Joan Johnson-Freese

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  • America's Ultimate Weapon In Competition With China: Lawyers

    America's Ultimate Weapon In Competition With China: Lawyers
    For years, American pundits and politicians have asserted that the People's Republic of China was developing a high-tech shashou jian – sensationalistically translated as "assassin's mace" ...
    2012-03-26T06:30:00Z by Joan Johnson-Freese
    Joan Johnson-Freese Expert on US military space, Chinese space and the PLA. Professor at Naval War College and lecturer at Harvard University.
  • 'Can Do' Must Replace 'Give Me' In US Politics

    'Can Do' Must Replace 'Give Me' In US Politics
    My vote in the 2012 presidential election will go to the candidate who most resists pandering to the American electorate. I say "most resist," as all candidates pander, but hopefully at least one of ...
    2011-12-30T12:15:00Z by Joan Johnson-Freese
    Joan Johnson-Freese Expert on US military space, Chinese space and the PLA. Professor at Naval War College and lecturer at Harvard University.
  • The Nike Doctrine: A New American Security Policy

    The Nike Doctrine: A New American Security Policy
    For a century now, "unilateralism" has been a dirty word in international politics. It evokes the raw, interest-based resort to self-help that drives nations to compete in arms races, build ...
    2011-10-20T13:45:00Z by Joan Johnson-Freese
    Joan Johnson-Freese Expert on US military space, Chinese space and the PLA. Professor at Naval War College and lecturer at Harvard University.
  • Homeland Security Department: 'Colossal, Inefficient Boondoggle'

    Homeland Security Department: 'Colossal, Inefficient Boondoggle'
    This article marks the beginning of our examination of just what America's national security leaders should do next to secure our national security, 10 years after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, ...
    2011-09-06T06:00:00Z by Joan Johnson-Freese
    Joan Johnson-Freese Expert on US military space, Chinese space and the PLA. Professor at Naval War College and lecturer at Harvard University.
  • Teach Tough, Think Tough: Three Ways to Fix War Colleges

    Teach Tough, Think Tough: Three Ways to Fix War Colleges
    Critics continue to advocate slamming the doors on at least some of the country's professional military education institutions, the war colleges. But no one can realistically advocate for a less ...
    2011-07-23T07:00:00Z by Joan Johnson-Freese
    Joan Johnson-Freese Expert on US military space, Chinese space and the PLA. Professor at Naval War College and lecturer at Harvard University.
  • China in Space: Not Time for Bright, Shiny Objects

    China in Space: Not Time for Bright, Shiny Objects
    As America's Space Shuttle program comes to an end, commentators often link that event to the view that the United States is abrogating leadership in space to the Chinese. The Shuttle, however, is one ...
    2011-07-01T00:30:00Z by Joan Johnson-Freese
    Joan Johnson-Freese Expert on US military space, Chinese space and the PLA. Professor at Naval War College and lecturer at Harvard University.
  • Teach Tough, Think Tough: Why Military Education Must Change

    Teach Tough, Think Tough: Why Military Education Must Change
    The National War College at Fort McNair. The Army War College at Carlisle. The Naval War College at Newport. The Air War College at Maxwell Field. These are the launching pads for America's senior ...
    2011-06-15T08:39:00Z by Joan Johnson-Freese
    Joan Johnson-Freese Expert on US military space, Chinese space and the PLA. Professor at Naval War College and lecturer at Harvard University.
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