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    The Real Shock of Fort Hood  Nov 21, 2009
    Jonathan Stevenson is a professor of strategic studies at the U.S. Naval War College. SHARE THIS ARTICLE. (Slate)

    More of this story...  Nov 20, 2009
    Wynn graduated from West Point Military Academy and was a Distinguished Graduate of the Naval War College. He has military expertise in a variety of fields from combat development, computer science and strategic planning. (The Exeter Sun, CA)

    Cubic assists Naval War College with wargames  Nov 19, 2009
    Cubic Corp. will provide wargaming and analytical support to the Naval War College under a contract worth $6. 5 million over five years. (FCW.com)

    Veterans sacrifice honored at annual ceremony  Nov 16, 2009
    Burke is a current faculty member of the Naval War College in the War Gaming Department, and served overseas aboard the USS San Diego, the USS Anchorage, the USS Comstock, including time served during Operation Desert Storm. During his speech, Burke effusively thanked all those veterans in the audience. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)

    Holmes: Britain could lead on nuclear disarmament  Nov 14, 2009
    James Holmes is an associate professor of strategy at the Naval War College and a faculty associate at the University of Georgia Center for International Trade and Security. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, November 14, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Space is suddenly on the China agenda  Nov 12, 2009
    "Clearly - and all of Washington is aware of this - the PLA has been thinking, even planning, to respond to what they perceive as US plans to dominate space for some time, though they have kept their public statements focused on peaceful uses, largely to contrast with statements and policies of the US," said Dr Joan Johnson-Freese, chair of the National Security Decision Making Department at the US Naval War College. "So, this does not indicate a major policy shift that should surprise... (Asia Times Online)

    * Why Pearl Harbor is still essential  Nov 11, 2009
    James Holmes is an associate professor at the US Naval War College. This story has been viewed 579 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    With the colors (6)  Nov 10, 2009
    In June 2005, he earned a master's degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College and a master's degree in international relations from he Salve Regina University. Murray is a graduate of Tokay High School. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Navy commander to speak on Veterans Day  Nov 5, 2009
    Burke is currently assigned as a faculty member at the Naval War College in the War Gaming Department and enrolled in the Naval War College master s program. Commander Burke s decorations include the Legion of Merit, two Meritorious Service Medals (2 awards), five Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, a Joint Service Achievement Medal, a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and various campaign and unit awards. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)

    Former diplomat denies Iraqi oil dealings influenced views  Oct 15, 2009
    In late 2002, as the Bush administration began preparing to invade Iraq, Galbraith worked as a professor at the Naval War College and gave advice to then-Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz on how to handle problems in Kurdistan. But within months of the invasion, Galbraith left the US government and became one of its critics. (Boston Globe)

    Why Pakistanis would reject $7.5 billion in US aid  Oct 15, 2009
    "The problem for Pakistan is that it knows the Kerry-Lugar restrictions represent legitimate US concerns ... not in the interests of the Pakistani Army and other elites," writes Timothy Hoyt, a regional expert at the US Naval War College, in Foreign Policy magazine. "[R]ather than reject the remarkably generous provision of aid, Pakistan's military will seek a work-around in practice ... maintaining their questionable activities at a sufficiently ambiguous level.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    * US position on Taiwan defense is shifting  Oct 13, 2009
    This suggestion is very similar to the porcupine defense strategy proposed by US Naval War College professor William Murray and probably shows the way for future US-Taiwan cooperation on defense. The method dodges the matter of selling F16C/Ds to Taiwan and eases US worries that US-made weapons could end up in Chinese hands 20 years from now. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Taking the shape of Vietnam  Oct 11, 2009
    When Obama told his military audience in August that Afghanistan was a ''war of necessity'', he told them the war would not be won with military power alone, but would require "diplomacy and development and good governance''. Obama faces two new factors demanding a rethink of strategy and resources. The first is McChrystal's assessment that the US will probably fail unless there are more troops - 40,000 is talked about - and more effort at promoting good government. The second point involves... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Today in History  Oct 6, 2009
    Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Most Viewed - Top Stories. (Yahoo News)

    Needham heads Kendle's patient recruitment  Oct 6, 2009
    He earned a bachelor s degree in marketing from Villanova University, and also graduated from the U.S. Naval War College. Needham spent 30 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve, rising to the rank of captain. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)

