Power and the Maritime Domain

<p>This book offers a multi-disciplinary and multi-national approach to defining key elements required to define power within the maritime domain. </p><p>The volume engages with the concept that the maritime domain is a multi-dimensional space embracing oceans seas waterways including all elements of maritime power related activities infrastructure resources and assets. It illustrates the complexity and interconnectivity of the factors that contribute to the appreciation creation and application of maritime power. In practical terms the book highlights that the maritime domain is a continuum that interconnects countries cultures politics economics trade environment knowledge and technological power globally. Perhaps most importantly the maritime domain generates power of its own volition as well as acting as a critical enabler for the creation of other types of nations power: economic political military technological intelligence and fiscal power in particular. The book not only brings those various factors to the reader’s attention but in the synthesis also clarifies the connections between the various elements in creating a greater maritime whole. </p><p>This book will be of great interest to students of maritime security strategic studies and International Relations. </p>