Dr. Steven Wills currently serves as a navalist for the Center for Maritime Strategy at the Navy League of the US. He is an expert in US Navy strategy and policy. Wills had a 20-year career as an active-duty US Navy officer at sea and on shore-based assignments to the Defense Intelligence Agency and NATO.
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February 2, 2026
The Scramble for the Arctic — Greenland and Beyond
A fierce competition for land and influence is underway in the High North, a campaign redolent of past territorial contests.
December 1, 2025
The Baltic: A NATO Lake With Crocodiles
Is the Baltic now a NATO lake? Changing strategic geography, and the accession of Sweden and Finland to alliance membership might make it seem so, but the reality is more fraught.
March 12, 2025
Can Europe’s Navies Deter Russia Alone?
There is good news and bad news for any European-only effort to face Russian forces in the Atlantic, Arctic, Baltic and Mediterranean.
March 6, 2024
Sea Drone Swarms – Can NATO’s Navies Avoid Russia’s Fate?
Recent sinkings of Russian naval vessels by Ukrainian maritime drones are raising stark questions about tactics and competence.
October 20, 2023
Huge US Naval Force Off Israel Comes With Costs
Former US Sixth Fleet commander Admiral James Foggo and Dr. Steven Wills of the Center for Marine Strategy detail the gathering US naval deployment, and warn of the strains on the navy.