The Strait Defense: A Case Study Comparison of Global Straits
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) The global climate is creating more ice-free waters in the Arctic. These new navigation possibilities around the Arctic lead to increased global trade, tourism, and oil and gas exploration. With the foreseeable increased nautical transportati...
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ftiupui:oai:scholarworks.iupui.edu:1805/11086 2023-10-09T21:47:51+02:00 The Strait Defense: A Case Study Comparison of Global Straits Endicott, Travis Wayne Pegg, Scott Demirel-Pegg, Tijen Friesen, Amanda Jo 2016 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/1805/11086 https://doi.org/10.7912/C2/662 https://doi.org/10.7912/C2HW2T en_US eng https://hdl.handle.net/1805/11086 http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/662 doi:10.7912/C2HW2T Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/ grand strategy Bering Strait Strait of Hormuz Strait of Malacca Panama Canal Selective Engagement Milieu-based Offshore Balancing Neo-Isolationism National Security Arctic Arctic Council Thesis 2016 ftiupui https://doi.org/10.7912/C2/66210.7912/C2HW2T 2023-09-22T14:20:09Z Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) The global climate is creating more ice-free waters in the Arctic. These new navigation possibilities around the Arctic lead to increased global trade, tourism, and oil and gas exploration. With the foreseeable increased nautical transportation through the Northwest Passage, the United States needs to revisit its security posture in and around the Bering Strait. At least five different grand strategies are potentially relevant in addressing this question. By comparing the suggestions of these leading grand strategy approaches to what has actually been implemented by the United States in the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, and the Panama Canal, similarities emerge that can help the United States shape their strategy for the defending of its national interests in the Bering Strait. By testing the different grand strategies against three reasonably similar cases, I find that a forward military presence and supporting a liberal institutionalist approach are the two key aspects that the United States should employ in the Bering Strait. Increasing and improving the military presence that the United States has in the region should be a top priority. In addition, supporting the Arctic Council would provide an increased level of security to the United States and other nations in the region. This strategy is not without its challenges and it will require artful statecraft in order to be successful. Thesis Arctic Council Arctic Bering Strait Northwest passage Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis: IUPUI Scholar Works Arctic Bering Strait Northwest Passage |
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) The global climate is creating more ice-free waters in the Arctic. These new navigation possibilities around the Arctic lead to increased global trade, tourism, and oil and gas exploration. With the foreseeable increased nautical transportation through the Northwest Passage, the United States needs to revisit its security posture in and around the Bering Strait. At least five different grand strategies are potentially relevant in addressing this question. By comparing the suggestions of these leading grand strategy approaches to what has actually been implemented by the United States in the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, and the Panama Canal, similarities emerge that can help the United States shape their strategy for the defending of its national interests in the Bering Strait. By testing the different grand strategies against three reasonably similar cases, I find that a forward military presence and supporting a liberal institutionalist approach are the two key aspects that the United States should employ in the Bering Strait. Increasing and improving the military presence that the United States has in the region should be a top priority. In addition, supporting the Arctic Council would provide an increased level of security to the United States and other nations in the region. This strategy is not without its challenges and it will require artful statecraft in order to be successful. |
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