A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower

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A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower is the maritime military strategy of the United States , the first version in October 2007 jointly by the Chiefs of Staff of the United States Navy , the United States Marine Corps and the United States Coast Guard was presented. An updated version was published in March 2015. A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower is the first strategy paper to be supported by all three maritime branches of the United States. The first version focuses on cooperation between states and confidence-building, while the second version emphasizes the military aspects.

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Strategy Paper of 2007 ( CS 21 ) six core tasks of the US naval forces are: forward presence ( forward presence ), deterrence ( deterrence ), control of the main Seeverbindungswege ( sea control ), power projection from and at sea ( power projection ), ensuring maritime security ( maritime security ) and humanitarian assistance ( humanitarian assistance / disaster reponse ). CS 21 was based on two leitmotifs, maritime cooperation and building trust. The cooperative considerations were aimed at partner nations in the USA. The shared responsibility for the maritime space and safety on and at sea was emphasized. Maritime trade , prosperity and social peace should be protected by coast guards , police forces and other maritime authorities and institutions of all nations, jointly, decentrally and expressly not US-led. To this end, a high level of mutual trust must be built up and maintained. Therefore, maritime diplomacy has the same conceptual and strategic status as classic naval powers.

In the formulation of 2015 (CS-21R), the motives of cooperation and trust were retained, but took a back seat. A return to the core missions of naval forces followed. Maritime humanitarian aid and disaster relief are only mentioned indirectly, no longer as strategic core capabilities. Geographically, the Asia-Pacific region of the world expanded to include the Indian Ocean is the focus. But also forward presence in the European area ( Mediterranean , Baltic Sea ) is mentioned.

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  1. ↑ James T. Conway , Gary Roughead , Thad W. Allen , A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower . In: Naval War College Review , Volume 61, Issue 1, Winter 2008. It concludes: “The US Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard released this new cooperative maritime strategy at the International Seapower Symposium at the Naval War College on October 17, 2007 ".
  2. ^ Joseph F. Dunford , Jonathan W. Greenert , Paul F. Future , Forward - Engaged - Ready. A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower. March 2015 . In: Official Website of the United States Navy.
  3. ↑ a b Sebastian Bruns, Maritime Power and Geopolitics. Change in the US naval presence brings new fields of activity for the navies of the European states . In: Sicherheit und Frieden (S + F), Volume 32, No. 3/2014, pp. 176–181, here p. 176.
  4. ^ Sebastian Bruns, The New Maritime Strategy of the USA. Implications for the Federal Republic of Germany and its Navy . In: Marine-Forum 7/8 2015, pp. 8-10, here p. 8.
  5. ^ Sebastian Bruns, The New Maritime Strategy of the USA. Implications for the Federal Republic of Germany and its Navy . In: Marine-Forum 7/8 2015, pp. 8-10, here p. 8 ff.