The Navy Cannot Beat China Without Help From U.S. Allies
It’s good to see allies take ownership of their own security, and of freedom of the sea.
Here's What You Need to Remember: PLA commanders have predicated their access-denial strategy on disheartening their U.S. counterparts or convincing the U.S. administration the military effort cannot succeed at a cost the country is prepared to pay. Allies and partners should devise strategies and operations that hold down the price of access for U.S. forces—and thus make it thinkable if not easy for an American president to order them into combat.