It’s hard to drive China out of the headlines. Yet a dispute between Iran and Great Britain, each of which has seized a tanker ship belonging to the other, has managed it in recent weeks — eclipsing a ...

Viewing sea power as a continuum gives China’s leadership a range of options, including brandishing a small stick to accomplish its goals. It can do so because Manila and other claimants to regional ...

In his remarks at the Minnesota State Fair on Sept. 2, 1901, Vice President Teddy Roosevelt gave his famous "speak softly but carry a big stick" speech. It mainly detailed his view of the proper ...