On the latest episode of the LGM Podcast, friend of the blog Colin Snider and I talk Brazilian electoral politics. Actually Colin mostly talks, and I mostly listen. Share
What if China had never gone through with the purchase of Varyag, the ex-Soviet Ukrainian aircraft carrier that later became Liaoning? In 1998, a Chinese businessman bought the incomplete hulk of a
Latest at the National Interests takes a look at escalation dynamics associated with aircraft carriers… Since the 1950s, the supercarrier has been the most visible representation of U.S. militar
Some links for your reading pleasure. Found the Inner Ring, by C.S. Lewis, assigned in the USAWC’s Strategic Leadership course. I wish that I had read it many years ago… King Lear was unev
The latest in my “What if Never?” series covers the MiG-25 “Foxbat”: The MiG-25 (NATO reporting name: Foxbat) was one of the most awesome, yet most misunderstood , fighters of
The USN is again investigating the prospect of a large surface combatant… The U.S. Navy has assembled a team to look at what the next generation of large surface warships will look like. At Defe
A bit on some of the implications of Japanese constitutional reform… The legal structure governing Japan’s use of force continues to evolve, albeit slowly. The process deserves more attention,
The latest in my “What If Never?” series turns to the past… The five super-dreadnoughts of the Queen Elizabeth class were among the finest battleships ever built. Combining high spee