On a special edition of the LGM podcast, Dan and I chat a bit about how our universities have reacted to the COVID-19 emergency. Plenty of inside baseball for academics, but since academics make up a fair bit of our audience…
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You’ll be washed of all your sins and all of your crimes If you’re down there by the train Never try to fight a ship with a train. You both get wet, but the ship likes it. Speaking of ramm
The situation on the Theodore Roosevelt is not good, according to its Captain: “This will require a political solution but it is the right thing to do,” Crozier wrote. “We are not at war. Sa
I thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition? The King’s College Wargaming Network is holding an online symposium on games simulating COVID-19 response. Fun stuff… Expect to see more use of the military in support of COVID-19 relief efforts. Speaking of which… The impact of COVID-19 on global diplomatic […]
On the latest episode of the LGM Podcast, Dan and I discuss hegemony in the time of COVID-19. The US is flailing, leaving a void at the center. Instead of cooperating, the great powers seem to be hedg
Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time. The US Marine Corps is planning a major restructure that will make it smaller, lighter, more mobile, and presumably more capable of fighting China. Lindsay
I am deeply reluctant to engage before we have more information, but this story is already all over the comments, so it’s not as if it’s going to be news to anyone: [Tara] Reade has given an interview with podcast host Katie Halper, describing her time in Biden’s office, and what she described as a […]
I have a short piece at the Diplomat on the spread of the Spanish Flu in India, China, and Japan. The three enjoyed very different circumstances, and the impact of the influenza varied considerably ac
I like him. I get along with him great. We have a fantastic chemistry. The latest in portable anti-submarine technology. Why not just sue the Chinese? I’m skeptical, but I leave the idea to you&
Gentle Readers, Sharp eyed observers will note the addition of a couple of new ad units to the site. While we generally try to avoid further cluttering the blog with ads, two developments have pushed our decision. First, for unclear reasons (possibly the further proliferation of adblocking software) revenue from the older units has declined, […]
Kings do not look on anyone either as an ally or as an enemy on account of their personal qualities, but always reckon friendship or hostility in terms of advantage. The likely impact of coronavirus o
Keep cool and command everyone. Japan and Vietnam are developing strong naval ties. Ooh blowing up boats with an AC-130? But does seem like a pretty simple problem from an anti-air perspective…