LEADER 04608nam 2200661 450 001 9910463171703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61251-313-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000492219 035 $a(EBL)1474209 035 $a(OCoLC)846912756 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001040075 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11613043 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001040075 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11000970 035 $a(PQKB)10141126 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1474209 035 $a(DLC) 2013022614 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1474209 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10820256 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL685538 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000492219 100 $a20130531h20132013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAsian maritime strategies $enavigating troubled waters /$fBernard D. Cole 210 1$aAnnapolis, Maryland :$cNaval Institute Press,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-54256-2 311 $a1-59114-162-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction ; 1. Setting the Scene; 2. The United States; 3. Japan ; 4. North Asia ; 5. China ; 6. Southeast Asia ; 7. India ; 8. South Asia ; 9. Conflict and Cooperation ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author 330 $a" Asian Maritime Strategies explores one of the world's most complex and dangerous maritime arenas. Asia, stretching from the Aleutian Islands to the Persian Gulf, contains the world's busiest trade routes. It is also the scene of numerous maritime territorial disputes, pirate attacks, and terrorist threats. In response, the nations of the region are engaged in a nascent naval arms race. In this new work, Bernard Cole, author of the acclaimed The Great Wall At Sea, examines the maritime strategies and naval forces of the region's nations, as well as evaluating the threats and opportunities for cooperation at sea. The United States Navy is intimately involved in these disputes and opportunities, which threaten vital American economic, political, and security interests. The most useful geographical designation for maritime Asia is the "Indo-Pacific" and Cole provides both a survey of the maritime strategies of the primary nations of the Indo-Pacific region as well as an evaluation of the domestic and international politics that drive those strategies. The United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Iran, the smaller Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf states are all surveyed and analyzed. The United States, Japan, China, and India draw the most attention, given their large modern navies and distant strategic reach and the author concludes that the United States remains the dominant maritime power in this huge region, despite its lack of a traditionally strong merchant marine. U.S. maritime power remains paramount, due primarily to its dominant navy. The Chinese naval modernization program deservedly receives a good deal of public attention, but Cole argues that on a day-to-day basis the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, as its navy is named, is the most powerful maritime force in Far Eastern waters, while the modernizing Indian Navy potentially dominates the Indian Ocean. Most telling will be whether United States power and focus remain on the region, while adjusting to continued Chinese maritime power in a way acceptable to both nations. No other current or recent work provides such a complete description of the Indo-Pacific region's navies and maritime strategies, while analyzing the current and future impact of those forces. "--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aSea-power$zPacific Area 606 $aSea-power$zPacific Area$xHistory 606 $aNavies$zPacific Area 606 $aNavies$zAsia 607 $aPacific Area$xStrategic aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSea-power 615 0$aSea-power$xHistory. 615 0$aNavies 615 0$aNavies 676 $a359/.03095 686 $aHIS027150$aHIS027060$aHIS027110$2bisacsh 700 $aCole$b Bernard D.$f1943-$0883243 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463171703321 996 $aAsian maritime strategies$91972926 997 $aUNINA