sea power
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There he formulated his concept of sea power, centered the college’s curriculum around it, and earned international acclaim for his writing.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
In wartime, air and sea power are often fast.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
But for Green, Tokyo set the conflict in motion with a more fundamental strategic error: its decision to be primarily a land power instead of a sea power.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022
Boarding ships on the high seas is a perfectly legal if little-used tool available to any sea power as part of the collective effort to protect the oceans’ threatened fish stocks.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022
The Phoenicians Became the Great Navigators.—While the Phoenicians are given credit for establishing the first great sea power, they were not the first navigators.
From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)
