Jonathan Caverley
@jcaverley.bsky.social
Political scientist who is a visiting senior fellow at IISS and professor (on leave) at the US Naval War College. Sure it works in practice, but how does it work in theory? Opinions are mine.
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The black box of academic publishing is dark inside indeed - and I've not even mentioned Manucript Central yet - but it also contains other academics doing their best as editors to steward your work with care and respect.
September 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The black box of academic publishing is dark inside indeed - and I've not even mentioned Manucript Central yet - but it also contains other academics doing their best as editors to steward your work with care and respect.
Finally I argue here that because fleets take so long to develop, cost so much to build and operate, and last a very long time; they can shape a state's grand strategy as much as vice versa: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
AUKUS: When naval procurement sets grand strategy - Jonathan D. Caverley, 2023
Traditionally, a grand strategy lays out the trade-offs a state must make in pursuit of security, thereby setting all aspects of foreign policy, from trade deal...
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June 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Finally I argue here that because fleets take so long to develop, cost so much to build and operate, and last a very long time; they can shape a state's grand strategy as much as vice versa: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Clever research design on an important subject from
Josselin Droff, Jade Guiberteau-Ricard, and Julien Malizard: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Josselin Droff, Jade Guiberteau-Ricard, and Julien Malizard: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
The Influence of Strategic Procurement on the Performance of the European Naval Defense Industry
The naval defense industry plays a crucial role in national security, particularly in the context of global rearmament and shared threats. However, the industry’s performance in Europe has been hin...
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June 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Clever research design on an important subject from
Josselin Droff, Jade Guiberteau-Ricard, and Julien Malizard: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Josselin Droff, Jade Guiberteau-Ricard, and Julien Malizard: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
On the academic side, Panle Jia Barwick and Myrta Kalouptsidi discuss their work on China's shipbuilding industrial policy. www.aeaweb.org/research/ind...
The returns to industrial policy
Panle Jia Barwick and Myrto Kalouptsidi discuss how China subsidized its rise to becoming the world’s leading shipbuilder.
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June 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
On the academic side, Panle Jia Barwick and Myrta Kalouptsidi discuss their work on China's shipbuilding industrial policy. www.aeaweb.org/research/ind...
Two good think tank reports cover the specifics of US cooperating with allies (especially ROK and Japan) that also cover the general political economy of naval shipbuilding. From @csis.org : www.csis.org/analysis/ide...
and from @stimsoncenter.bsky.social:
www.stimson.org/2025/waypoin...
and from @stimsoncenter.bsky.social:
www.stimson.org/2025/waypoin...
Identifying Pathways for U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation with Northeast Asian Allies
U.S. naval shipbuilding faces production and capacity constraints that undermine fleet readiness. Closer cooperation with allies like Japan and South Korea on ship construction and repair could help c...
www.csis.org
June 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Two good think tank reports cover the specifics of US cooperating with allies (especially ROK and Japan) that also cover the general political economy of naval shipbuilding. From @csis.org : www.csis.org/analysis/ide...
and from @stimsoncenter.bsky.social:
www.stimson.org/2025/waypoin...
and from @stimsoncenter.bsky.social:
www.stimson.org/2025/waypoin...
Been working for the military way too long when my first reaction to the photo (not the excellent message) is "wonder what a pope challenge coin would look like?"
May 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Been working for the military way too long when my first reaction to the photo (not the excellent message) is "wonder what a pope challenge coin would look like?"
Honestly, that sounds even better for this non-expert! Thanks
April 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Honestly, that sounds even better for this non-expert! Thanks
Will check it out. Never occurred to me until now the value of qualitatively comparing roughly the same treatment across so many different places and times.
April 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Will check it out. Never occurred to me until now the value of qualitatively comparing roughly the same treatment across so many different places and times.