James R. Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara, Chinese Naval Strategy in the 21st Century: The Turn to Mahan {New York: Routledge, 2008}; Toshi Yoshihara and James Holmes, "Command of the Sea with Chinese Characteristics," Orbis, Fall 2005; Gabriel B. Collins et al., eds., China's Energy Strategy: The Impact on Beijing's Maritime Policies {Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2008}; and Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins, "Beijing's Energy Security Strategy: The Significance of a Chinese State-Owned Tanker Fleet," Orbis, Fall 2007. * One should not forget the French, whose role, particularly in the islands of the southwestern Indian Ocean, is covered expertly by Richard Hall in Empires of the Monsoon: A History of the Indian Ocean and Its Invaders {London: HarperCollins, 1996}.
( Robert D. Kaplan )
[ Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and ]
www.QuoteSweet.com