1st Edition
China's Blue Economy Evolution and Geostrategic Implications
1. introduction 2. Origins and Expansion of the Blue Economy Concept 3. China's Blue Economy Concept and Evolution 4. The Blue Economy and Chinese Maritime Power 5. The Blue Economy in US-China Relations 6. Geostrategic Implications of China's Development of The Blue Economy 7. Conclusion
Biography
Kathleen (Kate) A. Walsh is Associate Professor of National Security Affairs in the National Security Affairs Department at the US Naval War College (NWC) where she has taught policy analysis since 2006. Professor Walsh is Director of the NWC’s Asia Pacific Studies Group (APSG), founder/director of the Oceanography and Maritime Security Group (OMSG), and was an inaugural member of the Naval War College’s Faculty Advisory Council. Prior to teaching at the Naval War College, she was a senior consultant to Washington, DC-area think tanks, Senior Associate at the Stimson Center, and Senior Associate at a DC-area defense consulting firm, among other past positions in Washington, DC. Her research focuses on China and the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, particularly issues of security, technology, innovation, and ocean or Blue Economy issues. She is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) with a master’s degree in international affairs specializing in international security policy, and of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, with a bachelor’s degree in international affairs. She is also a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations.
