Globalization and Maritime Power focuses on the direct impact of globalization on naval forces and the maritime aspects of commerce and international relations. It seeks to translate what we have learned about the phenomenon of globalization into the language of strategy and defense policy. This book uses a general knowledge of globalization to deduce its impact on the maritime world, and applies inductive reasoning to the maritime impacts of defense planning. Its intent is to provide national security leaders with analyses applicable to the future security environment.
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.
Maritime powers dominate the planet, from the British empire of the 19th century, to the American post-World War II domination of global affairs. To a large degree their control of the globe is based on control of the seas. This book seeks to examine the strengths and weaknesses of maritime power, including specific chapters on mutiny, blockades, coalitions, piracy, expeditionary warfare, commerce raiding, and soft power operations, but with larger discussion of such sea power characteristics as sea control, sea denial, and the competition between land powers and sea powers. The conclusions will discuss how many other countries, including Russia during the Cold War and the PRC today, have or are seeking to use sea power to claim regional and then eventually global hegemony.
This book offers a multi-disciplinary and multi-national approach to defining key elements required to define power within the maritime domain. The volume engages with the concept that the maritime domain is a multi-dimensional space embracing oceans, seas, waterways, including all elements of maritime power, related activities, infrastructure, resources and assets. It illustrates the complexity and interconnectivity of the factors that contribute to the appreciation, creation, and application of maritime power. In practical terms, the book highlights that the maritime domain is a continuum that interconnects countries, cultures, politics, economics, trade, environment, knowledge, and technological power globally. Perhaps most importantly, the maritime domain generates power of its own volition, as well as acting as a critical enabler for the creation of other types of nations power: economic, political, military, technological, intelligence and fiscal power, in particular. The book not only brings those various factors to the reader’s attention but, in the synthesis, also clarifies the connections between the various elements in creating a greater maritime whole. This book will be of great interest to students of maritime security, strategic studies and International Relations.
Originally published in 2000, this book describes the relation between technology and the exercise of sea power. It emphasizes the importance of mastering and maintaining technology for the means of exercising maritime power whether the USA is at peace or in a time of conflict. The changing character of maritime power is evaluated through an examination of current trends, historical precedent and deductive logic. Many factors influence sea power, but it is the exponential growth in the use of science and technology which the author believes is the key to understanding the future of sea power.
Freedom of Navigation and Globalization offers a timely analysis of current issues in the Law of the Sea in six Parts. Part I examines co-operative measures taken within the Southeast Asia region to combat piracy and armed robbery against ships, and the historical activities of the Republic of Korea navy in countering piracy. Part II focuses on transnational threats including counter proliferation activities, freedom of navigation, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, and the regulation of private maritime security companies. Part III consists of two essays on development in the Arctic Ocean. The first updates the activities of the Arctic Council, the second looks at cooperative measures taken by China, Japan, and Korea with respect to science in the Arctic. In Part IV the topic of energy security and sealanes is taken up. Institutional building within ASEAN is examined for maritime security in Southeast Asia. Freedom of navigation is compared with the straight baselines of China in the South China Sea. In the next essay, cooperative efforts to enhance navigational safety and environmental protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore are explored. Part V considers balancing marine environmental protection and freedom of navigation. The European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive is reviewed. The dispute settlement regime in UNCLOS and the 2001 International Law Commission Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts are analyzed for flag State responsibility for pollution violations. The current mechanisms in the South China Sea marine environment are also evaluated. Part VI discusses marine data collection in the context of its applicability to Part XIII of UNCLOS. Attention is given to the various categories and their legal consequences. The last paper in the volume outlines global challenges such as global warming, rising sea level and changes in the ice over in the Polar Regions.
Discover the untold story of maritime power's impact on global politics in "Blue Water Thesis." This book delves into how naval strategies shape international relations and maritime law, providing valuable insights for professionals, students, and enthusiasts. 1-Blue Water Thesis-Introduces the concept, exploring its origins and significance in today's geopolitics. 2-Colony-Examines how maritime power has influenced colonial expansion and governance. 3-Self-determination-Explores the role of self-determination in maritime contexts. 4-Decolonization-Focuses on the impact of naval power on the dissolution of empires. 5-Status of Gibraltar-Analyzes Gibraltar's strategic maritime significance and ongoing disputes. 6-Act of Free Choice-Reviews pivotal moments of self-determination influenced by maritime control. 7-Decolonisation of Africa-Traces Africa’s decolonization, highlighting naval power’s importance. 8-UN List of Non-Self-Governing Territories-Reviews the UN's role in monitoring self-governance, with maritime insights. 9-Western Sahara Advisory Opinion-Delves into the legal and political intricacies of Western Sahara, a key maritime region. 10-Special Committee on Decolonization-Examines the UN's Special Committee's efforts in maritime contexts. 11-Political Status of Western Sahara-Discusses ongoing debates and conflicts over Western Sahara’s status. 12-Independence-Explores paths to independence with a focus on maritime power. 13-Associated State-Discusses the influence of maritime power on associated states’ relations. 14-UN Declaration on Independence-Analyzes the declaration's maritime implications. 15-UN Security Council Resolution 312-Investigates its impact on maritime disputes and decolonization. 16-Indigenous Rights-Explores the intersection of indigenous rights and maritime territories. 17-UN General Assembly Fourth Committee-Reviews the Fourth Committee’s role in maritime issues. 18-Political Status of Puerto Rico-Delves into Puerto Rico’s complex status with a maritime focus. 19-UNGA Resolution 1541 (XV)-Examines this resolution's influence on maritime law. 20-UNGA Resolution 1654 (XVI)-Explores its significance in decolonization and maritime power. 21-Sahrawi Nationalism-Understands the rise of Sahrawi nationalism with maritime dimensions. Invest in "Blue Water Thesis" to gain deep insights into how maritime power shapes global politics, offering knowledge that extends far beyond the cost of the book.
This open access book belongs to the Maritime Business and Economic History strand of the Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics book series. This volume highlights the contribution of the shipping industry to the transformations in business and society of the postwar era. Shipping was both an example and an engine of globalization and structural change. In turn, the industry experienced and pioneered, mirrored and enabled key developments that led to the present-day globalized economy. Contributions address issues such as the macro-level shift of shipping’s centre of gravity from Europe to Asia, the political and legal frameworks within which it developed, the strategies and performance of both successful and unsuccessful firms, and the links between the shipping industry and the wider economy and society. Without shipping and its ability to forge connections and networks of a global reach, the modern world would look very different. By bringing together scholars from various disciplinary and national backgrounds, this book advances our understanding of the linkages that bind economies and societies together.
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History is a work by Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the history of maritime conflict while examining the numerous aspects required to support and attain sea power.
