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Fighting The Naval Hegemon: Evolution In French, Soviet, And Chinese Naval Thought, Martin N. Murphy, Toshi Yoshihara Mar 2018

Fighting The Naval Hegemon: Evolution In French, Soviet, And Chinese Naval Thought, Martin N. Murphy, Toshi Yoshihara

Naval War College Review

Geography gives strategy its context. Secure from land invasion, Great Brit- ain and later the United States employed a distinctive form of sea power to defeat their adversaries. Both used their navies to control sea-lanes and vital choke points and to apply direct pressure along enemy coastlines. Through their dominance of the oceans they were able to shape the political and economic order of the world. It is fair to say that what amounts to the Anglo-American school of naval power has demonstrated its efficacy time after time: over the past 250 years these two powers have, singly or together, …


From The Editors, The U.S Naval War College Press Mar 2018

From The Editors, The U.S Naval War College Press

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


The Death Of Money: The Coming Collapse Of The International Monetary System, Robert C. Whitten, James Rickards Mar 2018

The Death Of Money: The Coming Collapse Of The International Monetary System, Robert C. Whitten, James Rickards

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Power, Law, And The End Of Privateering, John B. Hattendorf, Jan Martin Lemnitzer Mar 2018

Power, Law, And The End Of Privateering, John B. Hattendorf, Jan Martin Lemnitzer

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Presidents & Their Generals: An American History Of Command In War, Richard Norton, Matthew Moten Mar 2018

Presidents & Their Generals: An American History Of Command In War, Richard Norton, Matthew Moten

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Small Navies: Strategy And Policy For Small Navies In War And Peace, Sean Sullivan, Michael Mulqueen, Deborah Sanders, Ian Speller Mar 2018

Small Navies: Strategy And Policy For Small Navies In War And Peace, Sean Sullivan, Michael Mulqueen, Deborah Sanders, Ian Speller

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


The Relevance Of History To Current Military Challenges: Anti-Access Warfare: Countering A2/Ad Strategies, Peter Dombrowski, Sam J. Tangredi Mar 2018

The Relevance Of History To Current Military Challenges: Anti-Access Warfare: Countering A2/Ad Strategies, Peter Dombrowski, Sam J. Tangredi

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Wanted: U.S. Navy Mine Warfare Champion, Scott C. Truver Mar 2018

Wanted: U.S. Navy Mine Warfare Champion, Scott C. Truver

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Revisiting The Navy’S Moral Compass: Has Commanding Officer Conduct Improved?, Jason A. Vogt Captain Mar 2018

Revisiting The Navy’S Moral Compass: Has Commanding Officer Conduct Improved?, Jason A. Vogt Captain

Naval War College Review

Since the 2012 publication here of Captain Mark F. Light’s “The Navy’s Moral Compass,” the service has taken effective measures to address reliefs of commanding officers for personal misconduct, but the poor decisions of some have continued to trouble Navy leadership. What are the next steps?


On Littoral Warfare, Milan Vego Mar 2018

On Littoral Warfare, Milan Vego

Naval War College Review

The lack of adequate capabilities for littoral warfare could cost a blue-water force like the U.S. Navy dearly in a high-intensity conventional war. So might the lack of a sound theory of littoral warfare, operational concepts, and doctrine; these require much effort and time and cannot be produced in a hurry after hostilities start.


The Law Of Cyber Targeting, Michael N. Schmitt Mar 2018

The Law Of Cyber Targeting, Michael N. Schmitt

Naval War College Review

Cyber technology on the battlefield has outpaced the law, or at least full understanding of how extant law governs emerging capabilities—a strategically perilous state of affairs.


From The Editors, Carnes Lord Mar 2018

From The Editors, Carnes Lord

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Spring 2015 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College Mar 2018

Spring 2015 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Winter 2015 Review, The U.S. Naval War College Mar 2018

Winter 2015 Review, The U.S. Naval War College

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Bleeding Talent: How The U.S. Military Mismanages Great Leadersand Why It’S Time For A Revolution, By Tim Kane, Thomas Gibbons Mar 2018

Bleeding Talent: How The U.S. Military Mismanages Great Leadersand Why It’S Time For A Revolution, By Tim Kane, Thomas Gibbons

Naval War College Review

This book provides a critical analysis and highlights a dysfunctional U.S. Army officer personnel management system. The author explains why the best and brightest young officers depart early for civilian careers and what can be done to encourage them to remain on active duty. Kane also outlines why the military’s leadership training is so successful and admired by civilian industry.


