Hensel / Gupta Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific

Heritage and Contemporary Challenges
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-351-83884-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 282 Seiten

Scholars and policy makers have traditionally viewed portions of the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific as separate and discrete political, economic, and military regions. In recent years, however, a variety of economic, political, and military forces have made many within the academic community, as well as a growing number of national governmental leaders, change their perceptions and recognize that these maritime expanses are one zone of global interaction. Consequently, political, military, and economic developments in one maritime region increasingly have an impact elsewhere.

Analyzing and assessing the contemporary maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific, this valuable study highlights the current prospects for peace and security in what is rapidly becoming recognized as an integrated and interactive political, military-strategic, and economic environment.

This work will be of interest to researchers and policy makers involved in regional studies, as well as security studies, conflict resolution, military, and peace studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hensel, Howard M.

Gupta, Amit

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION

PART I THE MARITIME HERITAGE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC

- The Indian Ocean, Crossroads between East and West: Pre 1904

Howard M. Hensel

- The Great Power Struggle for the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific:

1904-1949

Howard M. Hensel

- Decolonization and the Cold War in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific: 1945-1991

Howard M. Hensel

- Maritime Strategic Developments in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Since the End of the Cold War

Robert Haddick

PART II CONTEMPORARY MARITIME CHALLENGES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC

- Strategic Maritime Oil Chokepoints in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific

Nayantara D. Hensel

- From the Suez Canal to the Gulf of Aden

David H. Shinn

U.S. National Security Policy and the Persian Gulf

Daniel Goure

- The Security Significance of the Malacca-Singapore Straits

Richard A. Bitzinger

- The South China Sea: A Chinese Perspective

Xiaoming Zhang

- Sino-Japanese Maritime Conflicts and Security Concerns in the East China Sea

Xiaobing Li

CONCLUSION

Über Autor(innen)

Howard M. Hensel is Professor of Politico-Military Affairs at the USAF Air War College, USA.

Amit Gupta is Associate Professor of International Security Studies at the USAF Air War College, USA.