The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

Book Title:  Honoris Crux - Ons Dapperes/ Our Brave (1982) Book Author: At van Wyk Saayman en Weber, Kaapstad, R14,75.

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Book Review: The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States has enjoyed unparalleled military power. The international system is therefore unipolar. A quarter of a century later, however, we still possess no theory of unipolarity. Theory of Unipolar Politics provides one. Dr Nuno P. Monteiro answers three of the most important questions about the workings of a unipolar world. Is it durable? Is it peaceful? What is the best grand strategy a unipolar power such as the contemporary United States can implement? In our nuclear world, the power preponderance of the United States is potentially durable but likely to produce frequent conflict. Furthermore, in order to maintain its power preponderance, the United States must remain militarily engaged in the world and accommodate the economic growth of its major competitors, namely, China. This strategy, however, will lead Washington to wage war frequently. In sum, military power preponderance brings significant benefits but is not an unalloyed good.

Theory of Unipolar Politics

The risk of conflict escalating from relatively minor events has increased in the South China Sea over the past two years with disputes now less open to negotiation or resolution. Originally, the d...

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The South China Sea: Oil, Maritime Claims, and U.S.–China Strategic Rivalry

Global Competition in Higher Education PART I: THE RANKING AND QUALIFICATIONS PHENOMENON Theoretical Background on the Ranking and Qualifications Phenomenon National Systems, or League Tables International Ranking Systems Recognition of Qualifications Processes Critical Analysis of the Development of the Ranking and Qualifications Phenomenon PART II: HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY DEVELOPMENTS National Privatization Policies (e.g., Malaysia, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Brazil) World Class University Policies (e.g., China, South Korean, Taiwan) Quality Assurance Programs (e.g., France, UK, Argentina, South Africa, Chile, Global Citizen Policies (e.g., Singapore, USA) Internationalization to Improve Competitiveness PART III: INSTITUTIONAL CASE STUDIES Africa

Higher education, policy, and the global competition phenomenon

Preface: Is History Bunk? 1. China Turns Seaward 2. Mahanian Sea-Power Theory and History 3. China Interprets Mahan 4. China's Littoral Dilemma 5. Mahanian Sea Power with Chinese Characteristics 6. Commanding China's Commons 7. Potential Futures for China's Maritime Strategy 8. A Roadmap for Asian Maritime Stability

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Chinese Naval Strategy in the 21st Century: The Turn to Mahan

This article argues that an increasingly sea-power-minded China will neither shelter passively in coastal waters, nor throw itself into competition with the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Rather, Beijing will direct its energies toward South and Southeast Asia, where supplies of oil, natural gas, and other commodities critical to China's economic development must pass. There China will encounter an equally sea-power-minded India that enjoys marked geostrategic advantages. Beijing will likely content itself with ‘soft power’ diplomacy in these regions until it can settle the dispute with Taiwan, freeing up resources for maritime endeavors farther from China's coasts.

China's Naval Ambitions in the Indian Ocean

Deja vu surrounds reports that Beijing has claimed a “core interest” in the South China Sea. High-ranking Chinese officials reportedly asserted such an interest during a private March 2010 meeting ...

Can China Defend a “Core Interest” in the South China Sea?

Combining a close knowledge of Asia and an ability to tap Chinese-language sources with naval combat experience and expertise in sea-power theory, the authors assess how the rise of Chinese sea power will affect U.S. maritime strategy in Asia. They argue that China is laying the groundwork for a sustained challenge to American primacy in maritime Asia, and to defend this hypothesis they look back to Alfred Thayer Mahan's sea-power theories, now popular with the Chinese. The book considers how strategic thought about the sea shapes Beijing's deliberations and compares China's geostrategic predicament to that of the Kaiser's Germany a century ago. It examines the Chinese navy's operational concepts, tactics, and capabilities and appraises China's ballistic-missile submarine fleet. The authors conclude that unless Washington adapts, China will present a challenge to America's strategic position. Selected: For the Chief of Naval Operation's Reading List By The Atlantic as one of the Best Books of the Year on foreign affairs in 2010 By Proceedings magazine as a Notable Naval book in 2010.

Red Star Over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy

1. Everything Old Is New Again 2. The Logic of Indian Maritime Identity 3. The American Precedent for Indian Strategy 4 The Grammar of Sea Power: India's Maritime Doctrine and Strategy 5. Indian Conventional Naval Capabilities 6. Indian Nuclear Maritime Strategy and Capabilities 7. The U.S. Maritime Strategy and India: Foundation for a Maritime Entente? 8. China Turns to the Indian Ocean 9. The Influence of Other Regional Factors 10. India and the Commons: Nehru's Logic, Kautilya's Grammar? Bibliography

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Toshi Yoshihara

Papers

Chinese Naval Strategy in the 21st Century: The Turn to Mahan

China's Naval Ambitions in the Indian Ocean

Can China Defend a “Core Interest” in the South China Sea?

Red Star Over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy

Indian Naval Strategy in the Twenty-first Century