Asia's Naval Expansion: An Arms Race in the Making?

by Geoffrey Till

The navies of China, India and to a lesser extent Japan are expanding rapidly at present. This has the potential to alter the US-dominated naval balance in Asia-Pacific but it also raises a question: are the region's powers involved in a naval arms race?

Naval development is and always has been a crucial indicator of economic and political development. It shows the emergence of a significant shift in strategic weight from West to East. But...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415696380
• ISBN13: 9780415696388
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"