The Military Lens: Doctrinal Difference Anddeterrence Failure In Sino-American Relations, By Christopher P. Twomey, David Burbach Mar 2018

The Military Lens: Doctrinal Difference Anddeterrence Failure In Sino-American Relations, By Christopher P. Twomey, David Burbach

Naval War College Review

It has been said that “weapons speak to the wise—but in general they need interpreters.” The Military Lens, writ- ten by political scientist Christopher P. Twomey, associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, in Monterey, California, shows the difficulty of that quote. Twomey makes a strong case that differing military languages and doctrines explain otherwise puzzling examples of deterrence failure and escalation.


Book Reviews, The U.S Naval War College Mar 2018

Book Reviews, The U.S Naval War College

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


A Strategy Has To Be Able To Work To Be Masterful, Alan D. Zimm Mar 2018

A Strategy Has To Be Able To Work To Be Masterful, Alan D. Zimm

Naval War College Review

This essay was written in response to an article by Angelo N. Caravaggio, “‘Winning’ the Pacific War: The Masterful Strategy of Commander Minoru Genda,” which appeared in the Winter 2014 issue of the Naval War College Review (pages 85–118). Dr. Caravaggio takes to task “criticisms leveled at the Japanese for their ‘ill conceived’ or ‘poorly planned’ attack at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.” Since his endnote supporting this comment listed only my Attack on Pearl Harbor: Strategy, Combat, Myths, Deceptions as a source of this criticism, the finger appears to be pointed directly at me. Understandably, I was eager …


The Key To Midway: Coral Sea And A Culture Of Learning, Carl Cavanagh Hodge Mar 2018

The Key To Midway: Coral Sea And A Culture Of Learning, Carl Cavanagh Hodge

Naval War College Review

Was the battle of Midway won or lost? In a recent edition of the Naval War College Review, James Levy grappled with some of the recurrent issues found in the scholarship of the battle of Midway, all of them related to the question whether one or another aspect of the Japanese way of war led to a catastrophic defeat at the hands of the U.S. Navy. Levy observes that an assumption common to many works is “that the Japanese did as much to lose the battle as the Americans did to win it, or more.”


China’S Blue Soft Power, Andrew S. Erickson, Austin M. Strange Mar 2018

China’S Blue Soft Power, Andrew S. Erickson, Austin M. Strange

Naval War College Review

On 3 September 2014, almost six years since Chinese warships first entered the Gulf of Aden to fulfill antipiracy duties, China Central Television (CCTV)–8 aired the first episode of “In the Gulf of Aden” (舰在亚丁湾). The multidozen-episode program, designed to “ignite raging patriotism” (燃起熊 熊爱国心), given evening prime-time status, and attracting a popular audience with a star-studded cast, explores in dramatic fashion Beijing’s experience fighting modern piracy.


The American “Pivot” And The Indian Navy, Harsh V. Pant, Yogesh Joshi Mar 2018

The American “Pivot” And The Indian Navy, Harsh V. Pant, Yogesh Joshi

Naval War College Review

Just after addressing the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore in June 2012, Leo Panetta, then the American secretary of defense, visited New Delhi, where he remarked that “defense cooperation with India is a lynchpin in this [pivot] strategy.” Since the thrust of the “pivot” has been on the maritime balance of power in the Indo-Pacific, both the Pacific and the Indian Oceans have gained tremendous traction in the new U.S. strategy. From the very initiation of the pivot, India has featured on the American radar as an important strategic partner.


