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Sea power and American interests in the western Pacific /
China sees American sea power in East Asian waters as threatening to itself, its regional aspirations, and possibly its global access. So it is mounting a challenge with anti-ship missiles, submarines, and a growing fleet of its own. However, the United States will not relinquish its sea power, whic...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND Corporation,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Sea power and the western Pacific: importance, scope, and definition
- China, the United States, and the dynamic of sea power
- Technological change
- The oceanic commons
- Geo-politics
- Geography
- Structure
- Theory and lessons of history
- Factors of sea power
- Sea power then and now
- Anglo-American naval relations
- Anglo-German naval competition and conflict
- Japan and the United States
- Lessons from theory and history
- U.S. and Chinese interests and sea power in the western Pacific
- Chinese and U.S. trade
- U.S. interests
- U.S. strategy toward China
- American sea power in the western Pacific
- Chinese interests
- Chinese strategy
- Chinese sea power
- Conclusion: the interaction of U.S. and Chinese sea power
- Technological change
- The networking and targeting revolutions
- U.S. naval strengths and weaknesses
- Chinese priorities, capabilities, and potential
- Implications of current trends
- U.S. responses
- A new posture in the Pacific: toward phantom sea power
- Implementation: need versus inertia
- Conclusions
- Regional maritime security
- Mahan versus Mullen
- Maritime security and East Asia
- Sino-American security cooperation: rocky path or barren soil
- Conclusion
- Conclusions and recommendations
- The need for American initiative
- The future of sea power.