1. HMS Vanguard arrives back at Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, Scotland following a patrol, November 29, 2010

    “Nuclear Submarine Should Be Sent to Falklands”

    The former head of the Royal Navy suggests that Britain dispatch a submarine to bolster its claims to the Falklands.

  1. The Rajput class destroyer INS Rana leads a formation of American and Indian warships during Exercise Malabar, October 22, 2008 (US Navy)

    India Needs a Naval Diplomacy

    Balaji Chandramohan examines India’s aim to dominate the Indian Ocean and finds its naval diplomacy lacking.

  1. China's Shi Lang aircraft carrier under construction, 2011

    China’s Useless Aircraft Carrier

    China is refurbishing a Soviet era carrier that poses no threat whatsoever to American naval dominance in the Pacific.

  1. Sailors watch from a landing craft as they pull away from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex off the coast of Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand, March 2, 2011

    Amphibs vs Carriers: Which Has the Future?

    Could amphibious assault ships replace supercarriers as central to American naval strategy? They are more versatile and much cheaper.

  1. Chinese Yuan class submarine under construction, May 2011

    The Devil We Know

    Miguel Silva wonders whether Pakistan, with Chinese support, will manage to counterbalance India’s naval might in the Indian Ocean.