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Analyzing the modern status of military bases and the diplomacy that defines their location and access, this book explores the global basing networks of the world's major military powers--their type, location, and the politics and economics of their acquisition. It provides data on armaments, intelligence, communications, research, and space facilities, tables and maps that display U.S. and Soviet global networks, and the various military role...

With the breakup of the Soviet Union and the growing links between the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East, a strategic map of the region is emerging with far-reaching implications. Geoffrey Kemp and Robert Harkavy argue that increasing demand for Persian Gulf and Caspian Basic energy ensures that the Middle East will remain a global strategic prize and source of continued rivalry.

Examines the great powers¿ strategic basing networks over the last 800 years, stressing the evolvement of basing structures as a function of changing technological determinants and of the changing nature of the international system.

Examines the evolution of the strategic basing systems of the great powers, covering an 800-year span of history, from the Mongol dynasty to the era of the US empire. This book details the progression of strategic basing systems and power projection, from its beginnings at a regional level to its global reach.