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  • Explaining Contemporary Asian Military Modernization

    The Myth of Asia’s Arms Race

    by Sheryn Lee ...
    Series series Asian Security Studies
    This book proposes a novel theoretical framework of "interactive arming" in order to explain armament dynamics in contemporary Asia.Frequently, the modernisation of contemporary naval forces in Asia is described as an "arms race," with the underlying assumption being that weapons acquisitions and increases in defence expenditure are competitive and bilateral and due to conflicting purposes or ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • 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

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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 Great Wall at Sea, Second Edition

    China's Navy in the Twenty-First Century

    by Bernard D Cole USN (Ret.) ...
    Bernard Cole takes a comprehensive look at China’s Navy, a Navy that continues to grow while the U.S. Navy shrinks. Of particular note, according to the author, is Beijing’s increased attention to guarding its vital sea lanes because of the nation’s growing dependence on maritime trade, especially energy supplies. He provides a thorough description of China’s naval establishment, including its ... Read more

    $28.09 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

    $70.99 USD

  • Naval Modernisation in South-East Asia

    Nature, Causes and Consequences

    Edited by Geoffrey Till, Jane Chan ...
    Series series Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
    This edited volume analyses the naval arms race in South-East Asia, and reviews the content, purposes and consequences of the naval policies and development of the main countries of the region.The rise of naval capability in the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region is increasingly recognised as a major indicator of the ‘rise of Asia’ and its increasing importance in the world’s political, economic ... Read more

    $61.99 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

    $65.99 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

    $65.99 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • We Need to Talk about America

    An Alliance in Flux: Australian Foreign Affairs 18

    by Jonathan Pearlman ...
    Series Book 18 - Australian Foreign Affairs
    The latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines Australia's evolving ties with the United States as the power balance in Asia changes and as Washington continues to face bitter domestic divides. We Need to Talk about America looks at the future of the alliance in an era in which the US's global role and stature – which once seemed so constant – are becoming less stable and less certain ... Read more

    $6.99 USD