What challenges and risks do Chinese and Russian bases pose to the United States’ military strategy? How do the military postures of great powers interact and with what consequences for regional and global security? This book examines the emerging dynamics of geostrategic competition for overseas military bases and base access. The comparative framework adopted in this volume examines how the geopolitical interests of the United States, China, and Russia and their respective underlying force posture interact in different regions including the Indo-Pacific, Europe, sub-Sahara Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, and the Arctic Circle. By exploring the security, political economic, and domestic political dynamics of specific regions, the contributors to this volume reveal varied motivations for overseas military bases and base access among great powers. With analysis on the particular dynamics of overseas bases in major regional theaters, the book offers a valuable window into the nature and scope of the broader “great power competition” underway in the twenty-first century.
By:
Andrew Yeo,
Isaac Kardon
Imprint: Brookings Institution
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780815740698
ISBN 10: 0815740697
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 30 June 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Geostrategic Competition and Overseas Military Bases: U.S., Chinese, and Russian Force Posture in the 21st Century Chapter 2: Temperatures Rising: Great powers, regional players, and the struggle for bases and access in the Pacific Islands Chapter 3: Geostrategic Competition and U.S., China, and Russian basing in East Asia Chapter 4: Military Basing and Access in the Indian Ocean Region: Strategic Asymmetries Among the Major Powers Chapter 5: Overseas Basing Logistics at a Crossroads in the Middle East, Sub-Sahara Africa, and the Western Indian Ocean Chapter 6: Strategic competition for overseas basing in sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 7: International Ordering and Great Power Competition: Lessons from Central Asia’s Post-Cold War Basing Relations Chapter 8: Great Power Competition and Overseas Basing in the Arctic Chapter 9: European Maritime Security and Strategic Access in an Age of Great Power Competition Chapter 10: Strategic competition and basing in Central and Eastern Europe Chapter 11: Competing for Consent: Public Support and the Foundations of U.S. Overseas Basing in Europe Chapter 12: The Future of Geostrategic Competition and Overseas Bases: Lessons for U.S. Strategic Planners Index About the Authors
Andrew Yeo is a senior fellow and the SK-Korea Foundation Chair at the Brookings Institution’s Center for East Asia Policy Studies. He is also a professor of politics at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Isaac B. Kardon is senior fellow for China studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Reviews for Great Power Competition and Overseas Bases: Chinese, Russian, and American Force Posture in the Twenty-First Century
The book presents a measured and deeply informed assessment by tremendously talented thinkers from both academic and policy of three different, but potentially effective, approaches to overseas bases and international politics. This is essential reading on an underappreciated subject. --Jon Caverley, Professor of Strategy, United States Naval War College Superb. A timely and thoughtful examination of the drivers and consequences of past and future military basing considerations and decisions that have and will shape the geostrategic landscape. A must read by those who ponder the future of great power competition and military force design. --Gary Roughead, Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired), Former U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations
