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How Eisenhower Reshaped the Joint Chiefs and U.S. Military Strategy
When Dwight D. Eisenhower became president, he aimed to overhaul the Pentagon and balance America’s defense spending with economic sustainability, an approach he called the “Great Equation.” To execute his vision, Eisenhower revamped the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appointing new leaders he believed would back his strategic shift toward nuclear deterrence and reduce reliance on conventional forces. Read Full Article »
Restoring Our Maritime Strength By Jerry Hendrix & Brent Sadler https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/12/a-plan-to-restore-the-navy-for-trumps-first-hundred-days/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&utm_ The “first hundred days” myth has had a hold on American politics ever since Franklin Roosevelt’s first inauguration. In March 1933, the president summoned Congress to a three-month special session in which it passed 15 major bills to correct the downward trends of the Great Depression.
I’d Take Tulsi’s Record in Syria over the CIA’s By Michael Brendan Dougherty
I sometimes wonder what “liberalism” the defenders of the liberal world order have in mind when the subject comes to Tulsi Gabbard. Appalled by radical Islam after 9/11, Gabbard volunteered to serve in the Hawaii National Guard, deploying to Iraq in 2004 and 2005 in a medical unit. She completed officer training at Alabama Military Academy, then served overseas in Kuwait. In 2020, she transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Israel is a true American ally by every metric By Col. Lawrence Franklin (Ret.)
Americans should be grateful that Israel had the courage and resolve to strike hard against the enemies of civilization. All free world democracies must salute Israel’s initiative when erstwhile allied media and politicians cautioned Jewish state leaders to de-escalate operations and refrain from actions that could lead to a wider war.
How Eisenhower Reshaped the Joint Chiefs and U.S. Military Strategy
When Dwight D. Eisenhower became president, he aimed to overhaul the Pentagon and balance America’s defense spending with economic sustainability, an approach he called the “Great Equation.” To execute his vision, Eisenhower revamped the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appointing new leaders he believed would back his strategic shift toward nuclear deterrence and reduce reliance on conventional forces. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments Related Articles
How Eisenhower Reshaped the Joint Chiefs and U.S. Military Strategy
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Restoring Our Maritime Strength
An agenda for the next president’s first hundred days
Is Permanent Peace for Israel Even Possible?
Can a war be won while a deeply buried root of hatred remains? The ongoing conflict surrounding Israel provides us with a case study.
The U.S. Military Is Quietly Reinventing Itself on the Great Lakes
The U.S. Military Is Quietly Reinventing Itself on the Great Lakes As some of the world’s largest inland seas, the lakes provide the United States with an opportunity similar to that found at Area 51.
A Grand Debate - Jerry Hendrix
On July 1, 2024, I had the privilege of leading a Law & Liberty forum on “The Return of Great Power Competition.” There, I argued that we are witnessing the re-appearance of a multi-polar world and must shift our strategy accordingly.
Ideals or Interests? – William Ruger
Jerry Hendrix wisely starts with Lord Palmerston’s famous quote, “We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.” These are ageless lines and represent sound advice for today’s statesmen. But Hendrix didn’t have to go outside our own country for such prudential guidance.
Winning the New Cold War – Max J. Prowant
In his lead essay, Capt. Hendrix argues that the United States is ill-prepared for a multipolar age and its resultant great power competition. To shake off the bad habits engendered by our unipolar moment, Hendrix urges us to study the multipolar systems of pre-World War II eras, to strengthen our alliances with other democratic nations, and, more broadly, to conjure the will to defend the “Empire of Liberty” which American statesmen have built over the past eight decades.
Let Ukraine fly its jets from ‘sanctuary bases’ on NATO territory
Russia has been leveraging Western fears of escalation by carving out sanctuary space in its sovereign territory to launch offensive strikes into Ukraine. Its military assets remain partly shielded while Ukraine’s remain exposed. Perhaps now Europe and the United States can offset that advantage by creating sanctuary space for Ukrainian forces in NATO countries. The concept of territorial sovereignty is central to this war.
