This order could be strengthened by a trilateral collaboration that unites the United States, Japan, and South Korea in co-developing and mass-producing a new class of fast-attack missile corvettes.

Over the past five years, numerous articles have called for increased U.S. defense resources focused on the Arctic. This is a ...

On September 13th, 2025, a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel entered the restricted waters around the Republic of China’s (ROC) Dongsha Atoll, also known as the Pratas Island, located approximately 400 ...

Principal Warfare Officers attended a special two-week course there. In my post-Navy career, I have had extensive interaction ...

This week CIMSEC is publishing submissions sent in response to our Call for Articles on whether U.S. Navy surface warfare officers should specialize. The long-running debate between specialized and ...

“ The time was a century ago for the SWO officer corps to accept that the future had arrived, and it is past high time for them to do so now. The U.S. Navy surface warfare community must adapt ...

Rust and paint have taken precedence over combat readiness at exactly the moment when our time could not be more valuable. Preservation in and of itself is not a bad thing and it certainly has a place ...

“Despite the remarkable developments in military technology, despite the weapons and machines which have vastly expanded our ...

SWO specialization was a good idea for the last generation of officers, but time is now too short. Implementing it in 2026, ...

As a Christmas gift from our friends at Risk Intelligence, we’re sharing two free articles from the publication Strategic Insights by CIMSECians. This first (also available in Pdf form), by myself, ...

Riding a wave of success during his Asia tour, President Donald Trump triumphantly announced the U.S. would be working with South Korea to build nuclear submarines. 1 To those familiar with the AUKUS ...

This republication is adapted from “War without Surprises—Education for Command in the People’s Liberation Army Navy,” published by the Naval War College Review of the U.S. Naval War College. It is ...