Sri Lankan Navy – Sri Lanka has sunk a Tamil Tiger ship.

• The Australian: Tamil Tiger ship sunk

Taiwanese Navy – The current state of whether the US will be able to supply submarines to Taiwan.

• Agence France Presse: Trouble in the path of subs Bush promised Taiwan

Canadian Navy – Canada’s navy has been worn out by its operations in the Gulf.

• National Post: ‘Exhausted’ sailors to begin journey home
• Halifax Herald: Navy to reduce role in Operation Apollo
• Canadian Press: HMCS Calgary to leave for Arabian Sea

Background – Iraq – Civil Relationships – Historian Antony Beevor comments on the US Army’s successes and failures in Iraq.

• The Times: Land of the brave, home of the free – or a junk culture, hooked on fantasy and with a military alienated from its own people?

Background – Strategy – At their most abstract, U.S. national interests are simple: to ensure the security and prosperity of the American people in the global environment. But distinguishing core strategic interestsóthose for which Americans would be willing to dieófrom significant interests that might require commitment of treasure, blood, time, and energy is almost never easy.

• Naval War College Review: Still Worth Dying For: National Interests and the Nature of Strategy

NOSI will next be updated on Wednesday.