AEI/Heritage Project for the Common Defense (Navy) Weekly Read Board

"Five Ships of the Chinese Navy You Really Ought to Know About," by Kyle Mizokami (War is Boring, 12/16/13)

"Of Destroyers and Doctrine: An Evaluation of Israel's Decision to Invest in Larger Hulls," by Ray Pritchett (Information Dissemination, 12/16/13)

"Deterrence by Denial: How to Prevent China from Using Force," by Andrew Erickson (National Interest, 12/16/13)

"China Ascendant: Is Conflict Inevitable?" by Rajan Menon (National Interest, 12/17/13)

"China's Trying to Shove the U.S. Navy Right Out of the South China Sea," by David Axe (War is Boring, 12/17/13)

"China Can Win Big in the Pacific by Backing Down," by Sydney Freedberg (Breaking Defense, 12/17/13)

"How to Measure an Aircraft Carrier's Worth," by James Holmes (The Diplomat, 12/17/13)

"Reading Abe's National Security Strategy," by Michael Green (Lowy Institute, 12/18/13)

"How the US Lost the South China Sea Standoff," by James Holmes (The Diplomat, 12/19/13)

"LCSs of Both Types Hit the Water," by Chris Cavas (Defense News, 12/19/13)

"Is the USN Ready to Go Shoulder-to-Shoulder with the PLAN?" by Craig Hooper (Next Navy, 12/20/13)

Bryan McGrath