Maritime power and the law of the Sea

Expeditionary Operations in World Politics

By: James Kraska

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Hardcover | 2 February 2011

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484 Pages

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In Maritime Power and the Law of the Sea: Expeditionary Operations in World Politics, Commander James Kraska analyzes the evolving rules governing freedom of the seas and their impact on expeditionary operations in the littoral, near-shore coastal zone. Coastal state practice and international law are developing in ways that restrict naval access to the littorals and associated coastal communities and inshore regions that have become the fulcrum of world geopolitics. The ability of naval forces to project expeditionary power throughout semi-enclosed seas, exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and along the important sea-shore interface is diminishing---limiting strategic access and freedom of action where it is most needed. These developments are the critical factor in how nations conduct or try to defeat expeditionary operations, with a profound impact on geo-strategy and world politics.

Maritime Power and the Law of the Sea describes how command of the global commons, coupled with new approaches to sea power and expeditionary force projection, has given naval powers the ability to assert overwhelming influence in nearly any area of the globe. But as the law of the sea gravitates away from a classic liberal order of the oceans, naval forces are finding it more challenging to accomplish the spectrum of maritime missions in the coastal littorals, including forward presence, power projection, deterrence, humanitarian assistance, and sea control. This is the only study that fuses the international law of the sea with today's diplomacy and strategy to explain how the changing order of the oceans is transforming traditional security paradigms.

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"This book offers much as far as adding to current discussions about international law at sea, and the extent to which states can extend their own laws and interests beyond their own territories. Kraska's book is a useful guide to specific international law that is likely to see a place in university reading lists and libraries. As for the less academically inclined reader, its content is generally accessible, and therefore it may find a place on the bookshelves of non-experts in the field of maritime security." --Timothy A Martin, Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs (2012) Vol. 4(4)

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