NS4256 Maritime Strategy

This course studies maritime strategy from the Age of Sail to the present. Topics include the history and theory of war on and from the sea; sanctions regimes and coercive diplomacy; neutral rights and the law of the sea; maritime security and sea-borne trade; imperialism and globalization.

Prerequisite

Any two NSA disciplinary core courses, or consent of the instructor

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this course successfully will be able to analyze and evaluate the influence of the following factors on the development and application of maritime strategy as an element of national strategy:

·      International alliances, alignments, and rivalries

·      Technological change

·      International law

·      Imperialism and globalization