President Trump’s National Security Team will hopefully soon be assembled and one of its first tasks is to create a National Security Strategy (NSS,) reflective of how the new administration views the ...

On March 4, 2025, President Donald Trump addressed a Joint Session of Congress for the first time in his second term. An hour and 20 minutes into his speech, he declared: “To boost our defense ...

Without the leaders in place to implement the president’s orders, momentum behind US maritime strategy is at risk of stalling. For those working to restore America’s maritime industry, these are ...

The United States finds itself in a curious position as one of modern history’s few great powers that doesn’t control its commercial shipping. In fact, it’s not much of an exaggeration to say that the ...

The US Navy vacated the Mahanian world of sea battle at almost precisely the historical instant China entered it. A long-overdue course correction is underway. [The following essay is adapted from Dr.

In an era characterized by increasing maritime security challenges, it's more important than ever to improve naval defenses and strengthen the ability to counteract ...

Long Island representatives are calling for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s modernization plan to be a focal point of the national maritime strategy, the latest efforts in recent actions to ...

“The glass is falling.” Every mariner knows this old nautical saying. It means that a storm is approaching because barometric pressure is dropping. It comes from when mercury glass tube barometers ...

For 15 years the Maritime Risk Symposium (MRS), an annual three-day event, has brought together government and maritime industry leaders, port representatives, international and domestic researchers ...