The new age of naval power in the Indo-Pacific
strategy, order, and regional security
- ISBN: 9781647123390
- Editorial: Georgetown University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2023
- Lugar de la edición: Washington D.C.. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 324
- Idiomas: Inglés
Competition at sea is once again a central issue of international security. Nowhere is the urgency to address state-on-state competition at sea more strongly felt than in the Indo-Pacific region, where freedom of navigation is challenged by regional states' continuous investments in naval power, and the renewed political will to use it to undermine its principles.
The New Age of Naval Power in the Indo-Pacific provides an original framework in which five "factors of influence" explain how and why naval power matters in this pivotal part of the world. An international group of contributors make the case that these five factors draw upon a longstanding influence of naval power on regional dynamics and impact the extent to which different states in the region use naval power: the capacity to exert control over sea-lanes, the capacity to deploy a nuclear deterrent at sea, the capacity to implement the law of the sea in an advantageous way, the ability to control marine resources, and the capacity for technological innovation.
The New Age of Naval Power in the Indo-Pacific offers a fresh approach for academics and policy makers seeking to navigate the complexity of maritime security and regional affairs.
1. Naval Power and a Framework for Regional Security in the Indo-PacificAlessio Patalano, James A. Russell, and Catherine L. Grant
Part I: The Factors of Influence in Indo-Pacific Security
2. Geopolitics and Strategic Geography in Sino-US CompetitionChristopher Twomey
3. Law, Order, and Maritime (In)Stability Peter Dutton
4. Maritime Resources and Regional Competition Clive Schofield
5. Nuclear Order at Sea Nicola Leveringhaus
6. Technology, Escalation, and War in the Indo-Pacific James A. Russell
Part II: Naval Power in the Indo-Pacific as History
7. Asian States and Early Imperial Competition in the Indian Ocean Ryan Gingeras
8. The “Problem of Asia” and Imperial Competition before WWI Richard Dunley
9. The Far East Between the World Wars Daniel Moran
10. Superpower Rivalry and the Strategic Balance in the Cold War Kevin Rowlands
Part III: Naval Power and Contemporary Security in the Indo-Pacific
11. Northeast Asia Ian Bowers
12. East and South China Seas Alessio Patalano and Julie Marionneau
13. The Taiwan Strait Sheryn Lee
14. South Pacific James Goldrick
15. Indian OceanJames Wirtz and Abhijit SinghConclusions: Strategy, Order, and Regional Security in the Indo-Pacific Alessio Patalano, James A. Russell, and Catherine L. Grant
Index
List of Contributors
Foreword by Ann E. Rondeau.
