Naval Power in the Twenty-first Century: A Naval College Review Reader
Abstract
This anthology of articles from the quarterly, the "Naval College Review," is divided into three sections. The first section introduces the changing security environment facing the United States and, by extension, the U.S. Navy. The articles examine both the external position of the nation and the emerging internal political and institutional contexts that constrain military and naval policies and decision making. The second section looks specifically at the roles and missions of the Navy at the beginning of the 21st century. Its articles cover both long-standing issues, such as forward presence, and the new missions the Navy has assumed in recent years -- from projecting power far inland to providing theater and national missile defense, especially against opponents armed with nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons. The last section concentrates on military and naval transformation. The articles in this section provide some perspective on, perhaps even ballast for, the claims of proponents of the revolution in military affairs. Finally, the editor supplies a conclusion reviewing the main themes of the articles and the avenues to which they point. The articles included in the 10 chapters of this anthology are as follows: The Challenges of American Imperial Power; American Primacy: Its Prospects and Pitfalls; Has It Worked? The Goldwater-Nichols Reorganization Act; The Erosion of Civilian Control of the Military in the United States Today; "9/11" and After: A British View; Fighting at and from the Sea: A Second Opinion; "...From the Sea" and Back Again: Naval Power in the Second American Century; The Tyranny of Forward Presence; Naval Power for a New American Century; Transforming the U.S. Armed Forces: Rhetoric or Reality?; Network-centric Warfare: What's the Point?; Transforming the Navy: Punching a Feather Bed?; Building the Future Fleet: Show Us the Analysis!; and Transformation and the Navy's Tough Choices Ahead: What Are the Options for Policy Makers?
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA531347
Entities
People
- Peter Dombrowski
Organizations
- Naval War College