Write-with Your Eyes Wide Open
By Captain William J. Toti, U.S. Navy (Retired)
A long-time Proceedings author urges Sea Service professionals to write for publication but warns of the risks involved.
Get On Board with Alternative Fuels (Members Only)
By Kevin Billings, Rear Admiral David R. Oliver Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired),and George Alan Hutchinson
The Navy needs to work with the Air Force in weighing other options to temper the two services reliance on expensive jet fuel.
What Makes Piracy Work?
By Virginia Lunsford
A piracy expert surveys the history of the phenomenon and highlights the five factors that are still keeping piracy alive.
The Overstated Threat
By Commander John Patch, U.S. Navy (Retired)
According to a U.S. Army War College professor, piracy is being over-hyped and confused with terrorism. Theyre not the same.
Feral Cities-Pirate Havens (Members Only)
By Lieutenant Commander Matthew M. Frick, U.S. Navy
Throughout its history, piracy could not have survived and cannot survive today without firmly emplaced lifelines on land.
The Unwanted Challenge (Members Only)
By Martin N. Murphy
An authority on maritime irregular warfare says random terrorism at sea is less of a threat than maritime insurgency.
Piracy, Policy, and Law
By Commander James Kraska, JAGC, U.S. Navy, and Captain Brian Wilson, JAGC, U.S. Navy
Two military lawyers identify the major problems in enforcing international piracy laws and prosecuting pirates.
Drawing Lines in the Sea (Members Only)
By Lieutenant Timothy A. Martin, Royal Australian Navy Reserve
An Australian maritime legal scholar points out the difficulties in interpreting the murky laws that govern the worlds oceans.
'Go in and Get a Hit' (Members Only)
By Robert J. Mrazek
The new book, A Dawn Like Thunder, follows the ill-fated Torpedo Squadron Eight in the 1942 Battle of Midway.