    The Baghdad Power Struggle Nobody's Covering  Sep 30, 2009
    At least that's what they taught me in Naval War College. or to post comments. (Slate)

    Panel urges global view of spaceflight  Sep 15, 2009
    "China is the unspoken elephant in the room here," said Joan Johnson-Freese, who chairs the National Security Decision Making Department at the Naval War College. "There will be those in Congress who say we should not work with China under any conditions that lend credibility to a communist authoritarian government," she said. (Florida Today)

    Russia denies mystery ship was carrying missiles to Iran  Sep 10, 2009
    Upon their Aug. 20 arrival in Moscow, both the alleged hijackers and crew were taken to the Justice Ministry's Lefortovo Prison, formerly run by the KGB. James C. Kraska, a piracy and international law expert at the US Naval War College in Newport, R.I., says that Russia appeared "to sequester, rather than investigate, the crew." On Aug. 30 the crew members were reported released ... "It's a completely plausible scenario.... This is a pattern that's happened in the past," says Russian security... (Christian Science Monitor)

    Former Marshfield resident commands USS Constitution  Sep 3, 2009
    In Newport, he attended and graduated from the U.S. Naval War College with a master s degree in national security affairs and strategic studies. It was there where he also met his wife of seven years, Maryellen. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    Clinton has her own problems  Sep 1, 2009
    Professor Peter Dutton of the China Maritime Studies Institute at the US Naval War College testified at a hearing a few weeks ago entitled, "Maritime Disputes and Sovereignty Issues in East Asia" which addressed, "current challenges of the disputed territories in the region, including the Senkaku Islands, Spratly Islands, and Paracel Islands". He stated that the US needs "to reassert our position as the global advocate for access-oriented approaches to international law of the sea". (Asia Times Online)

    Japanese war dead skulls at UC museum  Aug 17, 2009
    "I've never heard of anyone ever keeping the remains of deceased enemy combatants," said international law Professor Dennis Mandasger of the Naval War College. "In the normal course of events, some nations bury the dead on the battlefield, and other nations like the United States work to bring back the combatants. ... How would a parent or spouse feel if the remains of a spouse or son were stuck in a museum in Tokyo?". (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Direct talks with N. Korea ahead? Not likely.  Aug 6, 2009
    "They've moved the goal posts," says Jonathan Pollack, a North Korea expert at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. "Their possession of nuclear weapons has also become a defining focus.". Direct talks mean legitimacy. (Christian Science Monitor)

    * Stronger military needed: report  Aug 5, 2009
    William Murray, a China expert at the Naval War College, also present at the launch, questioned Taiwans need for more F-16s. On the modern battlefield, if you can hide you can survive. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)

    Students are soldiers for day  Jul 30, 2009
    He went to Buena High School for three years but graduated from a high school in Rhode Island when his dad, who is a NETCOM computer engineer, attended the Naval War College. Pursuing a degree in information technology, Scott said even though he lived in Sierra Vista for a decade, I didn t know that much about what a soldier does. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

    Hill tries to offer honesty to Iraq  Jul 22, 2009
    Education: Bachelor's degree in economics, Bowdoin College, 1974; master's degree, Naval War College, 1994. Languages spoken: Polish, Serbo-Croatian and Macedonian. (USA Today)

    * Dutch history augurs PRCs future  Jul 21, 2009
    James Holmes is an associate professor at the US Naval War College. The views voiced here are his alone. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    US space program should align with broader national goals  Jul 8, 2009
    JOAN JOHNSON-FREESE Chair Department of National Security Decision Making U.S. Naval War College Newport, R.I.. PAUL D. NIELSEN Chief Executive Officer and Director Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh. (EurekAlert!)

