sea power

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Recent Examples of sea power Perlin traces this through Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations, and up through more modern sea powers, such as the Venice, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and the British Empire. Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024 Impressment, from the British point of view, was a deterrent against such behavior, without which the Royal Navy would suffer wholesale desertions, leading to the collapse of British sea power. Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2012 As missiles fly over the Middle East and navies converge in the Red Sea, the question of what the United States must do to remain the dominant sea power has come to the fore. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024 The drones will not replace large surface ships anytime soon, according to Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow and expert on sea power at the Royal United Services Institute in London. Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for sea power 

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