China’s rise as a strategic adversary and maritime power has finally triggered much-needed introspection and shaken America out of a multigenerational hibernation. The U.S. maritime industrial base (MIB) faces a Chinese counterpart hundreds of times larger in both shipbuilding capacity and commercial orders. Revitalizing America’s maritime industry to compete and win in a global economy saturated with nonmarket actors requires dramatic and rapid changes. Rather than chasing politically expedient solutions wrapped in nostalgia, we must look deeper into our past and further into our future to find the path to victory. A successful U.S. maritime strategy must amplify America’s technology and geography advantages…

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