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War College: Winter 2013 Full Issue NAVAL WAR C OLLEGE REVIEW NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW Winter 2012 Volume 65, Number 1 Winter 2012 Winter Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2012 1 NWC_Winter2012.indd 1 9/22/2011 9:17:07 AM Naval War College Review, Vol. 65 [2012], No. 1, Art. 19 Cover Orbis terrae compendiosa descriptio, a double-hemisphere projection fi rst pub- lished in 1569 by the Flemish cartogra- pher Gerhardus Mercator (1512–94), fa- mous for the eponymous global projection widely used today for, especially, nautical charts. This version was engraved by his son Rumold (1545–99) and issued in 1587. The map is one of thirty rare maps of similarly high technical and aesthetic value exhibited in Envisioning the World: The Earliest Printed Maps, 1472 to 1700. The exhibit, organized by the Sonoma County Museum in Santa Rosa, California, is drawn from the collection of Henry and Holly Wendt. It was on display at the Naval War College Museum from 1 July until 30 November 2011. For further information, visit www .envisioningtheworld.com/. 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ISSN 0028-1484 Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2012 5 NWC_2012WinterReview.ps \\data1\john.lanzieri.ctr$\msdata\Desktop\NavalWarCollege\NWC_Winter2012Review\NWC_2012WinterReview.vp Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:58:56 AM Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Naval War College Review, Vol. 65 [2012], No. 1, Art. 19 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol65/iss1/19 6 NWC_2012WinterReview.ps \\data1\john.lanzieri.ctr$\msdata\Desktop\NavalWarCollege\NWC_Winter2012Review\NWC_2012WinterReview.vp Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:58:57 AM Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen War College: Winter 2013 Full Issue CONTENTS From the Editors. 3 President’s Forum . 9 Asia Rising Beijing’s “Starter Carrier” and Future Steps Alternatives and Implications . 15 Andrew S. Erickson, Abraham M. Denmark, and Gabriel Collins Once China gains experience with its first aircraft carrier, the most important question will concern not the number and capabilities of Chinese carriers but how they will be employed. Beijing could use them to inaugurate a new era of cooperation—or to challenge the fundamental openness and stability of the international system. The Republic of Korea’s Counter-asymmetric Strategy Lessons from ROKS Cheonan and Yeonpyeong Island . 55 Captain Duk-Ki Kim, Republic of Korea Navy The sinking of ROKS Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island must mark a turning point in the defense of the Republic of Korea. The incidents show that the North is turning to asymmetric means to exploit weakness; the South requires counter-asymmetric strategies to deter and defeat them. Seeking Balance Force Projection, Confidence Building, and the Republic of Singapore Navy . 75 Swee Lean Collin Koh In a few decades the reach of the Republic of Singapore Navy has grown from nearby waters to the entire critical Strait of Malacca zone, with visits and operations far beyond. How has it developed, and what are its purposes? Operational Art The Port Moresby–Solomons Operation and the Allied Reaction, 27 April–11 May 1942 . 93 Milan Vego The May 1942 carrier battle in the Coral Sea is famous, but the major Japanese operation that brought it about is less familiar. Recently translated Japanese archival sources help put the engagement in its proper context and highlight the lessons it offers for the operational level of war. Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2012 7 NWC_2012WinterReview_TOC.ps \\data1\john.lanzieri.ctr$\msdata\Desktop\NavalWarCollege\NWC_Winter2012Review\NWC_2012WinterReview.vp Friday, December 02, 2011 11:00:46 AM Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 2 NAVAL WARNaval COLLEGE War REVIEW College Review, Vol. 65 [2012], No. 1, Art. 19 Commentary Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster-Relief Operations: Lessons Learned and Best Practices . 152 Captain Cathal O’Connor, U.S. Navy Review Essays The Tip of the Iceberg . 161 Red Star over the Pacific: China’s Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy, by Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes reviewed by Norman Friedman Fair Warning. 164 Maritime Power and Law of the Sea, by James Kraska reviewed by Martin Murphy Book Reviews International Intervention in Local Conflicts: Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution since the Cold War, edited by Uzi Rabi reviewed by Larissa Forster . 168 Just War on Terror? A Christian and Muslim Response, edited by David Fisher and Brian Wicker reviewed by Timothy J. Demy . 169 In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, by Dick Cheney with Liz Cheney reviewed by Stephen F. Knott . 170 How the Helicopter Changed Modern Warfare, by Walter J. Boyne reviewed by K. J. Delamer . 171 Battle of Surigao Strait, by Anthony P. Tully reviewed by Richard Norton .