    Holmes: American foreign policy on the DIME  Jun 28, 2009
    Rather than try to size up every contingency confronting Washington in 700-odd words, let me offer a few handy concepts from our strategy and policy course here at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. First, the military theorist Carl von Clausewitz warns that "the first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make" is to understand the nature of a foreign-policy venture, "neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into, something that... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Defense: 10 Staffers to Know  Jun 24, 2009
    Education: B.A., Notre Dame University; M.B.A., George Washington University; master s in international strategic studies, Naval War College Military: Lt. Col., Air Force (retired). A military housing specialist, Niemeyer shares a much different point of view of the lobbying profession than Senate Armed Services ranking member John McCain (R-Ariz. (Roll Call)

    Kenya: Maritime Centre to Boost Security At Sea  Jun 24, 2009
    Reaffirming his support for President Barack Obama's speech on a new beginning between the US and the Muslim world, Mr Ranneberger said the centre, whose curriculum was partly developed by the US Naval War College in collaboration with the Global Maritime and Transportation School and the Bandari College, was part of the new partnerships. "One of my reasons for being in Mombasa is to talk about the speech that President Obama made in Cairo about the new beginning with the Muslim world. Relevant... (allAfrica.com)

    Former CIA chief advises to keep politics open  Jun 19, 2009
    He had a long career in the Navy that included a stint in the early 1970s as the head of the United States Naval War College, where he transformed the curriculum and added an emphasis on classic war literature. Turner initiated exams and required students to read 1,000 pages a week. (Juneau Empire)

    Banyan: Chasing ghosts  Jun 16, 2009
    James Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara of the United States Naval War College have followed the uses and abuses of Mahan. He is often selectively quoted, suppressing his equal emphasis on peaceful commerce. (The Economist)

    Facing A New Missile Threat F00004000rom China  May 28, 2009
    This column was written by Andrew Erickson, Associate Professor, China Maritime Studies Institute, Naval War College. These are his personal views. (CBS News)

    EXIT:  U.S. Gen. McKiernan leaving Afghanistan  May 12, 2009
    EDUCATION: B.S., U.S. Military Academy; M.A. in national security and strategic studies, U.S. Naval War College; M.S. in international relations, Salve Regina University. Source: The Associated Press. (USA Today)

    How first 100 days stack up  Apr 28, 2009
    As President Obama's fans gloat about his healthy approval ratings at the 100-day mark, Stephen Knott, an associate professor of national security studies at the United States Naval War College, cautions that former President George W. Bush had a 58 percent approval rating after 100 days in office - and that plummeted over time to record lows ... Stephen Knott, an associate professor of national security studies and a presidential scholar at the United States Naval War College. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Somali Pirates: Modern day Blackbeards?  Apr 28, 2009
    According to Mackubin Owens of the Naval War College, It seems that our new president is desperate to do everything he can to distance himself from his predecessor, which is why his team has launched a campaign to rebrand the War on Terror to Overseas Continency Operations. Translation. (Boerne Star, TX)

    Ransoming the West: Why Crime Pays for Pirates  Apr 20, 2009
    Defense Secretary Robert Gates said as much, when he appealed to companies to stop paying ransoms, during a speech at the naval war college in Newport, Rhode Island on Friday. "Clearly, if they didn't pay the ransoms, we would be in a stronger position," he said. (Time.com)

    The (smaller, faster, cheaper) future of sea power  Apr 19, 2009
    A better solution, argues Milan Vego, a professor of operations at the Naval War College, would be to take that money and spend it on a larger fleet of smaller, simpler ships - lightweight corvette warships, for example, and patrol boats that are updated versions of the Swift Boats that plied the rivers and deltas of Vietnam. That way the Navy could be in more places at any one time, which makes sense in a world in which many threats are diffuse and individually weak rather than concentrated and... (Boston Globe)

    Boeing, rival shouldn't share tanker deal: Gates  Apr 18, 2009
    Guaranteeing a piece for both and the rival team of Northrop Grumman Corp. and Europe's EADS would cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated extra $7 billion in development costs over five years, he said at the U.S. Naval War College. Gates said dividing the planned purchase of 179 aerial refueling aircraft - the first phase of the acquisition plan - would forfeit the Pentagon's leverage in terms of "cost control.". (Crain's Chicago Business)

    Navy JAG officer to discuss piracy at MMA Tuesday  Apr 14, 2009
    The center is part of the Naval War College. MMA Adm. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Somalias Piracy Offers Lessons in Global Governance  Apr 14, 2009
    Christopher Jasparro is Associate Professor, National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the US Government, US Navy, or US Naval War College. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)

