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LIT Verlag, 2015. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Author Andrea Zinzani presents students, academics, and researchers with an examination of the logic applied to water policy implementation throughout the Central Asian region. The author has organized the chapters that make up the main body of his text in eight parts devoted to the global paradigms of water policies, comparative methods in water studies, water policies in the Central Asian region, and a wide variety of other related subjects. The author is a post-doctoral fellow at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Distributed in the US by ISBS. (2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR), LIT Verlag, 2015, Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, October 2013. Hardcover. Another timely and successful book by Prof. Cole! He adeptly describes maritime strategies and forces of Indo-Pacific countries and engagingly elucidates pertinent strategic concepts. He combines unique credentialsnaval officer, historian, teacher, specialist in Asian naviesto make a strong bid to join the historic giants of geostrategy on whom he impressively buildsMackinder, Mahan, and Corbett.Rear Adm. Eric McVadon, USN (Ret.), former defense and naval attaché in Beijing, Senior Advisor and Director Emeritus for Asia-Pacific Studies at the Institute for Foreign Policy AnalysisAsian Maritime Strategies explores one of the worlds most complex and dangerous maritime arenas. Asia, stretching from the Aleutian Islands to the Persian Gulf, is the scene of numerous maritime territorial disputes, pirate attacks, and terrorist threats. In response, the nations of the region are engaged in a nascent naval arms race. In this new work, Bernard Cole, author of the acclaimed The Great Wall At Sea, examines the maritime strategies and naval forces of the regions nations, as well as evaluating the threats and opportunities for cooperation at sea. The United States Navy is intimately involved in these disputes and opportunities, which threaten vital American economic, political, and security interests.The most useful geographical designation for maritime Asia is the Indo-Pacific and Cole provides both a survey of the maritime strategies of the primary nations of the Indo-Pacific region as well as an evaluation of the domestic and international politics that drive those strategies. The United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Iran, the smaller Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf states are all surveyed and analyzed. The United States, Japan, China, and India draw the most attention, given their large modern navies and distant strategic reach and the author concludes that the United States remains the dominant maritime power in this huge region, despite its lack of a traditionally strong merchant marine. U.S. maritime power remains paramount, due primarily to its dominant navy. The Chinese naval modernization program deservedly receives a good deal of public attention, but Cole argues that on a day-to-day basis the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, as its navy is named, is the most powerful maritime force in Far Eastern waters, while the modernizing Indian Navy potentially dominates the Indian Ocean.Most telling will be whether United States power and focus remain on the region, while adjusting to continued Chinese maritime power in a way acceptable to both nations. No other current or recent work provides such a complete description of the Indo-Pacific regions navies and maritime strategies, while analyzing the current and future impact of those forces.~ Praise for Asian Maritime Strategies ~As an introductory primer into naval development in the Indo-Pacific this book by one of the worlds leading experts on the region is literally second to none and at the very reasonable price at which the Naval Institute Press have managed to make available, this book will be a sure-fire success. I shall certainly be recommending it to all my students.The Naval Review"Asian Maritime Strategies is a well written, readable and informative collection of the most up-to-date material on Indo-Pacific navies and maritime Asia. It is highly recommended for ANI members, members of the armed services, as well as for those who have an interest in politics, defence and international relations. It should also be mandatory reading for members of the Australian media who wish to comment on maritime events in Asia and who lack the necessary background. Asian Maritime Strategies is an indispensable resource on the US 'pivot' to the Indo-Pacific region and the nitty-gritties of the Asian century."Headmark, Journal of the Australian Naval Institute"This is a book about theories and not about hardware, and, in all, provides a very worthwhile up-to-date survey. Excellently researched and with detailed notes sourced, Captain Cole is commended for this thorough analysis, which one would expect from the author of the equally impressive The Great Wall at Sea."Warships International Fleet ReviewCole has crafted a book that should establish itself as a must read for operators and strategists alike. This volume is no flashy, but as someone who lives and operate in the region daily, Id hand