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

ISBN-13: 9783319922904 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 239 str.

Ian Bowers

Opis

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 in the blue waters of East Asia and beyond.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Ian Bowers is Associate Professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Oslo, Norway.

Blurb

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 in the blue waters of East Asia and beyond. The project argues that peninsular and regional security dynamics, technological developments, the US-South Korea alliance and internal politics combine to inform and shape ROKN modernisation.  

Ian Bowers is Associate Professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Oslo, Norway.