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History, Strategy, Seapower, Statecraft. Proudly served as the Maritime Strategist to the 78th Secretary of the Navy. Be curious; when you can, be kind.

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Hunter Stires is the Project Director of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Maritime Counterinsurgency Project. He is a Fellow with the U.S. Naval War College’s John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research and a Non-Resident Fellow with the Navy League’s Center for Maritime Strategy. Mr. Stires has been recognized twice in the U.S. Naval Institute’s General Prize Essay Contest. His 1st prize winning entry is published as “The South China Sea Needs a ‘COIN’ Toss” in the May 2019 issue o…

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Littoral Combat Ships for Maritime COIN

Littoral Combat Ships for Maritime COIN

The LCS has just what the Navy needs to defend freedom of the seas in the first island chain. https://www.us…

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Win Without Fighting

Win Without Fighting

The United States is devoting significant energy to preparing for great power war, but China is waging a mari…

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WEST 2020 Panel: A 'COIN' Toss in the South China Sea

WEST 2020 Panel: A 'COIN' Toss in the South China Sea

WEST 2020 Panel: A 'COIN' Toss in the South China Sea: Defending Free Seas and the Rule of International Law …

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"They Were Playing Chicken"—The U.S. Asiatic Fleet's Gray-Zone Deterrence Campaign against Japan

"They Were Playing Chicken"—The U.S. Asiatic Fleet's Gray-Zone Deterrence Campaign against Japan

The current environment is not the first time the United States has faced a destabilizing challenge in the we…

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The South China Sea Needs a 'COIN' Toss

The South China Sea Needs a 'COIN' Toss

China’s actions in the South China Sea are a “maritime insurgency.” Counterinsurgency is the logical response…

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Why We Defend Free Seas

Why We Defend Free Seas

There is more at stake in the South China Sea than most realize. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/…

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Awards

U.S. Naval Institute General Prize Essay Contest

2018

First Prize winning essay: "The South China Sea Needs a 'COIN' Toss," published in the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, May 2019. The General Prize Essay Contest, run annually since 1879, is the U.S. Naval Institute's flagship essay competition, open to all persons eligible for USNI membership. Past winners include renowned strategic theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan, U.S. Naval War College founder Stephen B. Luce, World War II Chief of Naval Operations Ernest J. King, and NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis. There is no restriction on topic. All essays are judged in the blind by the Naval Institute's Editorial Board composed of serving Sea Service professionals.

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U.S. Naval Institute General Prize Essay Contest

2019

Second Prize winning essay: "Win Without Fighting," published in the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, June 2020. The General Prize Essay Contest, run annually since 1879, is the U.S. Naval Institute's flagship essay competition, open to all persons eligible for USNI membership. Past winners include renowned strategic theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan, U.S. Naval War College founder Stephen B. Luce, World War II Chief of Naval Operations Ernest J. King, and NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis. There is no restriction on topic. All essays are judged in the blind by the Naval Institute's Editorial Board composed of serving Sea Service professionals.

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