Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: China’s Maritime Silk Road And American Naval Readiness, Featuring Admiral Gary Roughead

China’s Naval Expansion across the Indian Ocean to the Gulf of Aden.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsDecember 15, 2017
Area 45: China’s Maritime Silk Road And American Naval Readiness, Featuring Admiral Gary Roughead

Recorded on December 11, 2017

As the US Navy carries out high-profile missions in the Persian Gulf and off the Korean coast, China’s navy quietly continues its expansion: a maritime silk road stretching across the Indian Ocean to the Gulf of Aden. Admiral Gary Roughead, former US Navy chief of naval operations and Hoover’s Robert and Marion Oster Distinguished Military Fellow, discusses the stakes in the Middle East and Indo-Pacific theatres and assesses the US Navy’s current operational, maintenance, and shipbuilding needs. 

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Admiral Gary Roughead

Admiral Gary Roughead

Bill Whalen

Bill Whalen

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