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- Controlling the global ocean enables the projection of military power all over the world, as well as securing the free flow of goods at sea. The prosperity and security of trading nations strongly depend on the stability of the global maritime supply chain and thus on freedom of navigation.
theconversation.com/maritime-power-shapes-the-world-order-and-is-undergoing-a-sea-change-222081Maritime power shapes the world order – and is undergoing a ...
Jan 16, 2022 · Naval power is strategically relevant in defence, security and power projection, as evident in its roles in warfare, deterrence, policing, and diplomacy across history.
- Economic Depression of 1890s Lead Politicians to Re-Evaluate Mahan's Ideas
- Mahan Argued That United States Had to Find Foreign Markets For Its Goods
- Mahan Advocating Creating Us Naval Bases Around The World
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The 1890s were marked by social and economic unrest throughout the United States, which culminated in the onset of an economic depression between 1893 and 1894. The publication of Mahan’s books preceded much of the disorder associated with the 1890s, but his work resonated with many leading intellectuals and politicians concerned by the political a...
Mahan was one of the foremost proponents of the “vigorous foreign policy” referred to by Turner. Mahan believed that the U.S. economy would soon be unable to absorb the massive amounts of industrial and commercial goods being produced domestically, and he argued that the United States should seek new markets abroad. What concerned Mahan most was en...
Mahan’s emphasis upon the acquisition of naval bases was not completely new. Following the Civil War, Secretary of State William Seward had attempted to expand the U.S. commercial presence in Asia by purchasing Alaska in 1867, and increasing American influence over Hawaii by concluding a reciprocity treaty that would bind the islands’ economy to th...
In the 1890s, Mahan’s ideas resonated with leading politicians, including Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, and Secretary of the Navy Herbert Tracy. After the outbreak of hostilities with Spain in May 1898, President William McKinley finally secured the annexation of Hawaii by means of joint resolution of Congress. Following the s...
Feb 9, 2022 · Written during a period of U.S. naval reform and expansion, Mahan’s research is at once a parochial argument about the need to revitalize U.S. “sea power,” and a broader account of the relationships between the ocean, trade, and national strength.
Buttressed by his historical understanding and wide personal experience at sea, he takes stands and argues positions: For a 350-ship U.S. Navy battle force with at least 12 carrier battle groups; the possibility of reconstituting a U.S. Navy Eighth Fleet (and a Ninth); internationalization of the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; a drastic ...
Jun 12, 2024 · The U.S. Navy’s dominance of the world’s oceans has made it an indispensable foreign policy tool and a guarantor of global trade, but a mix of challenges is raising difficult questions about...
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Translating superiority on the seas into political influence on land is neither automatic nor dependent exclusively on the sea power’s skills. In fact, the main determinant of this weakness lies in the nature of the sea power’s rival, particularly its exposure to and dependence on the sea.
