Alexander Wooley

Alexander Wooley is a journalist and former officer in the British Royal Navy.

Articles by Alexander Wooley
A tourist leans against a sign that reads "Welcome to the People's Temple Jonestown" as two people take photos of them. The sign arches over a muddy dirt road with dense trees and brush on either side.
A tourist leans against a sign that reads "Welcome to the People's Temple Jonestown" as two people take photos of them. The sign arches over a muddy dirt road with dense trees and brush on either side.

After Chernobyl, Jonestown?

Dispatch
Alexander Wooley
An older man with a cane stands next to a stone lantern as a woman uses a walker on a gravel path past a kamikaze plane. Trees surround the path.
An older man with a cane stands next to a stone lantern as a woman uses a walker on a gravel path past a kamikaze plane. Trees surround the path.

The Enduring Resonance of the Kamikaze Pilot

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Alexander Wooley
British Royal Navy pilot Lt. Cmdr. Rory Cheyne, an exchange officer with the U.S. Navy, flies an F-18 Super Hornet past HMS Prince of Wales.
British Royal Navy pilot Lt. Cmdr. Rory Cheyne, an exchange officer with the U.S. Navy, flies an F-18 Super Hornet past HMS Prince of Wales.

Britain’s Navy Is Diminished. Its Ambitions Are Not.

Dispatch
Alexander Wooley
People wave Chinese and Sri Lankan flags on sticks as they welcome China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5, seen in the background with lines of people standing along the top deck, in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
People wave Chinese and Sri Lankan flags on sticks as they welcome China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5, seen in the background with lines of people standing along the top deck, in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.

Beijing Is Going Places—and Building Naval Bases

Infographic
Alexander Wooley, Sheng Zhang
A Taiwanese frigate launches a U.S.-made Standard missile.
A Taiwanese frigate launches a U.S.-made Standard missile.

The Russian Warship and the South China Sea

Argument
Alexander Wooley
A U.S. destroyer approaches an aircraft carrier during the Manila offensive in the Philippines during World War II
A U.S. destroyer approaches an aircraft carrier during the Manila offensive in the Philippines during World War II

The Navy Made America a Superpower Once. Can It Again?

Review
Alexander Wooley
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Float, Move, and Fight

Essay
Alexander Wooley
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