Playing Catch-Up on Grand Strategy – Christopher Parry
“Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” – Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War In his lead essay, Jerry Hendrix argues that the United States and its leaders are unprepared for the re-emergence of great power competition. We agree that the leaders and populations of the free world are unprepared, but differ slightly on the character of that competition.
Opinion | Let Ukraine fly its jets from ‘sanctuary bases’ on NATO territory
Democracy Dies in Darkness For too long, Russia has benefited from Western fears of escalation. It’s time to turn the tables. Sorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. July 17, 2024 at 6:15 a.m. EDT Jerry Hendrix is a senior fellow with the Sagamore Institute and a retired Navy captain. Russia has been leveraging Western fears of escalation by carving out sanctuary space in its sovereign territory to launch offensive strikes into Ukraine.
China's Unique Challenge to the West – David P. Goldman
In his lead forum essay, Captain Jerry Hendrix addresses the challenges of a multipolar world by envisioning “a broad alliance structure made up of self-determined democracies pursuing free market economies” in opposition to the “new authoritarian bloc” of Russia and China. He has done a great service by resituating America’s strategic position in the face of great power competition’s return. Hendrix, however, maintains that today’s multipolar world is a return to business as usual.
National Security Policy for Great Power Competition – Ralph L. DeFalco III
In his timely essay, “The Return of Great Power Competition,” Jerry Hendrix makes the case the United States is ill-prepared to meet the challenges of the emerging multi-polar world order. Brief periods of bipolar great power competition and unipolar dominance—like that of the United States after the dissolution of the Soviet Union—have been exceptional. The return of great power competition on multi-polar axes is very much a return to the historical norm.
The Return of Great Power Competition – Jerry Hendrix
“We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.” – Lord Palmerston, March 1, 1848 The citizens of the United States are unique in that their sense of national identity is derived from ideas rather than an ethnic or language base. To the extent that there is an American “culture,” it is tied to this sense, which can be briefly described, as Tocqueville did, as American individualism.
Sunk at the Pier: Crisis in the American Submarine Industrial Base
With the potential for a hot war with China looming over America’s strategic future, the minds of U.S. defense planners increasingly turn with calm confidence to the Navy’s submarine force. Submarines—quiet, stealthy, and loaded with lethal combinations of missiles, torpedoes, and mines—can penetrate deep into the Pacific’s first and second island chains, negating Chinese investments in so-called anti-access/area denial weapons.
Sunk at the Pier: Crisis in the American Submarine Industrial Base
With the potential for a hot war with China looming over America’s strategic future, the minds of U.S. defense planners increasingly turn with calm confidence to the Navy’s submarine force. Submarines—quiet, stealthy, and loaded with lethal combinations of missiles, torpedoes, and mines—can penetrate deep into the Pacific’s first and second island chains, negating Chinese investments in so-called anti-access/area denial weapons.
China’s maritime power cause for action and alarm
By Jerry Hendrix The People’s Liberation Army Navy is now, and has been for several years, larger than the US Navy with over 370 ships currently in commission. What’s more, in a few years, if it continues its current building rate, it will reach around 450 ships, making it larger than the US Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force combined.
China’s Maritime Power Cause for Action and Alarm
China’s Maritime Power Cause for Action and Alarm U.S. needs a ‘Ships Act’ on par with ‘Chips Act’ to restore its declining naval deterrence and keep ship-building pace with China.
China's maritime power cause for action and alarm
The People’s Liberation Army Navy is now, and has been for several years, larger than the US Navy with over 370 ships currently in commission. What’s more, in a few years, if it continues its current building rate, it will reach around 450 ships, making it larger than the US Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force combined.
Presidential addresses to congress: Woodrow Wilson and the Jeffersonian tradition
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The Shivercrat Rebellion: a case study in campaign speaking strategies
The Shivercrat Rebellion: a case study in campaign speaking strategies Localización: Southern communication journal, ISSN 1041-794X, Vol. 33, nº 4, 1967, págs. 289-295 Idioma: inglés Texto completo no disponible (Saber más ...) Resumen In a two‐month state‐wide campaign Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and Governor Allan Shivers opposed each other for the chairmanship of the Texas delegation to the national Democratic convention of 1956.
