Taiwanese Navy – The US is said to be reconsidering its decision to not sell Aegis-equipped destroyers to Taiwan.

• Agence France-Presse: US ‘to arm Taiwan with Aegis destroyers’

US Navy – An essay that reviews why the doctrine of forward presence is a drag upon the US Navy.

• Naval War College Review: Tyranny of Forward Presence

Background – US Strategy – Is the new US National Security Strategy such a radical change afterall?

• The Economist: Unprecedented power, colliding ambitions