NEWPORT, R.I.— Retired Adm. James G. Foggo, dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy, delivers a keynote address during the Secretary of the Navy’s 74th Current Strategy Forum (CSF) at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) onboard Naval Station Newport, June 9, 2025. This year’s CSF, titled “The Future of Sea Power, Maritime Strategy and Naval Warfare,” brought senior military leaders, national security scholars and researchers, foreign and defense policy practitioners and NWC students and faculty together to examine the international balance of power and the role of sea power in strategic competition moving forward. Established in 1884, NWC informs today’s decision-makers and educates tomorrow’s leaders by providing educational experiences and learning opportunities that develop their ability to anticipate and prepare strategically for the future, strengthen the foundations of peace, and create a decisive warfighting advantage. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns)
NEWPORT, RI-- The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted the 74th iteration of the Secretary of the Navy’s Current Strategy Forum (CSF), focusing on strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China and emerging technologies, onboard Naval Station Newport, June 9-10.
This year’s CSF, titled “The Future of Sea Power, Maritime Strategy and Naval Warfare,” brought senior military leaders, national security scholars and researchers, foreign and defense policy practitioners and NWC students and faculty together to examine the international balance of power and the role of sea power in strategic competition moving forward.
The forum began with a keynote address by retired Adm. James G. Foggo, dean of the Center for...
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) has been accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.) as of March 7, 2025.
NEWPORT, R.I. - Attendees of the U.S. Naval War College’s (NWC) 14th biennial China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Conference discuss the recruitment, training, education, career progression, retention, roles and responsibilities of China’s maritime forces personnel as well as their leadership and organizations onboard Naval Station Newport, May 14-15. The college’s Archives also provided a display with archival material about NWC’s central role in the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis as well as other Taiwan Strait-related material of relevance to conference discussions. NWC faculty augmented the display, discussing their use of archival material to educate students and research current and future national security challenges posed...
