With the U.S. Navy stretched across multiple theaters—from the Mediterranean to the South China Sea—South Korea’s maritime ...

Captains Brendan Costello and Tyler Muniz of the United States Marine Corps join Brian to discuss their article “The Marine Littoral Regiment’s Missing Link” published in the Marine Corps Gazette.

1. Aaron Barlow, Patrick Reilly, and Sean Harper, “ Building Resilient Kill Chains for the Stand in Force ,” CIMSEC (October 14, 2024).

As a Christmas gift from our friends at Risk Intelligence, we’re sharing two free articles from the publication Strategic Insights by CIMSECians. This first (also available in Pdf form), by myself, ...

By Bruce Stubbs “A requirement is a requirement, pure and simple.” —Lieutenant General Karsten Heckl, USMC “One man’s requirement is like another man’s wish.” —Admiral Frank B. Kelso II, USN (retired) ...

By David Kirichenko Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shocked the international order. What surprised the world even more was Ukraine’s ability to resist. While many in the West believed ...

NATO Naval Power Week By Anna Matilde Bassoli After more than a year of disrupted global trade, the Red Sea Crisis appears to have no end in sight. Rather, in a series of leaked messages, senior U.S.

1. “Partnering Will Determine the First Days of Conflict in the Western Pacific,” by Ben Van Horrick, Proceedings, December 2024. 2. “Resolute Dragon: Reassurance, Deterrence, and a Call for ...

NATO Naval Power Week By CDR Paul Viscovich, USN (Ret.) In this era of increasing danger, great power competition, and uncertain loyalties, the time has come for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ...

By Ching Chang Between late 2016 and early 2017, there were several People’s Liberation Army (PLA) air and maritime maneuvers penetrating the so-called First Island Chain, including a deployment of ...

By Aaron Barlow, Patrick Reilly, and Sean Harper Introduction As the Marine Corps prepares to contest the regional superiority of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Indo-Pacific alongside the ...