Writing
Journal Articles
- Forthcoming ArticleNaval War College Review · Forthcoming
A journal article on maritime strategy and national security currently under review.
Op-Eds & Commentary
- Cracks in Civil-Military Trust are WideningDefense Opinion · 2026
The state of U.S. civil-military relations is the most precarious it has been in many decades, with public confidence in the military falling sharply.
- Anchor Acquisition and Force Development on Targeting China's C4ISRCenter for International Maritime Security · 2025
U.S. Navy operational concepts must make targeting China's C4ISR architecture a core organizing principle for acquisition and force development.
- AusAID Can Take USAID's Place in the Pacific IslandsThe Strategist — ASPI · 2025
Why Canberra is well-positioned to fill the development vacuum left by Washington across the Pacific.
Also republished in Pacific Islands News Association (PINA), Island Times, and The Runway (Royal Australian Air Force).
- What a NATO-Skeptic U.S. Means for NATO Maritime SecurityThe MOC — Center for Maritime Strategy · 2024
Implications for the alliance's maritime posture as Washington's commitment to NATO comes into question.
- The Weakest Link: Single Points of Failure and Toward a National CybersecurityThe MOC — Center for Maritime Strategy · 2024
How concentrated dependencies in critical infrastructure create systemic cybersecurity risks.
- Military Personnel Need Robust Financial Education More Than EverThe MOC — Center for Maritime Strategy · 2024
The case for stronger financial literacy programs across the U.S. armed forces.
- Transition Assistance Programs for the Submarine Industrial Base WorkforceThe MOC — Center for Maritime Strategy · 2024
How targeted transition assistance can address chronic workforce shortfalls in the U.S. submarine industrial base.
- Apprenticeships Build the Arsenal of DemocracyThe MOC — Center for Maritime Strategy · 2024
Reviving apprenticeship pipelines to rebuild America's defense manufacturing workforce.
- Guest Opinion: The Affordable Care Act Insures Tens of Thousands of New York's College StudentsThe Ithaca Times · 2024
The ACA's outsized role in protecting health coverage for New York's college student population.
- Prioritizing Dockworkers Upholds U.S. National SecurityThe MOC — Center for Maritime Strategy · 2023
Why the people who move cargo through American ports are a national security asset.
- Resolving Maritime Border Dispute Opens Door for Increased Energy SecurityThe MOC — Center for Maritime Strategy · 2023
How settling contested waters can unlock new pathways for allied energy security.
- Subs to the Aussies: Impact of the AUKUS PartnershipThe MOC — Center for Maritime Strategy · 2023
Assessing the strategic and industrial implications of transferring Virginia-class submarines under AUKUS.
- What West Virginia v. EPA Means for IPCornell Intellectual Property and Ethics Club · 2022
The major questions doctrine and its potential reach into intellectual property regulation.
- The Fractured GOP Under TrumpThe Viking — Central Catholic High School · 2018
An early opinion piece on the realignment of the Republican party under Donald Trump.
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- The Pursuit of Life Without WorkThe Vocation Project (Substack) · 2024
A reflection on why a life freed from the necessity of work may not lead to fulfillment.
More pieces will be added as they're published.