The Modernisation of the Republic of Korea Navy Seapower, Strategy and Politics /

• Main Author: Bowers, Ian (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific,
• Subjects: Security, International.; Politics and war.; International relations.; Asia-Politics and government.; International Security Studies.; Military and Defence Studies.; International Relations Theory.; Asian Politics.

This book sheds light on one of the most under-studied but powerful navies in the world. Using a multifaceted approach, it examines how the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has sought to transform itself from a coastal naval force focused solely on deterring North Korea to a navy capable of operating i...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Chapter 1: Introduction
• 2. Chapter 2: North Korea and Deterrence at Sea
• 3. Chapter 3: To the Blue-water
• 4. Chapter 4: Force Modernisation and Integration
• 5. Chapter 5: The United States and the ROKN
• 6. Chapter 6: Creating a Naval Identity
• 7. Chapter 7: Politics, Strategy and Naval Modernisation
• 8. Chapter 8: Conclusion.