Because Substack apparently doesn't allow search engines to identify articles there, I'm going to try publishing the introduction to essays here and see what happens.
Geography shapes America’s strategy, which shapes American military strategy, which shapes force structure in unique ways that our Eurasian allies and enemies do not reflect given their own geography. Since the 1898 Spanish-American War, America transitioned from holding our ground against stronger European military powers sailing here to intervening in Europe (and then Asia) to prevent threats from growing to a size to cross an ocean and threaten America directly. And the military capabilities of our allies and potential enemies influence our force structure and foreign policy, including a decision to use military force. ... [CONTINUE READING]
