James R Holmes
Biographic Data
| ID | 3977880 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James R Holmes |
| GIVEN NAMES | James R |
| FAMILY NAME | Holmes |
| SIGNATURE | HOLMES J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Naval War College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1501-6833 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
John T. Mason Jr., The Pacific War Remembered. An Oral History Collection (James R. Holmes)
Buddy Levy, Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition (James R. Holmes)
Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy
The South China Sea Disputes: Past, Present, and Future
This study provides political and economic analyses of current controversies in the South China Sea. It examines enduring territorial disputes, competing maritime claims, and the historical roots of regional mistrust. It also analyzes how such antagonisms affect the regional security structure and offers solutions to resolve the conflicts
Taking Stock of China's Growing Navy: The Death and Life of Surface Fleets
Deterring China in the “Gray Zone”: Lessons of the South China Sea for U.S. Alliances
Is there an Asian way of maritime war
It would simplify matters for U.S. officials and sea-service officers enormously if there were an Asian way of maritime war. It would make Asian governments and navies more predictable. They would tend to view the strategic setting similarly, harness sea power for similar political and strategic aims, and design doctrines and forces that were roughly compatible. Unfortunately, however, disparities between Asian societies and civilizations work ag…
Responding to China's Rising Sea Power
J. Lee Thompson. Never Call Retreat: Theodore Roosevelt and the Great War
J. Lee Thompson has written a workmanlike account of an underexplored interlude in Theodore Roosevelt's life. Dense with historical fact, Never Call Retreat: Theodore Roosevelt and the Great War will probably remain the definitive work on Roosevelt's endeavors during the First World War. But its best-seller potential is doubtful. Few laymen will take much interest in the minutiae of Roosevelt's war years. Yet Roosevelt connoisseurs will love it, …
Strategy in the Second Nuclear Age: Power, Ambition, and the Ultimate Weapon
1. IntroductionToshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes 2. After Proliferation: Deterrence Theory and Emerging Powers Joshua Rovner 3. South Africa's Strategy: Deterring Total Onslaught and Nuclear Blackmail in Three StagesHelen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess 4. The Future of Chinese Policy and StrategyChristopher T. Yeaw, Andrew S. Erickson, and Michael S. Chase 5. North Korea's Weapons Program: Motivations, Strategy, and DoctrineTerence Roehrig 6…
An Ocean Too Far: Offshore Balancing in the Indian Ocean
We take aim at “offshore balancing,” a foreign-policy concept that has come into vogue in a United States beset by war weariness, a stagnant economy, and skyrocketing defense procurement costs. Retiring from continental Eurasia is an appealing prospect, but returning in times of systemic conflict would be problematic – even in the relatively accessible rimlands of Western Europe and East Asia. It verges on impossible in the remote, inaccessible I…
Colonel Roosevelt – By Edmund Morris
Can China Defend a “Core Interest” in the South China Sea
Schelling Goes to Sea: Managing Perceptions in China’s ‘Contested Zone’
Strongman, Constable, or Free-Rider? India's “Monroe Doctrine” and Indian Naval Strategy
Many scholars assume that the European model of realpolitik will prevail in Asia as the dual rise of China and India reorders regional politics. Others predict that Asia's China-centric tradition of hierarchy will reassert itself. But Indians look as much to nineteenth-century U.S. history as to any European or Asian model. Indeed, successive prime ministers explicitly cited the Monroe Doctrine to justify intervention in hotspots around the India…
China's Way of Naval War: Mahan's Logic, Mao's Grammar
This article posits that Alfred Thayer Mahan supplies the “logic” of Chinese maritime strategy, urging Beijing to amass commercial and naval fleets, international commerce, and forward naval stations—the trappings of sea power. Mao Zedong provides the “grammar” by which the People's Liberation Army will prosecute naval operations offshore. The article ranks Wayne Hughes's three generic models of fleet tactics according to Chinese strategic prefer…
History Rhymes: The German Precedent for Chinese Seapower
Japan's Emerging Maritime Strategy: Out of Sync or Out of Reach
Japanese political and military leaders are allowing a gap between policy and maritime strategy to open, endangering the operational effectiveness of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Tokyo has come to recognize the diplomatic value of nontraditional military missions such as disaster response and humanitarian relief—witness its robust response to the 2004 tsunami. Such missions now represent a core task of the JMSDF. At the same time, Tokyo…
China's Naval Ambitions in the Indian Ocean
This article argues that an increasingly sea-power-minded China will neither shelter passively in coastal waters, nor throw itself into competition with the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Rather, Beijing will direct its energies toward South and Southeast Asia, where supplies of oil, natural gas, and other commodities critical to China's economic development must pass. There China will encounter an equally sea-power-minded India that enjoys …
China's Energy-Driven ‘Soft Power’
China's "Caribbean" in the South China Sea
