Author Archives: Lexington Institute
Naval Strike: It’s more than planes and ships, but that’s a good place to start
Article Published in the Wings of Gold
The recent air war in the Balkans amplified two essential truths about today’s Navy. The first is that America’s naval forces, including the Marine Corps, will be the teeth in U.S. foreign policy [Read More...]
The Next Wave
Research Study
The Renaissance Italian political philosopher and diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli distilled formulas for success from the swirl of uncertainty that marked life among 16th century Italian city-states.
“Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times,” he [Read More...]
Moving Into the Next Century: Recapitalization Will Ensure the Coast Guard Remains Semper Paratus
Article Published in the Sea Power
In 1969, the Coast Guard high endurance cutter Dallas sailed the waters of South Vietnam, executing seven combat patrols. She provided naval gunfire support more than 150 times, firing over 7,500 rounds of five-inch [Read More...]
Don’t Wedge the Pentagon Between Today and Tomorrow
Article Published in Business Week
In “The Pentagon: High-Tech Dreams, Low-Tech Wars (April 19),” he reported that the U.S. military is caught between buying new high-tech gear for tomorrow’s wars, while not having enough munitions and spare parts to handle [Read More...]
The Next War
Article Published in The Washington Monthly
It seems that retired Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters could have had a great pitching career. I don’t know if he’s ever picked up a baseball, but the way he heaves rocks indicates a [Read More...]
Converted Submarines Could Bolster U.S. Power Projection
Article Published in the Defense News
“Power projection” can be a difficult concept to understand in the abstract. It is a nation’s ability to make its military might felt beyond its borders — as diplomacy’s coercive underpinning, deterrence or in [Read More...]
Air Force Benefits From Congressional, Pentagon Support Of Fleet Modernization
Article
Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) is perhaps the most challenging of all Air Force missions: flying low and slow at night, in bad weather and while using terrain to mask their approach, and often without the benefit of surprise, [Read More...]
QUARTERBACK BLITZ: The proliferation of sophisticated air-defense weapons, and why the U.S. Army’s Comanche helicopter is uniquely suited to counter them.
Article
During the Autumn of 1993 U.S. Marine Corps General Anthony Zinni now the Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command returned to the war-torn city of Mogadishu, Somalia to negotiate the release of an American soldier who had been [Read More...]
U.S. Missile Defense: Follow Israel’s Lead
Issue Brief
If recent reports are accurate, Israel’s Arrow anti-missile program will shortly receive the financial support President Clinton promised it almost four years ago. According to Inside the Army, the Clinton Administration plans next year to give the Arrow [Read More...]
Europe On The Move: The Transatlantic Alliance in 1998
Article Published in the Sea Power
In terms of European security, 1998 was perhaps the most significant year the Continent has seen since the Soviet Empire’s collapse nearly a decade ago. During 1998, NATO continued its eastward expansion; the West [Read More...]