Defense Strategy

A Chinese coast guard vessel sailing near the disputed waters in the South China Sea, May 14, 2014. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Chinese coast guard vessel sailing near the disputed waters in the South China Sea, May 14, 2014. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
9 Min Read
An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 97 launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 15, 2012. (DoD/Released)
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An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 97 launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 15, 2012. (DoD/Released)
Commentary
Bryan McGrath
Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower
Bryan McGrath
8 Min Read
Trident submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) on Thursday, October 7, 2004 off the coast of Southern California. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
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Trident submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) on Thursday, October 7, 2004 off the coast of Southern California. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
A soldier fires a portable air defense rocket during the International military games 'Masters of Antiaircraft Battle - 2015' outside the Russian southern town of Yeisk on August 6, 2015. (SERGEI VENYAVSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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A soldier fires a portable air defense rocket during the International military games 'Masters of Antiaircraft Battle - 2015' outside the Russian southern town of Yeisk on August 6, 2015. (SERGEI VENYAVSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
4 Min Read
A US-made 70-C helicopter lands on a Perry-class frigate during the Han Kuang drill on the sea near eastern Hualien on September 17, 2014. (SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
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A US-made 70-C helicopter lands on a Perry-class frigate during the Han Kuang drill on the sea near eastern Hualien on September 17, 2014. (SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
5 Min Read
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