How Israel's Air Force Dominates the Sky (Robert Farley, The National Interest)

Since the 1960s, the air arm of the Israel Defense Forces (colloquially the IAF) has played a central role in the country’s defense. The ability of the Israeli Air Force to secure the battlefield and the civilian population from enemy air attack has enabled the IDF to fight at a huge advantage. At the same time, the IAF has demonstrated strategic reach, attacking critical targets at considerable distance.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/how-israels-air-force-dominates-the-sky-16896

The B-58 Hustler: America's Cold War Nuclear Bomber Blunder (Robert Farley, The National Interest)

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-b-58-hustler-americas-cold-war-nuclear-bomber-blunder-16547

Could Russia's Cold War Super-Jet Last 100 Years? (Robert Farley, The National Interest)

Military aircraft can have notoriously short lifespans, especially during periods of technological ferment. The most elite aircraft of World War I could become obsolete in a matter of months. Things weren’t much different in World War II. And at the dawn of the jet age, entire fleets of aircraft became passé as technologies matured. The advanced fighters that fought in the skies over Korea became junk just a few years later

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/could-russias-cold-war-super-jet-last-100-years-16378

Did the Battle of Jutland Really Matter? (Robert Farley, The National Interest)

A century ago, the two greatest fleets of the industrial age fought an inconclusive battle in the North Sea. The British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet fielded a total of fifty-eight dreadnought battleships and battle cruisers, ships over the twice the size of most modern surface combatants. Including smaller ships, the battle included 250 vessels in total

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/did-the-battle-jutland-really-matter-16290

Shakespeare's Lessons for Strategists (Robert Farley, The National Interest)

The past decade has witnessed an explosion of articles, panels and podcasts on the relationship between popular cultural artifacts and national security. FromBattlestar Galactica to Harry Potter, and from Star Wars to Game of Thrones, fiction has generated a vocabulary for teaching, engagement and even a form of strategic analysis

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/shakespeares-lessons-strategists-16196

If World War III Erupted in Asia (Robert Farley, The National Interest)

Nearly every analyst during the Cold War agreed that, if Moscow and Washington could keep the nukes from flying, the Central Front in Europe would prove decisive in war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The NATO alliance protected the Western European allies of the United States from Soviet aggression, while the Warsaw Pact provided the USSR with its own buffer against Germany.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/if-world-war-iii-erupted-asia-15809

If Japan Had Gone Nuclear (Robert Farley, The National Interest)

During the Cold War, the United States supported selective nuclear proliferation as a means of deterring a Soviet invasion of Europe. The Russians might not believe that the United States would trade Berlin for New York, but they might find a British or French threat more credible.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/if-japan-had-gone-nuclear-15723

What If Israel Didn't Have Nuclear Weapons? (Robert Farley, The National Interest)

Since the early 1970s, Israel has informally maintained a nuclear deterrent. In order to prevent the activation of a variety of legal instruments that would disrupt Israeli relations with the United States and Europe, Israel has not acknowledged the program. It remains, however, the worst-kept secret in international politics.

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Robert Farley, a frequent contributor to TNI, is author of The Battleship Book. He serves as a Senior Lecturer at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky. His work includes military doctrine, national security, and maritime affairs. He blogs atLawyers, Guns and Money and Information Dissemination and The Diplomat.

Beijing 'Lost' the Sino-Soviet Split, But That Didn't Matter in the End. The ideological struggle driving the Sino-Soviet split stopped mattering in the end (Robert Farley, The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/beijing-lost-the-sino-soviet-split-but-that-didnt-matter-in-the-end/

Tolkachev, Cold War Spycraft, and Modern Risks for China (Robert Farley, The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/tolkachev-cold-war-spycraft-and-modern-risks-for-china/

(Global) Ghost Fleet and the Causes of War (Robert Farley, The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/ghost-fleet-and-the-causes-of-war/

(Istituto fondamentale - Global) 5 Most Lethal Aircraft Carriers of All Time (Robert Farley, The National Interest)

http://www.nationalinterest.org/feature/5-most-lethal-aircraft-carriers-all-time-13529

(Istituto fondamentale - Global) For Much of Asia, World War 2 Ended After August 1945 (Robert Farley, The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/for-much-of-asia-world-war-2-ended-after-august-1945/

(Istituto fondamentale - Global) NATO's Master Plan to Crush the Soviet Union in Battle (Robert Farley, The National Interest)

http://www.nationalinterest.org/feature/natos-master-plan-crush-the-soviet-union-battle-13420

(Istituto fondamentale - Global) What Weapons Will a Post-Deal Iran Look to Purchase? Pretty Much Everything (Robert Farley, The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/what-weapons-will-a-post-deal-iran-look-to-purchase-pretty-much-everything/