving The Skill-Needs Gap, Chris C. Demchak

Naval War College Review

With artificial intelligence—cyber’s offspring—come several risks and vulnerabilities that must be defended against. The key to defense, as always, is having the right personnel in place to build resilience into the mission. To distribute critical manning assets correctly, skill-needs rubrics are well suited to ensure that the proper personnel are on hand to defend systems and execute critical missions.


The Sources Of Russian Aggression: Is Russia A Realist Power?, James Kraska, Sumantra Maitra Mar 2026

The Sources Of Russian Aggression: Is Russia A Realist Power?, James Kraska, Sumantra Maitra

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


U.S. And Nato Strategic Sealift And The Role Of Norway, Ian Bowers, Øystein Tunsjø Mar 2026

U.S. And Nato Strategic Sealift And The Role Of Norway, Ian Bowers, Øystein Tunsjø

Naval War College Review

U.S. sealift capability, crucial in the defense of allies in Europe and beyond, has withered over many decades. Recent developments have left European allies scrambling to provide their own defense, leaving some looking to Norway’s large merchant fleet to cover the gaps in U.S. sealift capabilities.


Countering Intelligence, Surveillance, And Reconnaissance In The Pacific—Mobile Missile Launcher Survivability Against The People’S Liberation Army, Ben Wermeling Mar 2026

Countering Intelligence, Surveillance, And Reconnaissance In The Pacific—Mobile Missile Launcher Survivability Against The People’S Liberation Army, Ben Wermeling

Naval War College Review

With the survivability of mobile missile launchers in question for newly established U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps multidomain task forces and Marine littoral regiments, the role of countering intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in the Pacific may prove crucial to preventing sea denial from the land in future conflicts.


From The Editors - Winter 2026, Sam J. Tangredi Editor In Chief Mar 2026

From The Editors - Winter 2026, Sam J. Tangredi Editor In Chief

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Winter 2026 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College Mar 2026

Winter 2026 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict With China, Richard Norton, Hal Brands, Michael Beckley Dec 2025

Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict With China, Richard Norton, Hal Brands, Michael Beckley

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Winning Without Fighting: Irregular Warfare And Strategic Competition In The 21st Century, Kevin D. Stringer, Rebecca Patterson Dec 2025

Winning Without Fighting: Irregular Warfare And Strategic Competition In The 21st Century, Kevin D. Stringer, Rebecca Patterson

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Neither Confirm Nor Deny—The U.S. Navy’S Declaratory Policy On Nuclear Weapons, Jeffrey A. Larsen, James J. Wirtz Dec 2025

Neither Confirm Nor Deny—The U.S. Navy’S Declaratory Policy On Nuclear Weapons, Jeffrey A. Larsen, James J. Wirtz

Naval War College Review

The reintroduction of the submarine-launched nuclear cruise missile into the U.S. Navy’s arsenal signals a shift in U.S. nuclear policy, challenging long-standing declaratory norms and public statements such as the “neither confirm nor deny” stance on the presence of nuclear weapons on warships.


The U.S. Navy And Its Cold War Alliances, 1945–1953, Thomas-Durell Young, Corbin Williamson Aug 2025

The U.S. Navy And Its Cold War Alliances, 1945–1953, Thomas-Durell Young, Corbin Williamson

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


The Kamikaze Throughline—U.S. Fleet Air Defense From Imperial Japan To Drones, Tyler A. Pitrof Aug 2025

The Kamikaze Throughline—U.S. Fleet Air Defense From Imperial Japan To Drones, Tyler A. Pitrof

Naval War College Review

Since World War II, fleet air defense has been organized around the principle of engaging threats as far out from the fleet as possible, motivated by early failures to engage the kamikaze threat. This approach remains as vital as ever and progressively more challenging in the face of the contemporary threats posed by cruise missiles and—increasingly—by drone warfare.


Short-Term Solutions, Long-Term Problems—The U.S. Navy’S Approach To Mines During The Tanker War, Matthew Kastler Aug 2025

Short-Term Solutions, Long-Term Problems—The U.S. Navy’S Approach To Mines During The Tanker War, Matthew Kastler

Naval War College Review

Mine warfare is a persistent threat to naval operations and ocean commerce, and yet it remains a persistent area of underinvestment by the U.S. Navy. The recent history of the Navy’s improvisational approach to emergent mine threats suggests how the Navy might succeed by “preparing to be unprepared” before it faces mines again.


The Riparian Logic Of The Montreux Convention In Turkey’S Black Sea Policy, Daria Isachenko Aug 2025

The Riparian Logic Of The Montreux Convention In Turkey’S Black Sea Policy, Daria Isachenko

Naval War College Review

Turkey’s policies often appear at odds with its position in NATO and the broad direction of its allies. These polices become less mysterious when it is understood that Turkey’s strategic imperatives are driven by its unique position as gatekeeper to the Black Sea and the dynamics introduced by the tiered rights granted by the Montreaux Convention.


Management Or Misdirection—Competing Logics For Military-To-Military Contacts Between Great-Power Rivals, Travis Sharp Aug 2025

Management Or Misdirection—Competing Logics For Military-To-Military Contacts Between Great-Power Rivals, Travis Sharp

Naval War College Review

Contacts between militaries have long been viewed as positive, but history demonstrates their potential for exploitation. The intensity of great-power competition requires a more thorough understanding of the logics behind these activities. This novel typology of the different motivations behind pursuing or engaging in contacts with another military suggests how planners and practitioners can best plan how, and whether, to engage with rivals and friends alike.


New Thinking For A New Age—Competing Visions Of American Grand Strategy In The Twenty-First Century, Peter Dombrowski, Simon Reich Aug 2025

New Thinking For A New Age—Competing Visions Of American Grand Strategy In The Twenty-First Century, Peter Dombrowski, Simon Reich

Naval War College Review

The contemporary grand strategy debate between deep engagement and restraint is inadequate both to contemporary geopolitical realities and to the strategies American presidents have actually pursued in recent decades. This updated typology of grand strategies sets the stage for a reinvigorated and more informed debate and research program.


President's Forum, Darryl "D-Day" Walker Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, President, Naval War College Aug 2025

President's Forum, Darryl "D-Day" Walker Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, President, Naval War College

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


From The Editors, Jonathan D. Caverley Interim Editor Aug 2025

From The Editors, Jonathan D. Caverley Interim Editor

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.