Publisher's Synopsis
This work examines the security, foreign policy and economic implications of multinational naval cooperation into the 21st century, through a comparative study of the approaches of medium powers and coastal and island states in the use of sea power across the complete spectrum of operations from fisheries disputes to limited wars. Leading specialists in regional and global maritime security challenges have contributed to this volume, which provides new insight into the study of sea power and international relations in the post-Cold War era.