Mark R. Kennedy
Strategic Competition: Military
Securing the Seas
Research Focus
Retain supremacy at sea, enhance interoperability with allies and collective resilient.
Mitigate non-military maritime security risks (ports-logistic tech).
See Military Industrial Base relative to shipbuilding capacity.
Featured Media
MARINE CORPS RISKS MOVING TOO FAST, BUT ALSO TOO SLOW
We must focus on the capabilities to deter China, not on preserving legacy systems and structures more suited to past conflicts.
Events and Publications
U.S. TO LAUNCH ARCTIC DEFENSE ROUNDTABLE EYEING RUSSIA, CHINA
If China were to operate more freely in the Arctic, "its Polar Silk Road will be cleared with Chinese icebreakers," wrote Mark Kennedy, director of the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, in a paper for the Wilson Center last week. "Collectively, NATO trails Russia and China in icebreakers," he added. While the U.S. has only two aging diesel icebreakers in the Arctic, Russia has seven nuclear-powered icebreakers and around 30 diesel-powered ones, with more being built. China operates three, but as the world's top shipbuilder, has capacity to expand its fleet.
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER PANAMA CITY DIVISION
Thanks to Capt. Beck and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division for the briefing on their important research to develop new technologies to defend America and freedom.
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY PANAMA CITY
Thanks to Commander Michael "Kong" Mosi and Bay Defense Alliance President Tom Neubauer for tour of base's capabilities and training facilities for diving and explosive ordinance disposal.
NSA BAHRAIN - HOME OF NAVY'S 5TH FLEET
BENEATH THE ICE: NAVIGATING LEGAL FRAMEWORKS AND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SUBSEA INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN THE ARCTIC
MARINE CORPS RISKS MOVING TOO FAST, BUT ALSO TOO SLOW
We must focus on the capabilities to deter China, not on preserving legacy systems and structures more suited to past conflicts.
U.S. NAVY COMMANDER FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA
With George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management graduate Akiko Kawai.
COMMISSIONING OF USS GERALD FORD
CRUISE ABOARD USS JOHN C. STENNIS
NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA
NAVAL STATION NEWPORT
NAVY WALTER REED MEDICAL CENTER
COMMISSIONING OF USS GEORGE HW BUSH
COMMISSIONING OF USS RONALD REAGAN
USS ENTERPRISE
Joined Secretary of the Navy Gordon England in welcoming home sailors who "kicked the door open" on the War on Terror.
USS JOHN F. KENNEDY
