112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
The navies of China, India and to a lesser extent Japan are expanding rapidly at present. This has the potential to alter the US-dominated naval balance in Asia-Pacific but it also raises a question: are the region’s powers involved in a naval arms race?
Naval development is and always has been a crucial indicator of economic and political development. It shows the emergence of a significant... Read more
Introduction Scope of the study Problems of analysis Arms racing in perspective Cooperation not conflict? Chapter One Naval modernisation, action–reaction dynamics and their drivers Patterns of acquisition Drivers of naval acquisition: external or internal? One race or many? Measuring intensity Levels of political tension Perceptions of racing Measuring intent Chapter Two Sea control Conceptual approaches to sea control Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) Air–Sea Battle Sea-control forces Sea-control operations Chapter Three Traditional missions Deterrence Nuclear deterrent forces Deterrent operations Ballistic-missile defence BMD capabilities BMD operations Maritime power-projection Gunboat diplomacy: competitive naval diplomacy Gunboat diplomacy thinking Gunboat diplomacy operations Chapter Four Non-traditional missions Expeditionary operations Stability operations/HADR Maritime security at home and abroad Cooperative naval diplomacy Conclusion Remaking the regional order Conclusions Looking to the future Appendix
Biography
Geoffrey Till