    Navy saves captain from pirates  Apr 13, 2009
    But Derek Reveron, a professor at Naval War College in Newport, R.I., doubts the rescue will deter pirates because most ships won't have the U.S. Navy coming after them. In most cases, he said, foreign crews "don't put up much resistance.". (USA Today)

    Navy, FBI work to rescue ship captain  Apr 10, 2009
    "The U.S. has the advantage," said Derek Reveron, a national security professor at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.. Reveron credits the freeing of the ship to a well-trained U.S. crew. (USA Today -- News)

    Derald Zane Skalla  Apr 10, 2009
    He attended the University of Colorado on a Navy V-6 program and is a graduate of the Naval War College in Monterey, Calif. Derald flew a fighter/bomber off an aircraft carrier during the Korean War. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    * The PLA Navy sails the South China Sea  Apr 7, 2009
    James Holmes is an associate professor of strategy at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. This story has been viewed 646 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    * A storm is gathering in the Strait  Apr 3, 2009
    While the TRA imposes on the US a moral obligation to come to Taiwans aid in case of Chinese military aggression, William Murray, a professor at the US Naval War College, wrote in a celebrated paper last fall that if China attacks Taiwan, the US should hold back, observe the wars progress and take its time in deciding whether to intervene. His reason: The US may risk a strategic failure, in other words, the US may be defeated if it tried to rescue Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    Panel discusses civil-military relations  Mar 27, 2009
    The other panel members included Dr. Michael Desch, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame; Dr. Mackubin Owens, associate dean of academics for electives and directed research, and professor of national security affairs at the Naval War College; and Dr. Nadia Schadlow, senior program officer in the International Security and Foreign Policy Program at the Smith Richardson Foundation in Westport, Conn. The panel was moderated by Lt. Col. Suzanne Nielsen, director of the... (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)

    * South Korea and the US look for common ground  Mar 25, 2009
    An analyst at the US Naval War College in Rhode Island, Jonathan Pollack, has written that South Korea today has three options: to revitalize a strategy centered on the US; to pursue an autonomous strategy of self-reliance; or to devise a hedged strategy in which Seoul would retain loose ties with Washington but forge a new security posture in Asia. Lee evidently favors a stronger alliance with the US but lacks a national consensus. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    Be Responsible (15)  Mar 22, 2009
    Yamamoto was a student of US Naval War College and Harvard. Sounds like Jm and BO mixed. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    Twelve steps to a new grand strategy  Mar 21, 2009
    As one might expect of a former Naval War College researcher, Barnett is not one to overlook or ignore the necessary role of hard power; however, he also believes that American power is much more than what is enabled by the military. Barnett does not want us to forget the unexplored opportunities that still await those who can steer through what he believes are short-term setbacks: "There is a new world still out there, awaiting some great nation's discovery and description a world of... (Asia Times Online)

    * Taiwan renews drive for advanced fighter aircraft  Mar 16, 2009
    Former DPP legislator Lee Wen-chung (), another panelist at the forum, said Ma and the National Security Council seemed to have adopted the view, expounded by US Naval War College professor William Murray in an article last year, that Taiwan should build a strong homeland defense capability with less emphasis on air and sea power. Without appropriate air force and naval capabilities, public will would collapse on the first or second day [of an invasion], Lee said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)

    Coastal Carolina University Names New Vice President for Institutional Advancement  Mar 15, 2009
    He has also been a fundraiser and pubic relations manager at the Citadel, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and an earlier stint at VMI. Adams has been involved in many professional organizations, including service on the planning committee of the Association of Governing Boards, as an over 25-year member of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, on the Advisory Board of the John A. Adams Center for Military History and Strategic Analysis at VMI, and as a member of... (Loris Scene, SC)

    Sudan: Compounding the crime  Mar 14, 2009
    The President, U.S. Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island invites. . (The Economist)

    * Voluntary recruitment in defense of Taiwan  Mar 14, 2009
    At a seminar on Dec. 22, I suggested that the National Security Councils interest in the arguments of William Murray, an associate research professor at the US Naval War College, was testing the waters. Murray has argued that Taiwan should adopt a porcupine strategy that would concentrate on protective measures for critical infrastructure, for example. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Clinton, Chinese minister meet amid tensions  Mar 12, 2009
    Clinton and Yang "can have a productive exchange to keep this bounded, but the real bureaucracies that need to be there aren't going to be at the meeting," said Jonathan Pollack, professor of Asian studies at the U.S. Naval War College. He suggested that without stronger military-to-military links, the potential for "something ugly" happening "should not be minimized.". (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Mullen: U.S. anti-terror work can help Mexico  Mar 9, 2009
    Mullen met with Mexico's secretaries of defense and navy and spoke with cadets at the country's naval war college. In Mexico, Mullen, the top uniformed official in the , discussed how the United States can continue to provide military training, intelligence and equipment to help Mexico fight the cartels. (CNN -- World)