it out to any maritime professional headed this way. ProceedingsTangredi's brilliant analysis of anti-access warfare cuts across both the history of warfare and today's global space. It succinctly provides the tools we need to understand both the future of warfare and how crucial maritime capability will be to breaking the great walls should that ever become necessary. Read it to see a chilling vision of the potential future of combat in the global commons. Adm. James Stravidis, USN (Ret.), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe; dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts UniversityMuch has been written about so-called anti-access and area-denial challenges, but none as thoughtful and as penetrating as this book. Through his excellent command of history, Tangredi shows us that anti-access strategies are as old as ancient Greece. This book is a must read for those trying to understand the theory and practical impact of such strategies in today's world, and how they might be overcome. Robert Work, former Under Secretary of the Navy; CEO of the Center for New American SecurityAn extraordinarily rich and historically grounded examination of an emerging challenge to America's national security interests. It's a major contribution on a topic the Pentagon has explicitly described as our most critical military issue. If not resolved we will be reduced to giving potential adversaries veto rights over our ability to operate in international waters and let some autocratic regimes create "no-go areas" for U.S. forces or those of our allies. The author offers a timely, well-researched solution to this growing technologically oriented threat. Highly recommended to strategically minded students of warfare. Frank Hoffman, senior research fellow, National Defense UniversityPerfectly timed, historically grounded, and acutely reasoned, this superb book will make a critical contribution to the recalibration of our military strategy in an age of austere resources and many-layered threats. Clear thinking such as Tangredi's exceeds many a gilded weapon system in its relevance to our security. Ralph Peters, Fox News strategic analyst and author of Cain at Gettysburg, Naval Institute Press, Rutgers University Press. Paperback. New. Paperback. 212 pages. Dimensions: 8.9in. x 6.0in. x 0.7in.Environmental movements are among the most vibrant, diverse, and powerful social movements occurring today, across all corners of the globe. They range dramatically from government lobbyists raising campaign funds to save the North American spotted owl; to Green Warriors engaging in guerrilla conflict in the mountains of the Philippines; to small landholders and indigenous peoples vowing to die by meeting the waters of the Narmada River in India as it rises due to its damming. Drawing on his primary fieldwork in six countries, environmental researcher Timothy Doyle argues that there is, in fact, no one global environmental movement; rather, there are many, and the differences among them far outweigh their similarities. Movements in the third worldsuch as those in India and the Philippines tend to be oriented around issues of human health, shelter, food security, and survival; while those of the developed worldfor example, the United States, England, Germany, and Australia can afford to focus on post-materialist issues such as wilderness concerns and animal rights. Doyle also demonstrates that the consequences of these campaigns are as wide-ranging as their motives and methods. Taking a much-needed step beyond the wealth of nation-centered accounts of environmentalism, this book makes an important contribution to studies concerned with global environmental problems and politics. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN., Rutgers University Press, El's Research Studies. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. 124 pages. Dimensions: 9.1in. x 6.1in. x 0.6in.In colonial times, present day Harford County included the county seat of Baltimore County when Baltimore County embraced parts of present day Pennsylvania, Delaware, and most of northeast Maryland. Harford County has had a large impact on the Chesapeake Bay since it is bounded on the east by the Susquehanna River, and the County is located at the head of the Chesapeake Bay. In colonial times, Harford County contained seaports, but due to siltation, the coastline is now used for water recreation and sports. Most of the ground transportation along the east coast passes through Harford County; and it is only 25 miles from Baltimore and within commuting distance of Washington D. C. , Delaware, and the Philadelphia area. Harford County was almost entirely a quiet rural farming community until President Woodrow Wilson made it the home of Aberdeen Proving Ground. Now, Aberdeen Proving Ground is the center of the Armys research, development, and testing of tanks, vehicles, communications, electronics, computers, intelligence, medical supplies, and ordnance. This book is primarily a chronology of significant events in Harford County, Maryland, but other events outside the County are included if they eventually influenced or elucidated events in the County. Many of the events listed impacted the nation and world. 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