Great power competition dramatically expands the challenges of confronting irregular naval warfare such as defending against maritime pirates or preserving the security of data sent through undersea cables, a panel of experts said at the Hudson Institute last week. Concentrating on the “new favorite buzzword, ‘lethality,’” masks the fact this kind of warfare “has always been a part” of the United States Navy’s experience, said Cmdr. Benjamin Armstrong, a professor at the Naval Academy and author of a recent book on early American naval history, at the Hudson Institute panel. Great power competition and irregular warfare, “in history, they are … Continue reading Navy Needs To Think Small When Planning Irregular Surface Warfare Strategies