Diego Garcia and the United States' Emerging Indian Ocean Strategy

摘要: Abstract As the world's economic and strategic “center of gravity” shifts from Euro-Atlantic area to Asia-Pacific, Indian Ocean is emerging as an increasingly critical trade energy conduit. This region has long been a backwater for United States. Moreover, unlike in other subregions Asia, States lacks significant host-nation bases unlikely acquire them. The British territory Diego Garcia, whose location political reliability give it utility, thus central US power projection littoral region. military's approach Garcia reflects implicit strategy that seeks establish flexible enduring presence within contested space. However, Washington needs move toward explicit policy views holistically rather than narrowly viewing separate Pacific Command, Central Africa Command theaters.