Deconstructing Nimitz’S Principle Of Calculated Risk, Robert C. Rubel Mar 2018

Deconstructing Nimitz’S Principle Of Calculated Risk, Robert C. Rubel

Naval War College Review

All military operations are attended by various forms of risk. Risk permeates the fabric of war from the actions of individual soldiers, sailors, and airmen to the policies, strategies, and decisions of national leaders. Decisions and actions have both potential and real consequences, and intelligent decision making normally involves a calculation of the odds for success and failure, as well as consideration of the consequences of potential failure. When success is less than a sure thing but through analysis of the salient aspects of the problem, including costs and consequences of failure, a commander decides to proceed nonetheless, we can …


The Race To The Bottom, Jan Joel Andersson Mar 2018

The Race To The Bottom, Jan Joel Andersson

Naval War College Review

The growing need to protect global shipping routes and the intensification of maritime territorial conflicts have led to a naval arms buildup around the world. Perhaps the most-cited example of this new focus on naval power is the increasing number of countries building or planning new aircraft carriers, but many analysts are more concerned about the proliferation of modern attack submarines. Often considered the ultimate weapon of naval warfare, submarines are versatile platforms able to attack surface ships, conduct antisubmarine war- fare (ASW), deploy mines, and, as they are increasingly equipped with missiles, attack land targets.


From The Editors, Pelham G. Boyer Mar 2018

From The Editors, Pelham G. Boyer

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Information Disorder And The Need For News Literacy Education In The Digital Era, Lauren Brown-Hulme Mar 2018

Information Disorder And The Need For News Literacy Education In The Digital Era, Lauren Brown-Hulme

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

This paper serves as a comprehensive report on the need for and barriers to news literacy education in the United States. Current misinformation issues in the U.S. are introduced and the importance of news literacy among citizens of a democracy. Answers to these questions are sought: What are the current challenges regarding news literacy in the digital age and what are the implications? Further, can news literacy be taught? Based on measured practices, what are the best methods for news literacy education? Existing literature covers the topics of information disorder and news literacy, highlighting the importance of news literacy in …


The Reality Of Escape In Fantasy, Abbigail Mazour Mar 2018

The Reality Of Escape In Fantasy, Abbigail Mazour

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

This paper seeks to examine the instances of escape experienced by the characters in popular fantasy novels such as The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and looks at how this escape teaches its audiences lessons about the real world and philosophical truths. It answers the question of whether or not fantasy is escape and why, accepting fantasy as escapist, this genre—and escape itself—is valuable to its audiences. The method for completing this project was a close analysis of the primary texts The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter along with the research and writing done by Tolkien …


Sex Differences In Political Leadership In An Egalitarian Society, Christopher Von Rueden, Sarah Alami, Hillard Kaplan, Michael Gurven Mar 2018

Sex Differences In Political Leadership In An Egalitarian Society, Christopher Von Rueden, Sarah Alami, Hillard Kaplan, Michael Gurven

ESI Publications

We test the contribution of sex differences in physical formidability, education, and cooperation to the acquisition of political leadership in a small-scale society. Among forager-farmers from the Bolivian Amazon, we find that men are more likely to exercise different forms of political leadership, including verbal influence during community meetings, coordination of community projects, and dispute resolution. We show that these differences in leadership are not due to gender per se but are associated with men’s greater number of cooperation partners, greater access to schooling, and greater body size and physical strength. Men’s advantage in cooperation partner number is tied to …


Encountering Shakespeare's Cleopatra: The Subversion Of The Occident's Threat Of Objectification, Amany El-Sawy Mar 2018

Encountering Shakespeare's Cleopatra: The Subversion Of The Occident's Threat Of Objectification, Amany El-Sawy

Selected Papers of the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference

No abstract provided.


Summer 2016 Full Issue, The U.S Naval War College Mar 2018

Summer 2016 Full Issue, The U.S Naval War College

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


In All Respects Ready: Australia’S Navy In World War One, By David Stevens, Angus Ross Mar 2018

In All Respects Ready: Australia’S Navy In World War One, By David Stevens, Angus Ross

Naval War College Review

Writing a definitive history of any major conflict from a single nation’s perspec- tive can be an exacting task—and, in the case of the First World War at sea, a thankless one too, when compared with the far better known and better reported situation on land. This notwithstanding, it is hard to imagine a more timely and well-balanced book. David Stevens, as the Royal Australian Navy’s historian, was perhaps in a perfect position to take on this project, but this should in no way diminish what he has achieved.