Eurasian Maritime Geopolitics: The United States and China in an Age of Indo-Pacific Transformation

Kent E. Calder

doi:10.5771/9780815740766

Zusammenfassung

Reviews the strategic geography of the sea lanes from Northeast Asia through the Indian Ocean to Europe since the Middle Ages, noting how changing technology and economic patterns have transformed the global significance of those passage ways, especially since the end of the Cold War. Begins with a survey of the geography itself, and of how rimland nations such as India, Indonesia, and the Gulf configure it. A history of the changing economic role of the sea lanes complements that geographic assessment, chronicling how maritime flows of energy, commodities and information have steadily increased. Focuses on the contrasting roles of the United States—as Guardian at the Gate-- and China—as Challenger-- in these strategic sea lanes, and the contrasting leverage which each side enjoys. Concludes with an assessment of shadows and uncertainties relating to the Eurasian sea lanes in the post-Ukraine world, and to policies that can sensibly be taken to deal with looming future policy challenges.

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Bibliographische Angaben

Copyrightjahr: 2025
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8157-4074-2
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8157-4076-6
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 294
Produkttyp: Monographie

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1. Contents Kein Zugriff
2. List of Figures and Tables Kein Zugriff
3. Preface Kein Zugriff
4. Introduction Kein Zugriff
1 The Strategic Geography of Eurasia’s Sea Lanes Kein Zugriff
2 The Changing Geo-Economics of the Sea Lanes Kein Zugriff
3 Linking Land and Sea: The Transformation of Eurasia’s Rimlands Kein Zugriff
4 Guardians at the Gate: The Anglo-Saxons and the Indo-Pacific Kein Zugriff
5 The Challenger: China and Eurasia’s Sea Lanes Kein Zugriff
6 The Stem of Victory: Infrastructure and the Sea Lanes Kein Zugriff
7 The Changing Chessboard of Sea-Lane Geopolitics Kein Zugriff
8 Shadows and Critical Uncertainties Kein Zugriff
9 Prospects and Policy Implications Kein Zugriff
Notes Kein Zugriff
Bibliography and Further Readings Kein Zugriff
Index Kein Zugriff