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The second day of the conference began with a panel discussing polarization trends in different regions of the world. Panelists included Commander Rachel Gosnell, U.S. Navy, a Foreign Area Officer serving in the U.S. European Command and speechwriter for the 30th Chief of Naval Operation; Dr. Amitav Acharya, the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and […]

Entering the 63rd year of the Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference (NAFAC), the Naval Academy once again welcomes delegates from more than 30 different countries and more than 50 military and civilian institutions worldwide. In doing so, midshipmen, cadets, civilians, and delegates from abroad can hold stimulating and thought-provoking discussion regarding geopolitics, international affairs, and […]

. . . the captain would demonstrate once again that if you make a hoax look and sound plausible enough, a lot of people will believe you. You must know how to play upon fears and prejudices, to exploit motives and limitations. Arnheiter was adept at this. The captain took naturally to fraud because his […]

Please join us at 5pm (EST) on 5 February 2023 for Midrats Episode 647: American Realism in the Russo-Ukrainian War with Rebeccah Heinrichs What path best enhances American security and prosperity, along with her allies, when it comes to the Russo-Ukrainian War? Are American’s interests best promoted by more support of Ukraine’s ongoing fight for […]

A few years ago, while participating in the annual chief petty officer (CPO) rite of passage, I had one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life. For those unfamiliar with Navy tradition, a ‘selectee’ is a first-class petty officer (E-6), who will be promoted to Chief (E-7) but has not yet been ‘admitted’ into […]

  Please join us at 5pm on 29 January 2023 for Midrats Episode 646: The People’s Liberation Army Navy in 2023, with Toshi Yoshihara From a navy of peasants to professionals on par with any Western navy; from coastal patrol to global reach, the slow and steady growth of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) […]

Please join us at 5pm EST, 22 January 2023 for Midrats Episode 645: The Navy’s New Mission with Bryan McGrath Officially the Navy may have a “new mission” but it is just putting in to law what has been in existence since the first Stone Age man outfitted his fishing canoe as a war canoe. […]