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Synopsis
Taken for granted as the natural order of things, peace at sea is in fact an immense and recent achievement--but also an enormous strategic challenge if it is to be maintained in the future. In Maritime Strategy and Global Order, an international roster of top scholars offers historical perspectives and contemporary analysis to explore the role of naval power and maritime trade in creating the international system.
The book begins in the early days of the industrial revolution with the foundational role of maritime strategy in building the British Empire. It continues into the era of naval disorder surrounding the two world wars, through the passing of the Pax Britannica and the rise of the Pax Americana, and then examines present-day regional security in hot spots like the South China Sea and Arctic Ocean. Additional chapters engage with important related topics such as maritime law, resource competition, warship evolution since the end of the Cold War, and naval intelligence.
A first-of-its-kind collection, Maritime Strategy and Global Order offers scholars, practitioners, students, and others with an interest in maritime history and strategic issues an absorbing long view of the role of the sea in creating the world we know.
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This book is about the exercise of strategy on and from the sea, in peace and in war, from the Pax Britannica of the nineteenth century to today. The preservation of peace at sea, and of free access to it, provides crucial ballast for the stability of the international system. The sea remains a critical element of global order through its dual nature as a highway that brings the world together and as a barrier that separates nations. Maritime Strategy and Global Order first provides historical context through chapters on the nineteenth century, two world wars, and the Cold War for understanding the role of the sea in the overlapping military, political, and economic spheres of world affairs. Next the contributors examine twenty-first-century issues in key seas around the globe: the Mediterranean Sea, the South China Sea, the Arctic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. Finally, the contributors explore modern navies, maritime law, resource competition, and intelligence in the exercise of maritime strategy.
Synopsis
An international roster of top scholars explores the role of naval power and maritime trade in creating the modern international system. This book is both a history of maritime strategy, sea power, and seaborne commerce from the nineteenth century to the present day and an examination of current strategic issues.