About this episode

Brian C. Chao discusses his book on naval development and strategy coherence.

Brian C. Chao professor of national security at the Naval War College joins Jonathan on the podcast to discuss his new book Continental Powers and Naval Development: Strategy Coherence, Threat Diffusion, and Success at Sea.

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan

Guest: Brian C. Chao

Topics covered

• naval development
• national security
• strategy
• continental powers
• threat diffusion

Keywords

• naval strategy
• national security
• continental powers
• threat diffusion
• maritime history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Naval War College

Books & works: Continental Powers and Naval Development

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