Naval War College Review articles

Recent articles from Naval War College Review

From the editors.
January 1, 2009... Senator Barack Obama's election in November as the next president of the United States raises many questions about the future direction of American foreign and national security policy. None is more important than the question whether the Obama presidency will bring about a significant course...

Erratum.(FROM THE EDITORS)(Correction notice)
January 1, 2009... In our Autumn 2008 issue, Paul Smith's The Terrorism Ahead: Confronting Transnational Violence in the Twenty-first Century was reviewed by Professor Christopher Jasparro, not "Jasper," as printed (page 150). We regret this editorial error. Pelham G. Boyer, Managing Editor

The Naval War College at 125: Un Tour d'Horizon.(PRESIDENT'S FORUM)
January 1, 2009... BY THE TIME THIS ISSUE of the Naval War College Review is distributed, my old friend and one of the nation's most brilliant and capable naval officers will be at the desk where I have written commentaries for sixteen previous issues. I am sure that the Naval War College Press will have great...

Asia in the debate on American grand strategy.(Essay)
January 1, 2009... The United States faces multiple national security challenges, but in the longer sweep of history it is our response to the rise of Chinese power that may have the greatest significance. Over the previous two centuries the Anglo-American-led neoliberal order faced three rising powers. Great...

Thinking through U.S. strategic options for Africa.(Essay)
January 1, 2009... For the past decade, much has been debated and written about U.S. security interests in Africa. The George W. Bush administration has demonstrated a heightened awareness of Africa's importance to American geopolitical and economic interests as well as sensitivity to the continent's...