Can the United States accommodate the rise of China without the strife that typically accompanies a disturbance to a settled equilibrium? Discerning how China views the seas will help answer this question. We argue that vocal strategists in Beijing look to Alfred Thayer Mahan for guidance on maritime strategy. Mahanian sea-power theory has predisposed many in Beijing to regard the South China Sea much as Americans once regarded the Caribbean Sea:…
The Influence of Mahan upon China's Maritime Strategy
“Summer Pulse 1904,” an exercise designed to test the ability of the U.S. Navy to operate in multiple theaters simultaneously, excited lively commentary among China's official press. In many cases this commentary drew on the writings of an American naval theorist, Alfred Thayer Mahan. Mahan's writings on sea power and geopolitics spurred the United States to build up its navy at the turn of the 19 th century and to seek out a share of the Asia tr…
Command of the Sea with Chinese Characteristics
The "Human Factor" and the Problem of Nuclear Security in Russia
Mahan, a “Place in the Sun,” and Germany's Quest for Sea Power
In 1897 German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow told the Reichstag, “We do not want to put anyone into the shade, but we demand a place for ourselves in the sun.” The ensuing quest for a “place in the sun,” connoting both new colonial holdings and a belt of naval stations ringing the world, inaugurated a vigorous, largely ahistorical pursuit of German sea power. An American naval officer, Alfred Thayer Mahan, prodded the Germans into this break with…
Deterring China in the “Gray Zone”: Lessons of the South China Sea for U.S. Alliances
China's Energy-Driven ‘Soft Power’
Can China Defend a “Core Interest” in the South China Sea
History Rhymes: The German Precedent for Chinese Seapower
Command of the Sea with Chinese Characteristics
Mahan, a “Place in the Sun,” and Germany's Quest for Sea Power
In 1897 German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow told the Reichstag, “We do not want to put anyone into the shade, but we demand a place for ourselves in the sun.” The ensuing quest for a “place in the sun,” connoting both new colonial holdings and a belt of naval stations ringing the world, inaugurated a vigorous, largely ahistorical pursuit of German sea power. An American naval officer, Alfred Thayer Mahan, prodded the Germans into this break with…
China's Naval Ambitions in the Indian Ocean
This article argues that an increasingly sea-power-minded China will neither shelter passively in coastal waters, nor throw itself into competition with the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Rather, Beijing will direct its energies toward South and Southeast Asia, where supplies of oil, natural gas, and other commodities critical to China's economic development must pass. There China will encounter an equally sea-power-minded India that enjoys …
Political Violence and Regime Change in Argentina: 1965-1976
Argentina, from 1965 to 1976, experienced three major changes of power, two of which were regime changes. What caused all the instability in such a short period of time? The tranquility of the early sixties was shattered by political violence. In 1965, there were fewer than ten incidents per month. By June 1976, before the last military coup, there were over 300 incidents per month. With historical and quantitative data, this analysis will show h…
Taking Stock of China's Growing Navy: The Death and Life of Surface Fleets
Responding to China's Rising Sea Power
An Ocean Too Far: Offshore Balancing in the Indian Ocean
We take aim at “offshore balancing,” a foreign-policy concept that has come into vogue in a United States beset by war weariness, a stagnant economy, and skyrocketing defense procurement costs. Retiring from continental Eurasia is an appealing prospect, but returning in times of systemic conflict would be problematic – even in the relatively accessible rimlands of Western Europe and East Asia. It verges on impossible in the remote, inaccessible I…
A cross-cultural format for national mental health program analysis
A cross-cultural format for national mental health program analysis
Political Violence and Regime Change in Argentina: 1965-1976
Argentina, from 1965 to 1976, experienced three major changes of power, two of which were regime changes. What caused all the instability in such a short period of time? The tranquility of the early sixties was shattered by political violence. In 1965, there were fewer than ten incidents per month. By June 1976, before the last military coup, there were over 300 incidents per month. With historical and quantitative data, this analysis will show h…
Mahan, a “Place in the Sun,” and Germany's Quest for Sea Power
In 1897 German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow told the Reichstag, “We do not want to put anyone into the shade, but we demand a place for ourselves in the sun.” The ensuing quest for a “place in the sun,” connoting both new colonial holdings and a belt of naval stations ringing the world, inaugurated a vigorous, largely ahistorical pursuit of German sea power. An American naval officer, Alfred Thayer Mahan, prodded the Germans into this break with…
The Influence of Mahan upon China's Maritime Strategy
“Summer Pulse 1904,” an exercise designed to test the ability of the U.S. Navy to operate in multiple theaters simultaneously, excited lively commentary among China's official press. In many cases this commentary drew on the writings of an American naval theorist, Alfred Thayer Mahan. Mahan's writings on sea power and geopolitics spurred the United States to build up its navy at the turn of the 19 th century and to seek out a share of the Asia tr…