    Holmes: Nukes threshold serves Iran well  Mar 8, 2009
    James Holmes is an associate professor at the Naval War College and a senior research fellow at the University of Georgia Center for International Trade and Security. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, March 08, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Not much of a celebration  Mar 8, 2009
    The President, U.S. Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island invites. Estate for sale in Spain | The Economist ESTATE FOR SALE 92 hecta. (The Economist)

    * US strength crucial to Asia peace  Mar 5, 2009
    James Holmes is an associate professor of strategy at the Naval War College. The views expressed here are his alone. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    U.S. experts critical of Russian officer's suspicion over satellite crash  Mar 5, 2009
    Regarding the suspicion, Joan Johnson-freese, U.S. space expert and chairwoman of the National Security Decision Making Department at the Naval War College, told Xinhua that though the U.S. and some other countries are indeed conducting research and "in some cases testing of satellite technology to allow monitoring and inspection of orbital spacecraft," drawing any connection between it and the collision is "spurious at best.". "It is more likely simply deflecting attention to the U.S. and away... (Xinhuanet, China)

    More of this story  Mar 3, 2009
    Hank Kniskern, a faculty member at the Naval War College, led Saturday s brainstorming session. He is chairman of the city s Waterfront Commission, a board member of the Top of the Hill Association, a neighborhood group, and a member of Salve Regina University s Business School Advisory Council. (Newport Daily News, RI)

    Hey, Washington -it's a global crisis  Feb 27, 2009
    Colonel Sam Gardiner, a Foreign Policy In Focus contributor, is a retired air force colonel who has taught military strategy and operations at the National War College, Air War College and Naval War College. (Posted with permission from ). (Asia Times Online)

    Nations get the message  Feb 25, 2009
    Dr Joan Johnson-Freese, chair of the National Security Decision Making Department at the US Naval War College, sees this collision as boosting the case for greater data-sharing and more SSA capacity, especially after a French and a British submarine collided earlier this month. "While the oceans are vast, as is space, it seems both are getting crowded and the need for 'rules' is becoming more and more imperative," said Johnson-Freese. (Asia Times Online)

    Holmes: U.S. strategy for Afghanistan will be vexing for Obama  Feb 13, 2009
    We're winding down the winter trimester here at the Naval War College ... James R. Holmes is an associate professor of strategy at the Naval War College and a senior research fellow at the University of Georgia's Center for International Trade and Security. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Gentler approach challenges anti-US regimes  Feb 11, 2009
    "I think they are going to be starved for attention," said Thomas Barnett, a former instructor at the Naval War College and author of the new book "Great Powers: America and the World After Bush.". Bryan Bender can be reached at. (Boston Globe)

    Clinton Says North Korea Shouldn't Trigger Instability in Northeast Asia  Feb 11, 2009
    The British delegations trip to the North Korean capital coincided with a separate visit by a private U.S. delegation that included , former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, and , a professor of Asian and Pacific studies at the Naval War College in Rhode Island. The North Koreans are waiting for the Obama administration to make its first move, Bosworth said on Feb. 8. (Bloomberg -- Japan)

    * Asia: Target of PRCs carrier plan  Feb 10, 2009
    Accordingly, naval analysts at the US Naval War College and elsewhere are atwitter over what Huangs remarks may signify ... James Holmes is an associate professor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    North Korea Doesn't See Urgency in Six-Nation Talks, Academic Visitor Says  Feb 7, 2009
    I dont think theyre expecting a rapid breakthrough, Pollack, a professor of Asian and Pacific studies at the Naval War College in Rhode Island, told reporters at Beijing airport today. If anything, they seem quite content to leave things as they are, he said, adding that this reflected a certain assurance. (Bloomberg -- Asia)


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