Analysis

Maritime Cost Imposition: A New Approach to Great Power War

  • May 14, 2026
  • Greg Malandrino and Aaron Marchant
  • Center for International Maritime Security

CSBA Senior Fellow and Visiting Navy Fellow Commander Aaron Marchant discuss how to approach a great power war against China with a focus on maritime punishment and customized denial as the two pillars of U.S. maritime strategy.

Analysis

Ships or Munitions? Clarifying the Discussion on Unmanned Surface Vessels

  • January 21, 2026
  • Aaron Marchant
  • War On The Rocks

Commander Aaron Marchant argues that unlocking the potential asymmetric advantages of unmanned surface vessels is clarifying the difference between munitions and ships to identify the the roles each should play in the sea denial mission.

Analysis

What’s in a name? Fighters, bombers, and modern aerial combat

  • July 3, 2025
  • Greg Malandrino and Thomas G. Mahnken
  • DefenseNews

Thomas G. Mahnken and Greg Malandrino discuss a new shift in aerial combat which favors larger, less detectable aircraft using networked information to defeat adversaries with long-range missiles. In this new regime, future air superiority aircraft may resemble bombers more than fighters.

Analysis

The Right Path to Regime Change in Iran

  • June 20, 2025
  • Eric Edelman, Reuel Marc Gerecht, and Ray Takeyh
  • Foreign Affairs

Eric Edelman, Reuel Marc Gerecht, and Ray Takeyh layout the conditions for regime change in Iran.

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