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  • The New Age of Naval Power in the Indo-Pacific

    Strategy, Order, and Regional Security

    by Catherine L. Grant, Alessio Patalano, James A. Russell, Christopher P. Twomey, Peter Dutton, Clive Schofield, Nicola Leveringhaus0, Ryan Gingeras1, Richard Dunley2, Daniel Moran3, Kevin Rowlands4, Ian Bowers5, Julie Marionneau6, Sheryn Lee7, James Goldrick8, James Wirtz9, Abhijit Singh0 ...
    A new framework contextualizes crucial international security issues at sea in the Indo-PacificCompetition 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 ... Read more

    $41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Naval Diplomacy in 21st Century

    A Model for the Post-Cold War Global Order

    by Kevin Rowlands ...
    Series series Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series
    This book offers a detailed investigation of naval diplomacy, past and present, and challenges the widely accepted Anglo-American school of sea power thought.Despite the acknowledgement of the importance of the threat or use of force in the pursuit of policy since the dawn of strategic thought, the utility of seapower in operations other than war is poorly understood and articulated. Theorists ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • 21st Century Gorshkov

    The Challenge of Seapower in the Modern Era

    Edited by Kevin Rowlands ...
    Series series 21st Century Foundations
    Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergei Georgiyevich Gorshkov led the Soviet Navy for almost three decades during the height of the Cold War. He was the architect of the Red Fleet, turning it from little more than a coastal defense force into the most powerful navy that the Soviet Union ever possessed. 21st Century Gorshkov is a collection of articles, many of which have not previously ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • The Echidna Strategy

    Australia's Search for Power and Peace

    by Sam Roggeveen ...
    In the wake of a shift in the global power balance, how can Australia best protect itself?The Echidna Strategy overturns the conventional wisdom about Australia's security. Australia will need to defend itself without American help, but this doesn't need to cost more.The truth, which no Australian political leader is willing to confront, is that America's security is not threatened by China's rise ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Arms Race in Asia

    Trends, causes and implications

    by Andrew T.H. Tan ...
    Series series Asian Security Studies
    This book is the first systematic examination of the emerging arms race in Asia.The global trade in arms is to a large degree underpinned by the strong demand for arms in Asia and the Middle East, the two largest arms export markets in the world. Of these two regions Asia has become particularly significant, led by the emergence of China and India as major powers. It is therefore not surprising ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Twenty-First Century Seapower

    Cooperation and Conflict at Sea

    Edited by Peter Dutton, Robert Ross, Øystein Tunsjø ...
    Series series Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
    This book offers an assessment of the naval policies of emerging naval powers, and the implications for maritime security relations and the global maritime order.Since the end of the Cold War, China, Japan, India and Russia have begun to challenge the status quo with the acquisition of advanced naval capabilities. The emergence of rising naval powers is a cause for concern, as the potential for ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Maritime Diplomacy in the 21st Century

    Drivers and Challenges

    by Christian Le Mière ...
    Series series Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
    This book aims to redefine maritime diplomacy for the modern era.Maritime diplomacy encompasses a spectrum of activities, from co-operative measures such as port visits, exercises and humanitarian assistance to persuasive deployment and coercion. It is an activity no longer confined to just navies, but in the modern era is pursued be coast guards, civilian vessels and non-state groups. As states ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Sea Power and the Asia-Pacific

    The Triumph of Neptune?

    Edited by Geoffrey Till, Patrick Bratton ...
    Series series Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
    With particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this book examines the rise and fall of sea powers.In the Asia-Pacific region there has been significant expansion of sea-based economies together with burgeoning naval power. Many claim that these processes will transform the world’s future economic and security relationships. The book addresses the question of to what extent the notion of ‘Asia ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Routledge Handbook of Naval Strategy and Security

    Edited by Joachim Krause, Sebastian Bruns ...
    This new handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the issues facing naval strategy and security in the twenty-first century.Featuring contributions from some of the world’s premier researchers and practitioners in the field of naval strategy and security, this handbook covers naval security issues in diverse regions of the world, from the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean to the Arctic and ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Asian Maritime Strategies

    Navigating Troubled Waters

    by Bernard D Cole USN (Ret.) ...
    This book is concerned with both the national security concerns of Asian maritime nations and the security of the Asian maritime commons. These are defined as the Pacific and Indian Oceans and associated seas, bays, and gulfs, with their included sea lines of communication (SLOCs). The most useful geographical designation for maritime Asia is the “Indo-Pacific.” Bernard Cole provides both a survey ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Beyond Afghanistan

    An International Security Agenda for Canada

    Edited by James Fergusson, Francis Furtado ...
    For over a decade, Canada’s participation in the war in Afghanistan dominated media headlines, government discussions, academic studies, and the public international security debate, often to the exclusion of issues that have traditionally shaped Canadian approaches to security and defence policy. Now that the mission in Afghanistan is over, what issues should define Canada’s international ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Small Navies

    Strategy and Policy for Small Navies in War and Peace

    by Michael Mulqueen, Deborah Sanders, Ian Speller ...
    Series series Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series
    Whilst maritime studies tend to reflect the dominance of large navies, history shows how relatively small naval forces can have a disproportionately large impact on global events. From Confederate commerce raiders in the nineteenth century, to Somali pirates today, even the most minor of maritime forces can become a key player on a global stage. Examining a broad range of examples, this volume ... Read more

    $64.99 USD