Book Review: Great Power Clashes Along the Maritime Silk Road: Lessons from History to Shape Current Strategy

Regional Studies |

 
Author: Grant F. Rhode
 
| Reviewed by Dr. Patrick C. Bratton, professor of national security and strategy studies and director of South Asian studies, US Army War College
 
Dr. Patrick C. Bratton, US Army War College director of South Asian Studies, reviews Grant F. Rhode’s “valuable contribution to [the] literature” that “[brings] attention to many of Eurasia’s often-forgotten maritime powers and conflicts.” Bratton highlights the particular value of Rhode’s “excellent” case studies “that deserve attention” and explains the book’s utility for policymakers while also providing a thoughtful critique of the book’s framing devices.
 

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Keywords: great-power competition, thalassocracy, Indian Ocean, China Sea, Eurasia