The Greek Notions of Sea Power

• Autores: Vilius Bartninkas
• Localización: The Ancient Sea: The Utopian and Catastrophic in Classical Narratives and their Reception / coord. por Hamish Williams, Ross Clare, 2022, ISBN 9781800854239, págs. 43-62
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The division between land-based and sea-based powers is one of the most enduring conceptual legacies of Greek geopolitical thinking that is still widely used both in contemporary academic discussions and in the media. Commenting on a recent conflict between China and America in the South China Sea, the Economist writes:

    The manoeuvres are a clear assertion of America’s sea power, which remains supreme – but no longer unchallenged […]. Sea power of both the hard, naval kind and the softer kind that involves trade and exploitation of the ocean’s resources is as vital as ever. Bits and bytes move digitally ...