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Remember Farsi Island

By J. Randy Forbes May 7, 2016
Budget cuts & a lack of resolution have impaired the U.S. Navy’s ability to protect America.
Politics & Policy

Bring American Seapower to Bear in Europe

By J. Randy Forbes April 1, 2016
To counter Russian aggression in Europe, the U.S. must send not only land troops, but also seaborne fighting capabilities, from carriers to amphibious ships to missile subs.
Politics & Policy

Don’t Give Up the Ship: Three Reasons 2016 Could Be a Good Year for the Navy

By J. Randy Forbes January 14, 2016
The Navy has been running itself ragged to meet the demand for forces with a shrinking fleet. But 2016 could see a renaissance.
National Security & Defense

It’s Time to Rethink How We Talk about China

By J. Randy Forbes July 30, 2015
Undue American concern about Chinese sensitivities on issue after issue is encouraging China’s unacceptable behavior and giving pause to our friends and allies.
Politics & Policy

An Open Letter to America on Prayer

By J. Randy Forbes May 7, 2015
The following is a letter signed by 56 members of the House of Representatives. Dear America, Each year for the past 64 years, the president has called the American people to a ...
Politics & Policy

American Seapower for the 21st Century

By John F. Lehman & J. Randy Forbes September 2, 2014
In 1987, the United States Navy numbered 594 ships. On, above, and below the ocean, the Navy reigned supreme, granting the commander-in-chief a flexible tool to secure the world’s economic ...
Politics & Policy

United through Prayer

By J. Randy Forbes & Mike McIntyre April 30, 2014
It is easy to tire of the divisive nature of politics. The ability of civil disagreements to drive a wedge between people of good will is nothing new; it is ...
Politics & Policy

The Basic Right of a Free People

By John Boozman & J. Randy Forbes March 11, 2014
‘Religious freedom is no luxury, but is a basic right of a free people.” It is “one of the cornerstones of our democracy” and one of our country’s most “cherished traditions.” These ...

Time to Admit China Is a Military Competitor

By J. Randy Forbes May 17, 2013
The early-May release by the Defense Department of its annual report to Congress on China’s military developments is a prime opportunity to reevaluate how the United States frames the future ...

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