The Spratly Islands Issue: Strategic Interests and Options

Abstract

The issue of the sovereignty dispute over the strategically important Spratly archipelago is analyzed with reference to the background of the dispute, the strategic value of the islands to regional nations and the U.S., and the potential for military conflict as a means of settling the dispute. This paper concludes that the U.S. has sufficient interest in the outcome of the dispute to warrant the application of limited military force to encourage a solution favorable to U.S. and allied strategic concerns. It also suggests an approach for the application of U.S. military force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 20, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253114

Entities

People

  • Brian J. O'connell

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Asia
  • Governments
  • Military Strategy
  • Natural Resources
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navy
  • Oceans
  • Security
  • Ships
  • South China Sea
  • Task Forces
  • Territorial Disputes
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies