Author

Carnes Lord

Carnes Lord is a professor of naval and military strategy at the U.S. Naval War College and editor of the Naval War College Press.  The book China Goes to Sea: Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspective, which he co-authored, will be released July 1, 2009.

Articles by Carnes Lord

The Art of War

The Art of War

Bureaucracy and technology too often seem to crowd out the actions of individuals; this is particularly true in war.
Divide and Fail

Divide and Fail

The situation in the Middle East is a greater indictment of American foreign policy than Vietnam.
Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

Carnes Lord reviews "Mayday: The Decline of American Naval Supremacy," by Seth Cropsey.
The Great Triumvirate

The Great Triumvirate

The story of how Thatcher, Reagan, and the Pope contributed to fall of the Soviet Union.
Modern Virtue?

Modern Virtue?

A review of Duty Bound: Responsibility and American Public Life, by Mark Blitz
Dreams of Empire

Dreams of Empire

America's flirtation with the notion of empire and international and domestic resistance.
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