Opinion: USS Lassen’s Transit of Subi Reef Was Not So ‘Innocent’
Much has been made about the recent transit of the USS Lassen (DDG-82) within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef…
U.S. Destroyer Made an ‘Innocent Passage’ Near Chinese South China Sea Artificial Island in Recent Mission
Last week’s South China Sea freedom of navigation mission — in which a U.S. guided missile destroyer came within 12…
Opinion: U.N. Ruling is Turning Point for Overlapping South China Sea Claims
The United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration handed out a decision on Thursday that the Republic of the Philippines’ case…
U.S., Chinese Navy Leaders Discuss U.S. Freedom of Navigation, South China Sea Operations
The military leaders of the U.S. and Chinese navies held a video teleconference on Thursday to discuss South China Sea…
Essay: Strategies That Matter — One Size Fits None
Airpower advocates exited the Gulf War trumpeting an unambiguous victory for airpower—and they were right. The air campaign against Iraq…
U.S. South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Missions Included Passage Near Vietnamese, Philippine Claims
A recent U.S. Navy freedom of navigation mission in South China Sea was not limited to China’s artificial islands.…
U.S. Destroyer Comes Within 12 Nautical Miles of Chinese South China Sea Artificial Island, Beijing Threatens Response
After months of deliberation, the U.S. has sent a guided missile destroyer within 12 nautical miles of a Chinese artificial…
China’s Military Built with Cloned Weapons
Historically, China has been a great innovator contributing inventions such as gunpowder, paper and the compass to human advancement. However,…
Chinese Warships to Make Naval Station Mayport Port Visit Amidst South China Sea Tension
A trio of Chinese warships in the middle of a world tour are in route to Naval Station Mayport, Fla.…
Shinzo Abe First Sitting Japanese Prime Minister to Visit U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Shinzo Abe became the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit a U.S. aircraft carrier when his helicopter landed onboard…