James Holmes

James Holmes is Professor of Strategy at the Naval War College and coauthor of Red Star over the Pacific. The views voiced here are his alone.


Reviews

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Dilemmas of the Modern Navy

| 05.01.13

The maritime services are under growing strain. But is there really no alternative to U.S. sea hegemony in the same form we have seen it in since 1945?

Commentary

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The Pivot Didn't Cause China's Misbehavior

| 02.04.13

The PRC has been making trouble in the western Pacific since before the "pivot to Asia" was announced.

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Preparing for War with China

| 08.16.12

The as-yet-unfinished AirSea Battle doctrine is about preparing for worst-case scenarios. Doing so will require a cultural transformation.

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Small-Stick Diplomacy in the South China Sea

| 04.23.12

A recent action off the Phillipines has all eyes on China's rising naval prowess. But non-naval services also support Beijing's maritime strategy.

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The Best Defense is a Good Offense for China's Navy

| 06.07.05

Western analysts are fond of describing Chinese foreign policy in terms of the Great Wall.

Is Kerry Isolationist?

| 08.18.04

Is Senator John Kerry an isolationist? Writing in the Washington Post, Robert Kagan of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace suggested that Senator Kerry might be the agent of an isolationist backlash against the unilateralism of President G

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