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.
-Attach turn it in report
-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), https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13529.
– 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, https://youtu.be/BiAVRi6Q2X0.