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Sea power and American interests in the western Pacific /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gompert, David C.
Corporate Author: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2013.
Subjects:
Sea-power > Pacific Area.
Sea-power > China.
Sea-power > United States.
China > Strategic aspects.
United States > Relations > China.
China > Relations > United States.
Geopolitics > China.
Naval strategy.
Table of Contents:
  • Sea power and the western Pacific: importance, scope, and definition
  • China, the United States, and the dynamic of sea power
  • Technological change
  • The oceanic commons
  • Geo-politics
  • Geography
  • Structure
  • Theory and lessons of history
  • Factors of sea power
  • Sea power then and now
  • Anglo-American naval relations
  • Anglo-German naval competition and conflict
  • Japan and the United States
  • Lessons from theory and history
  • U.S. and Chinese interests and sea power in the western Pacific
  • Chinese and U.S. trade
  • U.S. interests
  • U.S. strategy toward China
  • American sea power in the western Pacific
  • Chinese interests
  • Chinese strategy
  • Chinese sea power
  • Conclusion: the interaction of U.S. and Chinese sea power
  • Technological change
  • The networking and targeting revolutions
  • U.S. naval strengths and weaknesses
  • Chinese priorities, capabilities, and potential
  • Implications of current trends
  • U.S. responses
  • A new posture in the Pacific: toward phantom sea power
  • Implementation: need versus inertia
  • Conclusions
  • Regional maritime security
  • Mahan versus Mullen
  • Maritime security and East Asia
  • Sino-American security cooperation: rocky path or barren soil
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • The need for American initiative
  • The future of sea power.