James R. Holmes

James R. Holmes is the J.C. Wylie chair of maritime strategy at the U.S. Naval War College and co-author of Red Star Over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy. The views voiced here are his alone.

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What Does Sherman’s March to the Sea Teach Us About Dealing With China Today?

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The French navy command ship Dixmude is welcomed by Chinese soldiers upon its arrival at the Wusong naval port of Shanghai on May 9, 2015. The LHD Dixmude is in Shanghai for a port visit during a five month Jeanne Darc mission. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
The French navy command ship Dixmude is welcomed by Chinese soldiers upon its arrival at the Wusong naval port of Shanghai on May 9, 2015. The LHD Dixmude is in Shanghai for a port visit during a five month Jeanne Darc mission. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Two Words That Explain China’s Assertive Naval Strategy

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Chinese sailors march pass the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov berthed at the People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval base in Qingdao, northeastern China's Shandong province on April 23, 2012, prior to the start of the Sino-Russian joint naval exercises. China and Russia launched their first joint naval exercises, with war games in the Yellow Sea that come amid tensions between China and its Asian neighbours over territorial claims. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages)
Chinese sailors march pass the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov berthed at the People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval base in Qingdao, northeastern China's Shandong province on April 23, 2012, prior to the start of the Sino-Russian joint naval exercises. China and Russia launched their first joint naval exercises, with war games in the Yellow Sea that come amid tensions between China and its Asian neighbours over territorial claims. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages)

Why Are Chinese and Russian Ships Prowling the Mediterranean?

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Is Japan’s New ‘Helicopter Destroyer’ an ‘Aircraft Carrier’?

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US - IRAQ - UNREST - MILITARY

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Ship

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The Long, Strange Trip of China’s First Aircraft Carrier

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How to Rule the High Seas and Contain an Asian Country That Will Remain Nameless

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Rule the Sea, Build Alliances, and Sweat the Small Stuff

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STR/AFP/Getty Images

Red Tide

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Benjamin Nocerini/U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images

America Needs a Coast Guard That Can Fight

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JUNKO KIMURA/AFP/Getty Images

Chuck Hagel’s Biggest Task

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AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE/AFP/Getty Images

Open Seas

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ANTOINE BOUTHIER/AFP/GettyImages

Rock Fight

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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez/U.S. Navy via Getty Images

Coasting

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The Sino-Japanese Naval War of 2012

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