Innovation and Historical Continuity in Great Power Competition

Abstract

Even in this age of remarkable changes, the character of warfare and the continuities of geography and politics are weighty and instructive. Politicians and strategists often relearn the most fundamental lessons about these continuities. It is thus no surprise that the current security establishment in China is infatuated with the writings of Alfred Thayer Mahan, the American naval power theorist who died in 1914.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 29, 2019
Accession Number
AD1118711

Entities

People

  • Christopher C. Harmon

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Geography
  • Geopolitics
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Sociopolitics
  • Treaties
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.