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Colin Flint

Professor, Utah State University

Colin Flint is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Utah State University. His recent book is Near and Far Waters: The Geopolitics of Seapower (Stanford University Press, 2024). He has published research on the topics of geopolitics, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, World War II, world-systems analysis, and just war theory. He is editor emeritus of the journal Geopolitics.
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Chinese warships off Alaska signal a new stage in seapower competition

Understanding why requires a look at "near waters," "far waters"—and the colonial past.

  • Colin Flint, The Conversation