Geoffrey Gresh: Eurasia & the New Great Power Competition at Sea

Professor Geoffrey Gresh joins us to discuss the strategic maritime shifts under way from Europe to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Asia and the race for great power status as the earth’s changing landscape is rapidly transforming Eurasia and thus creating a new world order. We talk Mackinder, Spykman, Mahan, and cover terrain and sea from Morocco and the Strait of Gibraltar to Djibouti's Bab el-Mandeb Strait to China's "String of Pearls" ports (e.g. Gwandar, Pakistan). We look at the merits of the "Thucydides Trap" argument, the "Asian Century", and the importance of the underwater submarine cables that countries use to connect themselves to the internet.

*"The views expressed by Dr. Gresh are his personal views and do not represent the U.S. government, the Department of Defense, and the National Defense University.”

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Show Notes
The New Great Game at Sea https://warontherocks.com/2020/12/the-new-great-game-at-sea
Unsettled Waters: Understanding Eurasia’s Maritime Thrust https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/unsettled-waters-understanding-eurasias-maritime-thrust

Website
Website https://cisa.ndu.edu/About/Faculty-and-Staff/Article-View/Article/2168042/dr-geoffrey-f-gresh
Twitter https://www.twitter.com/GGRESH

Books
To Rule Eurasia’s Waves: The New Great Power Competition at Sea https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300234848/rule-eurasias-waves

About Geoffrey F. Gresh
GEOFFREY F. GRESH is Professor of International Security Studies at the College of International Security Affairs (CISA), National Defense University in Washington, D.C. with a primary research focus on maritime affairs. He has also served as the Department Chair of International Security Studies (2016-2019) and as CISA’s Director of the South and Central Asia Securit..