Command of the Sea with Chinese Characteristics
The "Human Factor" and the Problem of Nuclear Security in Russia
China's "Caribbean" in the South China Sea
Can the United States accommodate the rise of China without the strife that typically accompanies a disturbance to a settled equilibrium? Discerning how China views the seas will help answer this question. We argue that vocal strategists in Beijing look to Alfred Thayer Mahan for guidance on maritime strategy. Mahanian sea-power theory has predisposed many in Beijing to regard the South China Sea much as Americans once regarded the Caribbean Sea:…
China's Energy-Driven ‘Soft Power’
Japan's Emerging Maritime Strategy: Out of Sync or Out of Reach
Japanese political and military leaders are allowing a gap between policy and maritime strategy to open, endangering the operational effectiveness of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Tokyo has come to recognize the diplomatic value of nontraditional military missions such as disaster response and humanitarian relief—witness its robust response to the 2004 tsunami. Such missions now represent a core task of the JMSDF. At the same time, Tokyo…
China's Naval Ambitions in the Indian Ocean
This article argues that an increasingly sea-power-minded China will neither shelter passively in coastal waters, nor throw itself into competition with the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Rather, Beijing will direct its energies toward South and Southeast Asia, where supplies of oil, natural gas, and other commodities critical to China's economic development must pass. There China will encounter an equally sea-power-minded India that enjoys …
Schelling Goes to Sea: Managing Perceptions in China’s ‘Contested Zone’
Strongman, Constable, or Free-Rider? India's “Monroe Doctrine” and Indian Naval Strategy
Many scholars assume that the European model of realpolitik will prevail in Asia as the dual rise of China and India reorders regional politics. Others predict that Asia's China-centric tradition of hierarchy will reassert itself. But Indians look as much to nineteenth-century U.S. history as to any European or Asian model. Indeed, successive prime ministers explicitly cited the Monroe Doctrine to justify intervention in hotspots around the India…
China's Way of Naval War: Mahan's Logic, Mao's Grammar
This article posits that Alfred Thayer Mahan supplies the “logic” of Chinese maritime strategy, urging Beijing to amass commercial and naval fleets, international commerce, and forward naval stations—the trappings of sea power. Mao Zedong provides the “grammar” by which the People's Liberation Army will prosecute naval operations offshore. The article ranks Wayne Hughes's three generic models of fleet tactics according to Chinese strategic prefer…
History Rhymes: The German Precedent for Chinese Seapower
Colonel Roosevelt – By Edmund Morris
Can China Defend a “Core Interest” in the South China Sea
Strategy in the Second Nuclear Age: Power, Ambition, and the Ultimate Weapon
1. IntroductionToshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes 2. After Proliferation: Deterrence Theory and Emerging Powers Joshua Rovner 3. South Africa's Strategy: Deterring Total Onslaught and Nuclear Blackmail in Three StagesHelen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess 4. The Future of Chinese Policy and StrategyChristopher T. Yeaw, Andrew S. Erickson, and Michael S. Chase 5. North Korea's Weapons Program: Motivations, Strategy, and DoctrineTerence Roehrig 6…
An Ocean Too Far: Offshore Balancing in the Indian Ocean
We take aim at “offshore balancing,” a foreign-policy concept that has come into vogue in a United States beset by war weariness, a stagnant economy, and skyrocketing defense procurement costs. Retiring from continental Eurasia is an appealing prospect, but returning in times of systemic conflict would be problematic – even in the relatively accessible rimlands of Western Europe and East Asia. It verges on impossible in the remote, inaccessible I…
J. Lee Thompson. Never Call Retreat: Theodore Roosevelt and the Great War
J. Lee Thompson has written a workmanlike account of an underexplored interlude in Theodore Roosevelt's life. Dense with historical fact, Never Call Retreat: Theodore Roosevelt and the Great War will probably remain the definitive work on Roosevelt's endeavors during the First World War. But its best-seller potential is doubtful. Few laymen will take much interest in the minutiae of Roosevelt's war years. Yet Roosevelt connoisseurs will love it, …
Is there an Asian way of maritime war
It would simplify matters for U.S. officials and sea-service officers enormously if there were an Asian way of maritime war. It would make Asian governments and navies more predictable. They would tend to view the strategic setting similarly, harness sea power for similar political and strategic aims, and design doctrines and forces that were roughly compatible. Unfortunately, however, disparities between Asian societies and civilizations work ag…
Responding to China's Rising Sea Power
The South China Sea Disputes: Past, Present, and Future
This study provides political and economic analyses of current controversies in the South China Sea. It examines enduring territorial disputes, competing maritime claims, and the historical roots of regional mistrust. It also analyzes how such antagonisms affect the regional security structure and offers solutions to resolve the conflicts
Taking Stock of China's Growing Navy: The Death and Life of Surface Fleets
Deterring China in the “Gray Zone”: Lessons of the South China Sea for U.S. Alliances
Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy
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