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Autumn 2012 Full Issue Naval War College Review Volume 65 Number 4 Autumn Article 1 2012 Autumn 2012 Full Issue The U.S. Naval War College Follow this and additional works at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review Recommended Citation Naval War College, The U.S. (2012) "Autumn 2012 Full Issue," Naval War College Review: Vol. 65 : No. 4 , Article 1. Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol65/iss4/1 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Naval War College Review by an authorized editor of U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Naval War College: Autumn 2012 Full Issue NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW Autumn 2012 Volume 65, Number 4 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE PRESS 686 Cushing Road Newport, RI 02841-1207 Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2012 1 NWC_Autumn2012Review.indd 1 8/14/12 8:45 AM Naval War College Review, Vol. 65 [2012], No. 4, Art. 1 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE PRESS ADVISORY BOARD PRESIDENT, NAVAL WAR COLLEGE Adam Bellow Rear Adm. John N. Christenson, USN Jeffrey Kline PROVOST Gale A. Mattox Amb. Mary Ann Peters Robert A. Silano Marin Strmecki DEAN OF NAVAL WARFARE STUDIES Dov S. Zakheim Robert C. Rubel NAVAL WAR COLLEGE PRESS NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW EDITORIAL BOARD Carnes Lord, Editor Donald Chisholm Pelham G. Boyer, Managing Editor Audrey Kurth Cronin Phyllis P. Winkler, Book Review Editor Peter Dombrowski Lori A. Almeida, Secretary and Circulation Manager Stephen Downes-Martin Frank Uhlig, Jr., Editor Emeritus Col. Theodore L. Gatchel, USMC (Ret.) James R. Holmes Naval War College Review Capt. 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POSTMASTERS, send address changes to: Naval War College Review, Code 32S, Naval War College, 686 Cushing Rd., Newport, R.I. 02841-1207. ISSN 0028-1484 Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2012 3 NWC_Autumn2012Review.indd 3 8/14/12 8:46 AM Naval War College Review, Vol. 65 [2012], No. 4, Art. 1 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol65/iss4/1 4 NWC_Autumn2012Review.indd 4 8/14/12 8:46 AM Naval War College: Autumn 2012 Full Issue CONTENTS From the Editors . 3 Strategic Trust and Cooperation. 7 Vice Admiral Paul A. Maddison, Royal Canadian Navy President’s Forum . 17 Command of the Sea An Old Concept Resurfaces in a New Form . 21 Robert C. Rubel “Command of the sea” is not and maybe should not be a doctrinal term, but its utility as a tool for strategic analysis has reemerged. Some may be uncomfortable with its hegemonic overtones, but current and sophisticated understanding of it should improve programmatic analysis and tactical development. Between Peace and the Air-Sea Battle A War at Sea Strategy . 35 Jeffrey E. Kline and Wayne P. Hughes, Jr. A war-at-sea strategy, by confining conflict to the sea without land invasion or strike, would provide U.S. political leadership less intrusive ways to deter war, resolve crises with less threat of escalation, and in peacetime inspire allied engagement. Building the Purple Ford An Affordable Approach to Jointness . 41 Robert P. Kozloski It can be argued that the inefficiencies that appalled Harry Truman during World War II are now worse, and more costly, despite several efforts since then to reform the Defense Department. But the “easy choice” of reducing end strength to survive the forthcoming budget reductions should be considered only after all means of reducing unnecessary overhead have been exhausted. Drowning Stability The Perils of Naval Nuclearization and Brinkmanship in the Indian Ocean . 64 Iskander Rehman The epicenter of Indo-Pakistani nuclear rivalry is drifting outward from the subcontinental land- mass into the Indian Ocean, from the dusty plains of Punjab and Rajasthan into the world’s most congested shipping lanes. If this haphazard naval nuclearization remains unchecked, its destabiliz- ing effect will spill over into the Persian Gulf and beyond. Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2012 5 NWC_Autumn2012Review.indd 1 8/14/12 8:46 AM 2 NAVAL WAR COLLEGENaval War REVIEW College Review, Vol. 65 [2012], No. 4, Art. 1 “Decided Preponderance at Sea” Naval Diplomacy in Strategic Thought . 89 Commander Kevin Rowlands, Royal Navy The literature shows that naval diplomacy has been used since man first put to sea in ships and that its history can be traced down through the years ever since, with varying emphases, interpretations, and terminology. The future may see new aspects of an old role, a “postmodern” naval diplomacy. German War Gaming . 106 Milan Vego Modern war gaming arose in Germany in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and greatly contributed to the superb quality of the German military in the twentieth. Aspects of the German approach would have substantial value for the U.S. military today. Book Reviews Maritime Private Security: Market Responses to Piracy, Terrorism and Waterborne Security Risks in the 21st Century, edited by Claude Berube and Patrick Cullen reviewed by Martin Murphy. 149 Pirate Hunting: The Fight against Pirates, Privateers, and Sea Raiders from Antiquity to the Present, by Benerson Little reviewed by Jack Gottschalk. 150 Terror, Security, and Money: Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security, by John Mueller and Mark G. Stewart reviewed by Andrew L. Stigler . 151 The U.S. Coast Guard’s War on Human Smuggling, by Dennis L. Noble reviewed by David L. Teska. 152 The Military Lens: Doctrinal Difference and Deterrence Failure in Sino-American Relations, by Christopher P. Twomey reviewed by David Burbach . 153 Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers, by Mark R. McNeilly reviewed by Judy Malana . 155 Military Brass vs. Civilian Academics at the National War College: A Clash of Cultures, by Howard Wiarda reviewed by Thomas Nichols . 155 The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805–1927, by C. I. Hamilton reviewed by K. D. Logan . 157 Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand reviewed by Richard Norton . 158 In My View . 161 Reflections on Reading . 167 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol65/iss4/1 6 NWC_Autumn2012Review.indd 2 8/14/12 8:46 AM Naval War College: Autumn 2012 Full Issue FROM THE EDITORS In “Strategic Trust and Cooperation,” Vice Admiral Paul A. Maddison, Com- mander Royal Canadian Navy, provides a tour d’horizon of the emergent maritime operational environment and the challenges it poses to the navies of the United States and its friends and allies around the globe. In an arresting comment, he notes that “the complex and dynamic interrelationships among influence, com- bat, and stabilization activities may lead to new and more adaptive approaches to campaign planning, as well as more flexible command organizations at the tacti- cal and operational levels both at sea and ashore. Fighting forces themselves will undoubtedly become much more extensively networked to meet the demands of a highly cluttered, confused, complex, and legally constrained battle space.” In such an environment, moreover, it is even more imperative for nations to work together to safeguard international maritime order, beginning with the deliberate nurturing of what he terms “strategic trust.” Admiral Maddison’s remarks were originally presented in the form of an address to students and faculty at the Naval War College.
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