Assignment Task: We will explore how sea power influences the actions of nations.
Create a 260-270 word response that addresses the following points:
Why is sea power an important element of the great power competition?
Identify a current example of the great power competition that poses a challenge to U.S. interests and the motivation behind each actor's behavior.
Explain the influence that sea power could have on the example you have identified. Need Assignment Help?
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- References:
- McDonald et al., International Relations.
Module 7.2: The Evolution of Warfare
Module 9.2: Empirical Implications: The Origins of World War I
Module 9.3: Empirical Implications: The Origins of World War II
Module 20.1: Polarity
Module 20.5: Great Power Politics: US-China Relations
- A. T. Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 (1890; Project Gutenberg, 2004).
- Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, "Admiral James Stavridis: Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans," YouTube video, 28:25, June 8, 2017 (YouTube Video).