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Naval power’s sea-bound strategies: deterring conflict through visible capability.

Conventional Maritime Deterrence

The Operational Foundations of Influence at Sea

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    320 pages

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    1 July 2026

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Summary

A conceptual framework for understanding the critical role of naval operations in deterrence strategies

A future clash between the United States and China would occur across the seas, islands, and peninsulas of the Indo-Pacific region. Thus, mastering maritime deterrence—creating and displaying naval power to discourage an attack—is vital for peace.

Conventional Maritime Deterrence revives and updates our understanding of how deterrence at sea differs…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781647127244
ISBN-10:1647127246
Author:Adam Lockyer
Publisher:Georgetown University Press
Imprint:Georgetown University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:1 July 2026
Weight:454g
Dimensions:21mm x 152mm x 229mm
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Conventional Maritime Deterrence by Adam Lockyer - ISBN: 9781647127244
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About The Author

Adam Lockyer

Adam Lockyer is an associate professor of strategic studies at Macquarie University and a nonresident fellow at Australia’s Sea Power Centre. He is the author of Foreign Intervention, Warfare and Civil Wars: External Assistance and Belligerents’ Choice of Strategy.

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