An architect of the brutal CIA interrogation and detention program developed after the Sept. 11 attacks defended the agency and its practices on Tuesday as those techniques become the focus of an effort to dismiss key evidence against five men charged in the terrorist plot.
Like Imperial Japan in its heyday, which misjudged its sea power position and adopted a failed continental strategy, China seems intent on subjugating its neighbors and poorest trading partners, the authors warn.
By Bruce A. Elleman and Sarah C. M. Paine, Naval War College
Reflecting his thoughts after three months as chief of naval operations, Adm. Mike Gilday’s brief broadside fired at the fleet on Monday asked sailors "to think about who we are as a Navy and the constitutional oath we commit ourselves to."
As a civilian tenured English professor, Bruce Fleming believes he has made important contributions to the U.S. Naval Academy during his 30 years on staff.