Eurasia's maritime rise and global security : from the Indian ocean to Pacific Asia and the Arctic / Geoffrey F. Gresh, editor.
This book explores Eurasia's growing embrace of its maritime geography from the Indian Ocean to Pacific Asia and the Arctic. In an age of climate change, the melting of the Arctic will transform Eurasia's importance, in addition to influencing the political, economic, and military dynamics...
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Dedication; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Notes on Editors and Contributors; List of Figures and Maps; Chapter 1: Introduction: Why Maritime Eurasia?; Analytical Framework; Volume Overview; The Indian Ocean; Pacific Asia; The Arctic and the Future of the World's Oceans; Part I; Chapter 2: Strategic Maritime Chokepoints: Perspectives from the Global Shipping and Port Sectors; Strategic Maritime Chokepoints; Global Shipping Industry; Global Port Operators and Maritime Support Services; Malacca Straits; Strait of Gibraltar; Suez Canal.
- Importance of Strategic Chokepoints to Maritime IndustriesConclusion; Chapter 3: Chokepoints of the Western Indian Ocean, China's Maritime Silk Route, and the Future of Regional Security; Vital Maritime Chokepoints; A Thirst for Energy: Economic Impetus; The Emergence of a Chinese Maritime Silk Route; The Bab el-Mandeb and Djibouti: Security at the Source; The Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf Arab Monarchies; Conclusion: Shifting Security Dynamics and the Future of Regional Security.
- Chapter 4: The Economics of Somali Counterpiracy: Assessing Counterpiracy Measures for International Shipping CompaniesThe Somali Case Study; The State of Shipping; The Economics of Counterpiracy; Rerouting; Speeding; Insurance; Hardening; Private Maritime Security Companies; Do Nothing; Conclusions and Decision-Making; Implications; Chapter 5: The Rise of an Indo-Japanese Maritime Partnership; Hazards in Common; Maritime High Ground; Indo-Pacific Partners; Over the Horizon; Chapter 6: The Fastest Way Across the Seas: Cyberspace Operations and Cybersecurity in the Indo-Pacific.
- The Internet in AsiaThe Context of a Maritime Cyberattack; Global Flows, Vulnerable Code; Asia, a Region in Transition; Conclusion: Way Forward; Part II; Chapter 7: Forgotten Borders: Japan's Maritime Operations in the Korean War and Implications for North Korea; History Matters; Geography and Strategic Imperatives Matter; Exigency Trumps Stated Policy; Implications for the Future; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Blurred Lines: Twenty-First Century Maritime Security in the South China Sea; The Territory in Dispute; Actors and Interests: China, the Southeast Asia Claimants, ASEAN, and the United States.
- Impact on Maritime SecurityThe Twenty-First-Century South China Sea; Chapter 9: Sea Level Rise in the Pearl River Delta; Climate Change and Sea Level Rise; China and the Pearl River Delta; The Effects of Rising Sea Levels on the Pearl River Delta; Adaptation Strategies for Rising Sea Levels in the PRD; Conclusion; Chapter 10: The Great Convergence: Maritime Supremacy, Energy Primacy, and the Oceanic Coalition in Asia; Positive Synergy Between Maritime Supremacy and Multilateral Energy Trading; Hegemonic Stability as a Complex Logistical Challenge.