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War College: Summer 2005 Full issue NAVAL WAR C OLLEGE REVIEW NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW Summer 2005 Volume 58, Number 3 Summer 2005 Summer N ES AV T A A L T W S A D R E C T I O L N L U E E G H E T I VIRIBU OR A S CT MARI VI Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2005 1 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Naval War College Review, Vol. 58 [2005], No. 3, Art. 22 Cover A series of images—variously contempo- rary, conceptual, and futuristic—that have been produced for and now support discussions of sea basing, one of the four fundamental elements of the U.S. Navy’s Seapower 21 vision. The broader issue of operational military bases—in effect, the context of the modern sea-basing concept—is the subject of our lead article, “Thinking about Basing,” by Robert E. Harkavy of Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. Two more such images, portraying “consolidation” of stores between logisti- cal ships and their transfer ashore, illus- trate Dr. Harkavy’s text. https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol58/iss3/22 2 T:\Academic\NWC Review\NWC Review Summer 2005\NWCRSU05\NWC Review Summer 2005.vp Wednesday, June 01, 2005 3:58:08 PM Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen War College: Summer 2005 Full issue NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW Summer 2005 Volume 58, Number 3 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE PRESS 686 Cushing Road Newport, RI 02841-1207 Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2005 3 T:\Academic\NWC Review\NWC Review Summer 2005\NWCRSU05\NWC Review Summer 2005.vp Wednesday, June 01, 2005 3:58:14 PM Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Naval War College Review, Vol. 58 [2005], No. 3, Art. 22 The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 as a forum for discus- sion of public policy matters of interest to the maritime services. 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Harkavy The United States has entered, and is already responding to, a new and highly uncertain era regarding the purposes, means, and possibilities of acquiring and maintaining bases for the support of operations abroad. History has much to say here, but the answers, choices, and trade-offs will depend most of all on scenarios—what the nation believes could happen. East Asia Taiwan Melos or Pylos? . 43 James R. Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara If taken to heart, lessons of the Peloponnesian War could help clarify thinking—and dispel dangerous illusions—in Taipei, Beijing, and Washington. The island of Melos learned the futility of unsupported resistance against overwhelming factors of force and geography; the Athenians and Spartans learned at Pylos expensive lessons about the difficulties of island campaigning and about the unpredictability of warfare as a policy. The Growing Prospects for Maritime Security Cooperation in Southeast Asia. 63 Lieutenant John F. Bradford, U.S. Navy Southeast Asia has responded to the maritime dangers that in the 1990s replaced Cold War rivalries, and the terrorist threat that has more recently stepped to the forefront, producing an unprecedented degree of “operationalized” interstate cooperation. Fundamental obstacles remain, but the underlying dynamics are promising. Technology and Naval Blockade Past Impact and Future Prospects . 87 Roger W. Barnett Major changes in the ability of states to prevent the movement of ships or goods over the sea lanes have profoundly affected the ways in which maritime blockades are conducted. These changes have rendered the traditional law of blockade largely obsolete. The objective of maritime blockade operations, however, has remained constant. Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2005 5 T:\Academic\NWC Review\NWC Review Summer 2005\NWCRSU05\NWC Review Summer 2005.vp Wednesday, June 01, 2005 3:58:14 PM Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 2 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW Naval War College Review, Vol. 58 [2005], No. 3, Art. 22 When Is Coercion Successful? And Why Can’t We Agree on It? . 99 Patrick C. Bratton The scholarly controversy over coercion by states—military, diplomatic, and economic—does more than complicate academic arguments; it has consequences for policy. It might become a more effective instrument than it has so far proved if the theoretical community can reach consensus as to what it is, how it can be effectively applied, and what constitutes success.