| Description |
1 online resource (195 pages) : color illustrations, color maps (digital, PDF file) |
| Contents |
Contested commons : the future of American power in a multipolar world / Abraham M. Denmark and James Mulvenon -- The maritime commons in the neo-Mahanian era / Frank Hoffman -- Sustaining the air commons / Kelly Martin and Oliver Fritz -- Beyond the stalemate in the space commons / Eric Sterner -- American security in the cyber commons / Greg Rattray, Chris Evans, Jason Healey -- Power plays in the Indian Ocean : the maritime commons in the 21st century / Robert D. Kaplan |
| Summary |
The United States has been the primary guarantor of the global commons since the end of World War II. The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard have dissuaded naval aggression and fought piracy around the world, ensuring unprecedented freedom of the seas. The United States led the creation of international agreements on air transportation, enabling the creation of a global air industry. America also forged an international consensus on the openness of space, ensuring all countries with the means to do so can utilize orbital space for scientific, commercial and military purposes. Lastly, research funded by the U.S. government led to the creation of a decentralized network of connections now called the Internet, which connects physically dispersed markets, capital and people. For the past 60 years, and especially since the end of the Cold War, America's nearly unchallenged military advantage in the global commons has guaranteed their openness and stability. Yet, this dominance is increasingly challenged. New powers are rising, with some adopting potentially hostile strategies and doctrine. Meanwhile, globalization and technological innovation are lowering the threshold for states and non-state actors to acquire asymmetric anti-access capabilities, such as advanced anti-ship cruise missiles, anti-satellite weapons, and cyber warfare capabilities. The decentralization of military power and expanded access to technologies once reserved for superpowers will necessarily contest America's 60-year-old dominance over the global commons and its ability to maintain their openness |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed on January 26, 2010) |
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"January 2010." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Mode of access: Internet from Center for a New American Security web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required |
| Subject |
Global commons.
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Balance of power.
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Air power -- United States
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Sea-power -- United States
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Air power.
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Balance of power.
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Global commons.
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Sea-power.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Center for a New American Security.
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| ISBN |
9781935087212 |
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1935087215 |
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