Anisa:
If you analysis is based on intrinsic nature of security and state, then the theory of realism would serve you purpose. You just have to theorize it based on the need of maritime defense in the contemporary world. Does it make sense?
In the case of my research, employing realism has also been a proper choice. I thank you
I believe it will help you analyze and build up a strong reasoning. Go for it and make a full use of core paradigm as existing.
Resp. Ma'am,
If you read John Mearsheimer's Tragedy of Great Power Politics, your basic query might be resolved regarding security. Keohane and Nye's Power and Interdependence is another classic that has discussed in detail on oceans! From there you may try to find related works. When you read any article or book, try to check what citations the author has mentioned! That might probably help you to get more data on your topic.
You may find these resources on the web useful.
The geopolitical dimension of maritime security -...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X14003509
Feb 6, 2015 ... Maritime security;; Geopolitics;; Maritime security strategy;; Projection ... waters, and...
[PDF]Strategic Regions in 21st Century Power Politics -...
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Strategic Regions in 21st Century Power Politics: Zones of Consensus and Zones ... Geopolitics of Indian...
[PDF]Strategic and Geopolitical Issues in the...
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Maritime Security in East Asia: Taiwan's Contribution as a Peacemaker . ... the 21st century, marked by...
I encourage you to read up on Power Transition Theory as an alternative to the neorealism literature cited above.
Dear Anisa,
The answer to your question probably depends on your reseach perspective. In principle you could look at your question from three different perspectives by asking the following questions:
(1) To what extent is the regional and cross-regional distribution of power influencing a nation's naval defense posture and maritime security approach?
(2) If and to what extent are regional institutions influencing a nation's naval defense posture and maritime security approach?
(3) What is the threat perception of national decision-makers with regard to naval and maritime security challenges and to what extent do threat perceptions influence their choice of policy options?
In answering these questions, you could say that neo-realism might the theory of choice for the first question; neo-liberalism and institutionalism will help you answer the second question; and constructivist theory would be most useful to answer the third question. In sum, I would invite you to consider a combination of these three bodies of literature, because in the end you might need all of them to explain what you are interested in.
In addition, you might also turn to two additional schools of thought: Comparative politics might be most useful if you are interested in why policy outcomes in one region differ from other regions thereby paying attention, for example, to differences in political systems of the nations involved in the respective maritime or naval challenge. Furthermore, scholars dealing with orgnaizational theory and bureaucratic politics might be useful to explain why one group of stakeholders is more important (or more successful) in driving certain policy issues than others. This body of literature looks, inter alia, at the division of power within and between different branches of governments and thus helps explain the "inner mechanics" of governmental decision-making.
Good luck!
Dear Anisa,
Sir Julian Corbett differed with Rear Admiral Mahan placing emphasis on the interplay of Naval and Land dominance. This is contrary to Mahan's perspective which dwells on Naval (Sea) Power through dominance of maritime fleet power to control the seas. Sir Julian Corbett largely based his assertion on political, economic and financial dimensions. In latter years it has proof that Geopolitics has dominance over military aggression, a dimension that clearly Sir Corbett advocated.
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