Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2020
WOTR Staff
December 31, 2020
What would a visitor from space deduce about War on the Rocks — or the year 2020 on Earth — from the list of our most-read articles? In short: We are a seafaring tribe whose way of life was upended by a new disease from a rival nation.
We thought a lot about the size and shape of the military services, the Navy in particular. Navalists captured the No. 1 spot, and appear six other times on the list. When not debating how many ships to purchase, and of what shape (littoral combat ship? narco sub? A new kind of carrier?), we were focused on the novel coronavirus pandemic, its origins, and its effect on the military. Especially in the context of the pandemic and its confrontation with India, China also featured prominently. It was the subject of five articles in the top 25, and in the background of several others. Yun Sun authored two of these and is the only author to appear twice on this year’s list.
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