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The New Age of Naval Power in the Indo-Pacific
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The New Age of Naval Power in the Indo-Pacific
Strategy, Order, and Regional Security
Catherine L. Grant, Alessio Patalano, and James A. Russell, Editors
Foreword by Vice Adm. Anne E. Rondeau, (USN, ret.)
A new framework contextualizes crucial international security issues at sea in the Indo-Pacific
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. Catherine L. Grant is a former research associate at the Naval Postgraduate School and a graduate of the master's program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Alessio Patalano is a professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London. James A. Russell is an associate professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. Table of Contents List of Illustrations Foreword: Vice Adm. Anne Rondeau, (USN, Ret.) Acknowledgments List of Acronyms 1. Naval Power and a Framework for Regional Security in the Indo-Pacific Alessio 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 Competition Christopher 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 Ocean James Wirtz and Abhijit Singh Conclusions: Strategy, Order, and Regional Security in the Indo-Pacific Alessio Patalano, James A. Russell, and Catherine L. Grant Index List of Contributors |