Decline is a choice - America can’t return to isolationist policies
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“Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.” President John F. Kennedy declared these words from the snowy steps of the U.S. Capitol during his 1961 inaugural address. They were an unmistakable warning to nations recently freed from the yoke of colonialism: Resist the siren sound of the Soviet communist movement.
La potenza navale degli Stati Uniti è un ricordo del passato?
Recentemente è stata diffusa la notizia che il cacciatorpediniere USS Carney ha respinto diversi attacchi missilistici e di droni nel Mar Rosso. Sebbene i funzionari dell'amministrazione Biden abbiano cercato di inquadrare la battaglia, per quanto sicuramente sia stata, come una difesa delle navi mercantili vicine al Carney, sembra chiaro che gli Houthi, forniti dall'Iran, stavano prendendo di mira direttamente la nave da guerra e quelle commerciali che accompagnava.
Opinion | U.S. Naval Deterrence Is Going, Going, Maybe Even Gone
These events show that American naval deterrence is failing, and a recent report from the Sagamore Institute concludes that it could soon evaporate. The report, “Measuring and Modeling Naval Presence,” models the effect of various ships and combinations of ships across a mix of maritime regions.
Putin’s Legitimacy Is The Strategic Target
The war between Russia and Ukraine will almost certainly spread to include isolated incidents decided inside Russia’s territory as well as attacks upon Russian military and commercial shipping on the Black Sea.
Marines Need to Move beyond Their Amphibious-Assault Past
As Congress begins to consider the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), there is no greater debate regarding naval shipbuilding than the one that surrounds the future of the Navy’s amphibious force writ large and the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ships in particular.
Marines Need to Move beyond Their Amphibious-Assault Past | National Review
the United States Marine Corps has been locked into an amphibious-assault strategy as its raison d'etre for far too long and needs to move on if it is to survive and remain relevant as an institution and operational military force.
The Navy Needs an ‘Area 52’
The Navy Needs an ‘Area 52’ To develop the decisive capabilities of unmanned and autonomous systems, and keep those systems and concepts of operations secret, the Navy should look to Lake Michigan. Read Full Article »
The Navy Needs an ‘Area 52’
In early April, the Navy announced it was moving its focus of experimentation for unmanned platforms to its Fourth Fleet, which is headquartered in Mayport, Florida, and operates largely in the Caribbean and the South Atlantic. This year’s unmanned experimentation effort will occur during the joint, international, UNITAS 23 exercise this summer and will include nations from across the region.
Russia’s Renewal of NATO
Russia’s Renewal of NATO Both the nature and the membership of NATO is very much up in the air. As few as five years ago, the sense of fracturing within NATO was palpable. There were geographic divisions along both north and south, and east and west axes, with each region viewing both the nature and the mission of NATO differently.
Potential FCC Frequency-Band Auctions Threaten National Security | National Review
The FCC seems intent on auctioning off more electromagnetic spectrum to various wireless providers for commercial development. The problem is that the U.S. military, including the U.S. Navy, currently uses the bands under consideration.
The Age of American Naval Dominance Is Over
The United States has ceded the oceans to its enemies. We can no longer take freedom of the seas for granted. Very few Americans—or, for that matter, very few people on the planet—can remember a time when freedom of the seas was in question. But for most of human history, there was no such guarantee. Pirates, predatory states, and the fleets of great powers did as they pleased.
Age of American Naval Dominance Over?
Very few Americans—or, for that matter, very few people on the planet—can remember a time when freedom of the seas was in question. But for most of human history, there was no such guarantee. Pirates, predatory states, and the fleets of great powers did as they pleased.
The Navy Needs More Public Shipyards | National Review
The U.S. defense-industrial base needs attention, especially if conflict with China is coming.
We Need a Veteran for Majority Whip
As the Republican party considers its return to power on Capitol Hill with a very narrow majority in the House of Representatives, it should consider leaders who have the proper self-discipline, political experience and operational background to guide the party during this time of significant political unrest at home and great power competition abroad. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments
We Need a Veteran for Majority Whip
As the Republican party considers its return to power on Capitol Hill with a very narrow majority in the House of Representatives, it should consider leaders who have the proper self-discipline, political experience and operational background to guide the party during this time of significant political unrest at home and great power competition abroad.
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