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Securing the High Seas: America's Global Maritime Constabulary Power
Publication Date: March 2008
Publisher(s): Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Mackenzie M. Eaglen; James Dolbow; Martin Edwin Andersen; James Jay Carafano
Series: Special Report
Topic: Law and ethics (Maritime law)
Keywords: National security; International Trade; Maritime Security; Coast Guard
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
To meet 21st century threats to freedom and world commerce, greater emphasis needs to be placed on bolstering the Navy's core warfighting mission while expanding the role of the Coast Guard to include its leading participation in the creation of a global constabulary that is equipped to carry out a growing range of both traditional and non-traditional missions and requirements.