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From Mardonius to the Global Sumud Flotilla, the Sea has a Say in the Matter
As many readers here and elsewhere will know, the use of the oceans by non-state actors and non-governmental organizations has been one of my topics of academic interest and publications for nearly two decades.
"Only the Flag of the Union Greets the Sky"
What Flag do you Fly?
The Ship Beneath Your Feet
Last week when news broke about a fire aboard USS New Orleans (LPD-18) and how long the fire lasted, many of us watching were wondering if another ship, like Bonhomme Richard despite the most heroic efforts of her crew, would be lost.
Intelligentia artificialis educationis
"AI should remain a servant of the teacher, never her successor"
"Ali, bomaye!"
Tinian and the Western Pacific
Something the Navy Does Really Well
If a young person (or their parents as is the case these days) approached me and asked if they should join the Navy, I would give them the pros and cons - the pros such as seeing places in the world you not see otherwise, the people you meet, the mission, and, of course, the thing the Navy does really well - education and training.
Olga Hau’s Influence on the Nuclear Navy
Olga Hau was born in 1903 in Germany and soon thrust into international notoriety when her father, lawyer Carl Hau, was tried for murdering his mother-in-law in 1907.
The Passing of the Armies
Can the U.S.
"A Modest Proposal": Put South Park in Charge of NPR
Jonathan Swift, in his famously satirical 1729 essay “A Modest Proposal,” suggested the unthinkable to solve the intractable: Why not, with a straight face, let the outrageous provoke serious solutions?