US Navy – Strategic Features of the South China Sea: A Tough Neighborhood for Hegemons

US Naval War College Review – This article investigates Mahan’s methodology; applies it to maritime Southeast Asia, examining the sea and its islands, the South China Sea rim, ingress and egress points, the capacity of local sea powers, the underwater dimension, and crucial differences separating the South China Sea from other marginal seas; and urges those who do business in great waters to embrace this instrument for general use.

US Navy – Creating the 1980s Maritime Strategy and Implications for Today

US Naval War College Review – While important differences exist, the first decade of the twenty-first century paralleled the 1970s for the Department of Defense and the US Navy…Revisiting the creation of the 1980s Maritime Strategy suggests opportunities for dealing with the antiaccess/area-denial challenges presented by China and others today.