Harry J. Kazianis (@GrecianFormula) is Editor-in-Chief of National Security Journal, where he leads coverage of military hardware, defense policy, and great-power competition with China and Russia. He previously served as Senior Director of National Security Affairs at the Center for the National Interest — the Washington, DC foreign-policy think tank founded by President Richard Nixon — and has held senior editorial roles running The National Interest and The Diplomat.
A national-security analyst with more than a decade of experience, Kazianis has made over 1,000 television appearances across major U.S. and international news networks and is an author and editor of books on defense and foreign policy. His writing and commentary have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, on CNN and Fox News, and across many other outlets worldwide. He holds a master's degree in international affairs from Harvard University and has held research positions at CSIS, the Heritage Foundation, and the University of Nottingham.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – While newer carriers grab headlines, the American Nimitz-class remains arguably the greatest class of warship ever built. -Forged in...
Key Points and Summary – The current U.S. bomber force is a “hollowed-out sword,” dangerously antiquated and too small for modern great-power competition. -With...
Key Points and Summary – In a legendary 2005 wargame, the small Swedish diesel-electric submarine HSwMS Gotland repeatedly slipped through the U.S. Navy’s most...
Key Points and Summary – Australia’s Collins-class submarine program, born from an ambitious desire for a regionally dominant undersea fleet, became a “national nightmare”...
Key Points and Summary – The United Kingdom’s sole nuclear deterrent rests in the silent depths of the ocean aboard four Vanguard-class submarines. -These...
Key Points and Summary – The Royal Navy’s Astute-class is arguably the most advanced hunter-killer submarine ever built in the UK. -This 7,400-ton nuclear-powered...
Key Points and Summary – The United Kingdom’s two new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, despite being magnificent symbols of power, are a “catastrophic strategic...