The Indian Ocean in U.S. Strategy

Abstract

The basic question is what is the importance of the Indian Ocean and its rimland. A study was made, focusing on the geographic element of power, to determine the strategic importance of the region. Precarious economics, political fragmentation and dominance of the world's petroleum supply make this a region of increased emphasis for United States strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 18, 1971
Accession Number
AD0765650

Entities

People

  • Gene A. Weaver

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Commerce
  • Demography
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Indian Ocean
  • Landforms
  • Materials
  • Ocean Basins
  • Oceans
  • Physical Geography
  • Red Sea
  • Ridges
  • Sea Water
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union