Content Posted in 2026
7th Annual Alexander C. Cushing International Law Conference, Stockton Center for International Law
At Sea against the Soviet Fleet: The Evolution of U.S. Navy Operational Intelligence in the Cold War, David F. Winkler and Bryan H. Leese
China Maritime Report #51: The Seafarer Profession in Contemporary China, Conor M. Kennedy
Closing the “Extreme Circumstances” Gap: The Legality of Nuclear Weapons When the Survival of a State is in Question, Christopher J. Hart
CMSI Archive Translation: Accelerate the Formulation of a National Maritime Strategy and Maritime Basic Law, Wang Hanlin
CMSI Archive Translation: A Maritime Legal Contest, Han Yong
CMSI Archive Translation: From Yan’an to the United Nations: The Diplomatic Career of Ling Qing, Ling Qing
CMSI Archive Translation: Legal Problems Regarding the Use of Force in Military Actions at Sea, Lin Tianjie
CMSI Archive Translation: Philippines Violates Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, Feng Liang
CMSI Archive Translation: PRC Coast Guard Law (Draft), Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
CMSI Archive Translation: Research on Legal Issues Related to Security and Defense of China’s Overseas Military Bases, Zou Ligang and Wang Zhangping
CMSI Archive Translation: Research on Requirements and Measures in Civilian Vessel Mobilization for Maritime Rights Protection, Dai Jiachen and Geng Yueting
CMSI Archive Translation: Summary of the Workshop on “The Current Legal Struggle for Rights and Interests in the South China Sea, Sun Jianzhong
CMSI Archive Translation: Tasks and Operations of the Maritime Militia When Participating in Maritime Combat, Liu Zili and Chen Qingsong
CMSI Archive Translation: Thoughts on Advancing Ocean Defense Construction Work in the New Situation, Wu Jianhong, Huang Chunyu, and Liu Changlong
CMSI Note 18: Flooding the Zone: The Use of Civilian Landing Craft (LCTs) in PLA Amphibious Operations, Thomas Shugart and j. Michael Dahm
CMSI Note 19: China’s Blue-Water Research Fleet: Science in Service of Strategy, Ryan D. Martinson
CMSI Note 20: Flying Higher and Higher: VADM Cui Yuzhong - Moving Up in Complex Times, Andrew S. Erickson, Jordan Shaw, and Christopher H. Sharman
CMSI Translations #28: Uphold the Idea of a Maritime Community with a Shared Destiny and Forge a New Chapter in Maritime Military Security Cooperation, Du Bo and Wang Chenyuan
Concurrent Regimes for the Concept of “Common Heritage” in Seabed Mining, James Kraska and Digvijay Rewatkar
Episode 11: NATO and the Warsaw Pact: Collective Security in the Post - WWII World, Brendan Neagle
Episode 12: Interwar Learning: An Interview with Trent Hone, Author of “Learning War”, Brendan Neagle
Episode 13: Propaganda in WWII: The Strategic Lessons for Winning the Information Battlefield, Vanya Eftimova Bellinger
Episode 14: Reassessing Chiang Kai-shek: Strategy, Defeat, and Legacy, Brendan Neagle
Episode 15: The Reality of War with Limited Objectives: The US Media and Vietnam, Vanya Eftimova Bellinger
Episode 16: Henry Kissinger and Cold War Strategy, Brendan Neagle
Episode 17: Between Strategic Rivalry and Uneasy Cooperation: How the Relationship Between Iran and Iraq Shapes the Modern Middle East, Vanya Eftimova Bellinger
Episode 18: Diplomacy on the High Wire: The Distinguished Career of Ambassador Christopher R. Hill, U.S. Naval War College National Security Affairs Department
Episode 19: On the Ground in Vanuatu: How One Navy Captain Helped Establish a New U.S. Embassy, U.S. Naval War College National Security Affairs Department
From the Editors - Winter 2026, Sam J. Tangredi Editor in Chief
In Memoriam: Professor Richard J. “Jack” Grunawalt, The Editors
“Let Sleeping Dogs Lie”—The Impact of Naval Air Warfare during the Spanish Civil War on the Royal Navy, 1936–1939, Néstor Cerdá
People’s Republic of China Stratagems and Surprise Attacks—Implications for the Defense of Taiwan, Ian Easton
President's Forum - Winter 2026, Darryl "D-Day" Walker Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, President, Naval War College
Red Moon Rising: How America Will Beat China on the Final Frontier, David T. Burbach, Greg Autry, and Peter Navarro
Research & Debate—Operation SLEDGEHAMMER Reconsidered: Disaster Averted or Opportunity Lost?, Gary Giumarra
Review Essay—"Spoiling Victory: How Weaker Fleets Win": Deterrence and Denial: The Power of Fleets in Being, Norman Friedman and S.C.M. Paine
Set and Drift—Disposing of Sea Mines in Operation Desert Shield: Developing EOD Doctrine in Wartime, Thomas Bernitt, Michael Dalrymple, and Jason Gilbert
Shipwrecked—The Burlingame Policy and U.S. Strategy in China, 1867–1871, Eric Anderson
The Sources of Russian Aggression: Is Russia a Realist Power?, James Kraska and Sumantra Maitra
U.S. and NATO Strategic Sealift and the Role of Norway, Ian Bowers and Øystein Tunsjø
Volume 1, Number 3 - From the Director, Christopher Sharman
Volume 1, Number 3 - Table of Contents
Why Taiwan Matters: A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future, Harold Ambler and Kerry Brown
Winter 2026 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College
