Maritime Strategy and Global Order: Markets, Resources, Security

This book is about the exercise of strategy on and from the sea, in peace and in war, from the Pax Britannica of the nineteenth century to today. The preservation of peace at sea, and of free access to it, provides crucial ballast for the stability of the international system. The sea remains a critical element of global order through its dual nature as a highway that brings the world together and as a barrier that separates nations. Maritime Strategy and Global Order first provides historical context through chapters on the nineteenth century, two world wars, and the Cold War for understanding the role of the sea in the overlapping military, political, and economic spheres of world affairs. Next the contributors examine twenty-first-century issues in key seas around the globe: the Mediterranean Sea, the South China Sea, the Arctic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. Finally, the contributors explore modern navies, maritime law, resource competition, and intelligence in the exercise of maritime strategy.